Kellia Turton 1822 ...

• Main Authors: Valentich-Scott, Paul, Griffiths, Charles, Landschoff, Jannes, Li, Ruiqi, Li, Jingchun
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2024
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Mollusca; Bivalvia; Veneroida; Kelliidae; Kellia; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12796870; https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.12796870

Kellia Turton, 1822 Kellia Turton, 1822. Type species (subsequent designation, Récluz 1844): Mya suborbicularis (Montagu, 1803). Recent, North Atlantic. Chironia Deshayes, 1839. Type species (monotypy): Chironia laperousii Deshayes, 1839. Diplodontina Stempell, 1899. Type species (monotypy): Diplodontina tumbesiana Stempel, 1899. Recent, Chile. Description. Shell subovate to ovate-elongate, inflated, subequilateral, equivalve; umbos prosogyrate; sculpture of commarginal ribs, striae, or growth checks; periostracum thin, translucent, green to yellow, dehiscent to adherent; hinge plate narrow; two small cardinal teeth in left valve, one cardinal tooth in right valve; one elongate, posterior lateral tooth in both valves; ligament internal, robust, in elongate resilifer. Discussion. There has been much taxonomic confusion with members of Kellia, especially in the southern hemisphere, and the genus needs a global revision. Kamenev (2004) documented many species of Kellia from the North Pacific and North Atlantic ... : Published as part of Valentich-Scott, Paul, Griffiths, Charles, Landschoff, Jannes, Li, Ruiqi & Li, Jingchun, 2024, Bivalves of superfamily Galeommatoidea (Mollusca, Bivalvia) from western South Africa, with observations on commensal relationships and habitats, pp. 301-323 in ZooKeys 1207 on pages 301-323, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1207.124517 ...