Fimbria fimbriata ( Linnaeus, 1758 )
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5392295 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14937001 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039087F4-FFFE-6A62-11F6-FA9EFDEFD6C6 |
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Fimbria fimbriata ( Linnaeus, 1758 ) |
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Fimbria fimbriata ( Linnaeus, 1758) View in CoL
( Fig. 42 View FIG )
Venus fimbriata Linnaeus, 1758: 687 .
Fimbria fimbriata View in CoL – Nicol 1950: 83, figs 1, 2, 4, 6, 7.
MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Koumac. 10 stn, 0-15 m, 29 v, 26 live.
Touho. 5 stn, 0-8 m, 8 v, 11 live.
Lifou. 10 stn, 0-45 m, 30 v, 14 live.
Chesterfield Islands. 14 stn, depth range 25- 69 m.
Other New Caledonia. LAGON, 21 stn, from intertidal zone to 48 m. Loyalty Islands. MUSORSTOM 6, stn DW 430, 20°21’S, 166°07’E, 30 m, 3 v. — Stn DW 435, 20°21’S, 166°08’E, 32 m, 1 v; Ouvéa lagoon, 5 sh.
DISTRIBUTION. — Central IWP: Andaman Islands to Marshall Islands, Fiji and Tonga (see Nicol 1950: fig. 9).
DESCRIPTION
As generic diagnosis. L to 106 mm, H to 89 mm, commarginal lamellae closely spaced, often sinuous and dividing. Radial ribs more prominent to anterior and posterior. Juvenile shells ( Fig. 42C View FIG ) are generally longer than high and have more prominent commarginal lamellae and posterior sulcus.
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