Annotated checklist of the marine Bivalvia of Rodrigues
Author
Oliver, P. Graham
Author
Holmes, Anna
Author
Killeen, Ian
Author
Light, Janice
Author
Wood, Harriet
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Journal of Natural History
2004
2004-12-01
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Ctena
cf.
reevei
(
Deshayes, 1863
)
Habitat.
Buried in coarse sand around the edges or under rocks and coral rubble from low in the littoral and sublittoral.
Distribution.
At scattered localities throughout the lagoon.
Remarks.
These shells exhibit a divaricating sculpture and a deeply sunken ligament and in our opinion belong to the genus
Ctena
. This species is part of a complex of forms which may include ‘
Lucina
’
divergens
Philippi, 1850, ‘
L
.’
fibula
Reeve, 1850 and ‘
L
.’
bella
Conrad, 1834. The relationships and synonymy of this complex require a review and we have chosen to use the regional name
Lucina reevei
which was first described from
Réunion
.
Range.
? [R/M/S].
Figured specimen.
28.9 mm
, NMW.Z.1999.073.00025.