Protapes cor (G. B. Sowerby II, 1853)
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2023.62.7 |
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15195498 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D40765-FFEA-3A04-4F8D-1A4C7E9348C4 |
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treatment provided by |
Felipe |
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scientific name |
Protapes cor (G. B. Sowerby II, 1853) |
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Protapes cor (G. B. Sowerby II, 1853) View in CoL
( Fig. 1D View Figure 1 )
Material examined: 3 specimens, length= 75mm, ( MSC:503 ) .
Shell description
Beaks much forward of the midline Globose. Suborbicular, about as high as it is long, with a somewhat narrow, pouting anterior border. Lunule not defined and lunule margin horizontal or almost so. The sculpture is initially composed of very thin lines that progressively become coarser and more narrow. The pallial sinus is brief, gently rising, and its apex is subacute. White to filthy beige with no radial coloration.
Habitat: Living offshore in the mud.
Distribution: NWG, SEG ( Fig. 2 View Figure 2 ).
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