Moerella cf. philippinarum ( Hanley, 1844 )

Lam, Katherine, Morton, Brian & Leung, K. F., 2008, Shell-bearing Mollusca (Bivalvia and Gastropoda) from submarine caves in Hong Kong, Journal of Natural History 42 (9 - 12), pp. 927-952 : 945-946

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222930701862674

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A2A77F-6B45-FF87-35F3-8368FBE68EC4

treatment provided by

Felipe

scientific name

Moerella cf. philippinarum ( Hanley, 1844 )
status

 

Moerella cf. philippinarum ( Hanley, 1844) View in CoL (juvenile)

Description

Shell small, oval to subtrigonal.

Type locality

St. Nicolas , Isle of Zebu, and Jimmamailan, Isle of Negros (The Philippines) .

Distribution

The Philippines, South China Sea, Hong Kong, Hainan, Okinawa. Intertidal zone in mud and sand ( Bernard et al. 1993), Conic Island Cave, Hong Kong (this study).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Bivalvia

Order

Cardiida

Family

Tellinidae

Genus

Moerella

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