Antigona somwangi
Antigona somwangi is a species of clam similar to the type specimen Antigona lamellaris, but the latter differs morphologically in terms of having somewhat pointed anterior and posterior ends, is smaller, is more boldly coloured (the exterior is more darkish and the interior in faded pinkish-orange) and the pallial sinus is relatively shorter about a quarter of shell length.
| Antigona somwangi | |
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| Shell of Antigona somwangi (paratype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Subclass: | Heterodonta |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Superfamily: | Veneroidea |
| Family: | Veneridae |
| Genus: | Antigona |
| Species: | A. somwangi |
| Binomial name | |
| Antigona somwangi M. Huber, 2010 | |
Distribution: Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal.[1]
References
- R. Das, G. Kantharajan, S. Goutham, V. Deepak Samuel, P. Krishnan, R. Rajkumar, R. Purvaja. 2017. First report of Antigona somwangi M. Huber, 2010 (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Veneridae) from India. Journal of Conchology. Vol.No. 42(5):pages, 379-380
External links
- Moerch, O.A.L. (1853). Catalogus Conchyliorum quae reliquit D. Alphonso D'Aguirra & Gadea, comes de Yoldi, regis Daniae cubiculariorum princeps, ordinis Dannebrogici in prima classe & ordinis Caroli Tertii eques. Fasciculus secundus. Acephala. Annulata Cirripedia. Echonodermata. [IV + 76 p.]
- Information at World Register of Marine Species
- Iredale T. (1930) More notes on the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Records of the Australian Museum 17(9): 384-407, pls 62-65
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