Conchocele Gabb, 1866

Oliver, P. Graham & Sellanes, Javier, 2005, New species of Thyasiridae from a methane seepage area off Concepción, Chile, Zootaxa 1092 (1), pp. 1-20 : 16

Genus Conchocele Gabb, 1866

Type species Conchocele disjuncta Gabb, 1866 = C. bisecta ( Conrad, 1849)

Definition

Solid shells, sub­ovate elongate in outline with a cleft posterior sulcus and weak escutcheon. Hinge teeth lacking, ligament sunken. Anterior adductor scar greatly elongate almost half the length of the shell. Ctenidium with two demibranchs these thickened with extended interlamellar extensions, lateral body pouches very large, foot vermiform, heel obsolete, toe developed. Anatomical data from Nakazima (1958) and Kamenev et al. (2001).