Lithophaga stramineus
(Dunker)
(Mussel)
Organism information awaits expert curation
Organism information awaits expert curation
| Taxonomy | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Mytiloida |
| Family: | Mytilidae |
Description
Color: Pale yellowish brown or straw colored.
Shell fairly large, cylindrical and the anterior part is inflated; dorsal margin is slightly but distinctly angulated in the middle; surface ornamented with conspicuous concentric growth lines and fine, perpendicular striae which become strongly marked, bifurcated and diverging towards the posterior part of the surface.
Color: Pale yellowish brown or straw colored.
Shell fairly large, cylindrical and the anterior part is inflated; dorsal margin is slightly but distinctly angulated in the middle; surface ornamented with conspicuous concentric growth lines and fine, perpendicular striae which become strongly marked, bifurcated and diverging towards the posterior part of the surface.
Synonym (s)
Common Name (s)
Economic Importance and Threats
Ecology
Habitat: Reef Associated, Coastal
Habitat: Reef Associated, Coastal
Biogeography
• Tamil Nadu, Krusadai Island (Lat: 9.23) (Long: 79.22) INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Pamban (Lat: 9.29) (Long: 79.21) INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Krusadai Island (Lat: 9.23) (Long: 79.22) INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Pamban (Lat: 9.29) (Long: 79.21) INDIA
Literature Source(s)
- Satyamurti, ST (1956) The Mollusca of Krusadai island in the Gulf of Mannar II.- Scaphopoda, Pelecypoda and Cephalopoda Bulletin of the Madras Government 1(2) 202 pp Available at - NIO, Goa
- Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
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