Ctena cf. reevei ( Deshayes, 1863 )

Oliver, P. Graham, Holmes, Anna, Killeen, Ian, Light, Janice & Wood, Harriet, 2004, Annotated checklist of the marine Bivalvia of Rodrigues, Journal of Natural History 38 (23), pp. 3229-3272 : 3247

Ctena cf. reevei ( Deshayes, 1863)

Habitat. Buried in coarse sand around the edges or under rocks and coral rubble from low in the littoral and sublittoral.

Distribution. At scattered localities throughout the lagoon.

Remarks. These shells exhibit a divaricating sculpture and a deeply sunken ligament and in our opinion belong to the genus Ctena . This species is part of a complex of forms which may include ‘ Lucina ’ divergens Philippi, 1850, ‘ L.’ fibula Reeve, 1850 and ‘ L.’ bella Conrad, 1834. The relationships and synonymy of this complex require a review and we have chosen to use the regional name Lucina reevei which was first described from Réunion.

Range.? [R/M/S].

Figured specimen. 28.9 mm, NMW.Z.1999.073.00025.