| PROPEAMUSSIIDAE | Parvamussium intuslaevis Dijkstra & Gofas, 2004 |
| Figures |
Holotype
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| Original name | Parvamussium intuslaevis Dijkstra & Gofas, 2004 |
| Autoreference | Dijkstra & Gofas, 2004: 42, figs 7A-M. |
| Reference | Dijkstra, H.H. & S. Gofas, 2004. Pectinoidea (Bivalvia: Propeamussiidae and Pectinidae) from some northeastern Atlantic seamounts. - Sarsia 89: 33-78, 22 figs, 4 tabs. |
| Type data | Holotype (pr: H 3.9 mm, L 3.9 mm, D 1.4 mm) Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (MNHN). Type locality: NE Atlantic, Meteor Bank, 30*09.95'N, 28*28.06'W, 325-330 m, alive (SEAMOUNT 2 stn DW 143). |
| Description | Shell small up to ca. 5 mm high, fragile, semi-transparent, strongly inflated, circular, inequivalve, almost equilateral, auricles unequal in size and shape, umbonal angle ca. 100 degrees, color pattern vivid opaque with blotches, often arranged along radial sectors. Left valve sculptured with widely spaced commarginal cords and radial lirae increasing to ca. 40, extending to the ventral margin. Auricles with strong, ragged commarginal lamellae. Right valve with closely spaced, commarginal lamellae or striae. Byssal notch deep. Internal riblets lacking. |
| Distribution |
NE Atlantic (TL) |
| Habitat | Living bathyally on soft bottom assemblages. |
