Nuculana sp. Link, 1807

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 : 943

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222930701862674
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A2A77F-6B43-FF80-365F-8104FC3E8AE1
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Nuculana sp. Link, 1807
status

Treatment

Description

Shell white, small, inflated, posteriorly rostrate. A radial ridge extends from the umbo to the posterior-ventral corner, that is, along the rostrum. Shell surface with dense concentric riblets. Numerous teeth along the anterior and posterior hinge margins. Small resilifer below umbo.

Distribution

Japan, Sri Lanka. Sandy mud bottom. New record for Hong Kong.