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Timoclea
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Heterodonta
Order:
Veneroida
Superfamily:
Veneracea (Venus clams)
Family:
Veneridae
Subfamily:
Chioninae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Timoclea BROWN, 1827
Type Species:
Venus ovata PENNANT, 1777, M
Images
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Fig. E151,5. *T. (T.) ovata (Pennant), Rec., Medit., 5a-b, RV int., LV int., X2, 5 c-e, RV ext., RV and LV hinges, X1.3 (711, Keen, n, Stanford Univ. Coll.).
Synonyms
Pasiphaë, Parvivenus, Veremolpa
Geographic Distribution
Eu.-C.Am.-W. Pac.-Australia-E.Indies
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Oligo.
Beginning International Stage:
Chattian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
27.29
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Small, rather compressed, sculpture predominantly radial, escutcheon smooth
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Heterodonta
Order:
Veneroida
Superfamily:
Veneracea (Venus clams)
Family:
Veneridae
Subfamily:
Chioninae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Timoclea BROWN, 1827
Type Species:
Venus ovata PENNANT, 1777, M
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. E151,5. *T. (T.) ovata (Pennant), Rec., Medit., 5a-b, RV int., LV int., X2, 5 c-e, RV ext., RV and LV hinges, X1.3 (711, Keen, n, Stanford Univ. Coll.).
Synonyms
Pasiphaë, Parvivenus, Veremolpa
Geographic Distribution
Eu.-C.Am.-W. Pac.-Australia-E.Indies
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Oligo.
Beginning International Stage:
Chattian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
27.29
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Small, rather compressed, sculpture predominantly radial, escutcheon smooth