Nucula (Leionucula) convexa   Hinds  (Clam)
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Taxonomy
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order:Nuculoida
Family:Nuculidae

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Description
Length: 5.40-10.35 mm
Width: 4.40-7.85 mm
Height: 3.60-6.10 mm

Shell obliquely ovate, inflated, inequilateral; anterior end long, somewhat tapering; posterior end short less than half of anterior side; umbone prominent and recurved backward; sculptured with fine concentric striae, almost absent on the umbonal region; inner side nacreous; ventral inner margin smooth; teeth bigger in the mid region, with gradually reduced in size on either side, anterior with 18-22 and posterior with 7 teeth.

Synonym (s)
• Nucula convexa Sowerby 1833
• Nucula convexa Prashad 1933
• Nucula convexa Sowerby 1841
• Nucula (Nucula) convexa Ray 1968
Common Name (s)
Economic Importance and Threats
Ecology
Biogeography


• West Bengal, South 24 Parganas INDIA (Record: 1992)
• Orissa INDIA (Record: 1992)
• SRI LANKA (Record: 1992)
• MYANMAR (Record: 1992)
• Orissa, Off Puri INDIA (Record: 24/03/1972-29/03/1972)
• Orissa, Puri INDIA (Record: 1991)
• Orissa, Gopalpur INDIA (Record: 30/03/1973)
• West Bengal, Sandheads INDIA (Record: 1884, 1991)
Literature Source(s)
  • Subba Rao, NV; Dey, A and Barua, S (1992) Estuarine and marine molluscs Fauna of West Bengal Part 9 (State fauna series 3) ZSI, Calcutta 129-268 Available at - NIO, Goa
  • Rao, NVS; Rao, KVS and Maitra, S (1991) Marine molluscs State fauna series 1: Fauna of Orissa Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta Part 3 1-175 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
Page last updated on:2009-10-06

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