Shell-bearing Mollusca (Bivalvia and Gastropoda) from submarine caves in Hong Kong
Author
Lam, Katherine
Author
Morton, Brian
Author
Leung, K. F.
text
Journal of Natural History
2008
2008-03-31
42
9 - 12
927
952
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930701862674
journal article
10.1080/00222930701862674
1464-5262
5225019
Abra
cf.
fujitai
Habe, 1958:42
(juvenile)
Description
Shell small, thin, oval, white, inflated. Anterior margin rounded, posterior margin slightly pointed. Outer surface glossy with concentric fine growth striae. Hinge plate with two cardinal teeth and a ligamental groove. Distinct lamellate lateral teeth on the right valve parallel to the dorsal margin.
Type
locality
154 m
off
Goto Islands
,
Tosa Bay
,
southern Shikoku
,
Japan
.
Distribution
Japan
,
40–300 m
, sandy mud (
Higo et al. 1999
), Conic Island Cave,
Hong Kong
(this study). New record for
Hong Kong
.