Fragum nivale (Reeve, 1845)

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 : 3255

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https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222930410001695097

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scientific name

Fragum nivale (Reeve, 1845)
status

 

Fragum nivale (Reeve, 1845) View in CoL

Habitat (inferred). In the surface of coral sands in the sublittoral.

Distribution. Found as valves only in scattered locations.

Remarks. All valves found so far are small not exceeding 10 mm and all have been disarticulated. This species would appear to be scarce. This species

has not been recorded from Mauritius but there may be confusion with F. fragum which Viader (1937) notes.

Range. Indian Ocean [S].

Figured specimen. 12.0 mm, NMW.Z.1999.073.00028.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Bivalvia

Order

Cardiida

Family

Cardiidae

Genus

Fragum

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