Pseudofulvia, Vidal & Kirkendale, 2007

Vidal, Jacques & Kirkendale, Lisa, 2007, Ten new species of Cardiidae (Mollusca, Bivalvia) from New Caledonia and the tropical western Pacific, Zoosystema 29 (1), pp. 83-107 : 93

Genus Pseudofulvia n. gen.

DIAGNOSIS. — This new genus shares one important character with Fulvia : stronger ribs on the posterior slope than on the median and anterior shell regions ( Vidal 1994). However, it differs from Fulvia in having: 1) very asymmetrical or “fragiform” outline, with a relatively pronounced keel or carina delimiting the posterior shell region (a character also shown by Fulvia fragiformis Vidal, 1994 ); 2) posterior ribs and interstices that are very strong and triangular; 3) poorly developed anterior ribbing; and 4) no ocular organs on the siphonal tentacles.

TYPE SPECIES. — Pseudofulvia caledonica n. sp. by present designation.