Diversity of chemosymbiotic bivalves on coral reefs: Lucinidae (Mollusca, Bivalvia) of New Caledonia and Lifou
Author
Glover, Emily A.
Author
Taylor, John D.
Department of Zoology, The Natural History Museum, London SW 7 5 BD (United Kingdom) emily. glover @ dial. pipex. com j. taylor @ nhm. ac. uk
taylor@nhm.ac.uk
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Zoosystema
2007
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.5392295
1638-9387
5392295
Genus
Poumea
n. gen.
TYPE
SPECIES. —
Poumea coselia
n. sp.
(here designated).
ETYMOLOGY. — Derived from Poum, the
type
locality of
Poumea coselia
n. sp.
DIAGNOSIS. — Shell small, subcircular, umbones prominent. Sculpture of regularly spaced, thin, commarginal lamellae. Lunule asymmetric, larger in left valve. Two cardinal teeth in each valve. Anterior lateral teeth present, posterior laterals absent. Anterior adductor scar long, detached from pallial line for 3/4 of length.
REMARKS
Although superficially resembling
Myrtea
and
Notomyrtea
, this new genus differs in having two cardinal teeth in each valve and a much longer anterior adductor muscle scar. Also, it lacks the radial riblets between the commarginal lamellae of
Notomyrtea
species
(see
Fig. 5
).