Biology:Myrtea
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Myrtea is a genus of bivalves, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Lucinidae.[1]
Description
Members of the genus have an oval-trangulate, nearly equilateral shell. The hinge of one valve has a single tooth and two lateral teeth, with two teeth on the opposing valve with lateral teeth obscured.[2]
Taxonomy
Elliptotellina was first described by William Turton in 1822.[2]
Distribution
The genus has a global distribution,[3] with fossils of the Myrtea dating back to the Cretaceous period.[4]
Species
Species within the genus Myrtea include:[1]
- Myrtea ada (A. Adams & Angas, 1864)
- Myrtea amorpha (Sturany, 1896)
- Myrtea bractea Hedley, 1911
- † Myrtea butonensis (Beets, 1942)
- Myrtea catonii (Glover & J. D. Taylor, 2016)
- † Myrtea dijki (K. Martin, 1885)
- † Myrtea ezoensis (Nagao, 1938)
- Myrtea fabula (Reeve, 1850)
- Myrtea fabuloides (Tate, 1886)
- † Myrtea faseolata Darragh, 1994
- Myrtea flabelliformis (Prashad, 1932)
- † Myrtea haurangiensis Vella, 1954
- Myrtea hyphalosa Glover & J. D. Taylor, 2016
- Myrtea investigatoris Cosel & Bouchet, 2008
- † Myrtea maoria A. W. B. Powell, 1935
- Myrtea mayi (Gatliff & Gabriel, 1911)
- † Myrtea microlirata (H. J. Finlay & Marwick, 1937)
- † Myrtea papatikiensis Marwick, 1926
- Myrtea paupera (Tate, 1892)
- Myrtea perfecta (Glover & J. D. Taylor, 2016)
- Myrtea pseudocorbis (Nicklès, 1952)
- Myrtea scitula (A. Adams, 1854)
- † Myrtea sera Marwick, 1965
- † Myrtea serana (P. J. Fischer, 1921)
- Myrtea soyoae (Habe, 1953)
- Myrtea spinifera (Montagu, 1803)
- † Myrtea staminifera (Marwick, 1929)
- Myrtea sudes (Barnard, 1964)
- † Myrtea supraflexa (Marwick, 1931)
- Myrtea tanimbarensis Cosel & Bouchet, 2008
- Myrtea toamasina Pacaud, Coppini, Buisson & F. Meunier, 2024
- Myrtea triclotae Cosel & Bouchet, 2008
- † Myrtea valdesculpta Marwick, 1943
- † Myrtea waltonensis J. A. Gardner, 1926
Gallery
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Myrtea W. Turton, 1822. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 January 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Turton, William. Conchylia insularum britannicarum. London: Nattali. p. 133. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10982609.
- ↑ "Myrtea W.Turton, 1822". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/2287332.
- ↑ "Myrtea Turton 1822 (clam)". https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicTaxonInfo?taxon_no=17946.
Further reading
- Taylor, John; Glover, Emily (2021). Biology, evolution and generic review of the chemosymbiotic bivalve family Lucinidae.. London: The Ray Society. p. 113. ISBN 978-0903874533.
Wikidata ☰ Q3805224 entry
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