Gastrochaena lamellosa
Deshayes,
1855 (Clam)
Organism information awaits expert curation
Organism information awaits expert curation
| Taxonomy | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | [unassigned] Euheterodonta |
| Family: | Gastrochaenidae |
Description
Shell moderately large and less inflated, but elongate; front end is narrow and pointed and the ventral and hind margin evenly rounded; sculpture consists of thin, fairly, close-set concentric laminae with deep channel-like grooves between them.
Shell moderately large and less inflated, but elongate; front end is narrow and pointed and the ventral and hind margin evenly rounded; sculpture consists of thin, fairly, close-set concentric laminae with deep channel-like grooves between them.
Synonym (s)
Common Name (s)
Economic Importance and Threats
Ecology
Biogeography
• Tamil Nadu, Krusadai Island (Lat: 9.23) (Long: 79.22) INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Pamban (Lat: 9.29) (Long: 79.21) INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Rameswaram (Lat: 9.25) (Long: 79.33) INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Krusadai Island (Lat: 9.23) (Long: 79.22) INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Pamban (Lat: 9.29) (Long: 79.21) INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Rameswaram (Lat: 9.25) (Long: 79.33) 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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