Leiosolenus obesus (Philippi, 1847)

Oliver, P. Graham, Holmes, Anna, Killeen, Ian, Light, Janice & Wood, Harriet, 2004, Annotated checklist of the marine Bivalvia of Rodrigues, Journal of Natural History 38 (23), pp. 3229-3272 : 3239

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222930410001695097
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5253768
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC8797-6F7C-FFCA-FE3E-FE11FCA14990
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Leiosolenus obesus (Philippi, 1847)
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Leiosolenus obesus (Philippi, 1847) View in CoL

Habitat. Boring into dead coral blocks in the sublittoral.

Distribution. Found only once off Ile Hermitage.

Remarks. This large species has a thin, smooth calcareous encrustation which thickens on the posterior margins.

Range. Indo-Pacific [S].

Figured specimen. 77.5 mm, NMW.Z.2000.086.00035.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Mollusca
Class	Bivalvia
Order	Mytilida
Family	Mytilidae
Genus	Leiosolenus

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