Basterotia borbonica ( 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 : 3252

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222930410001695097
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5253802
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC8797-6F6F-FFD9-FE17-FB0DFC8E4D48
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scientific name	Basterotia borbonica ( Deshayes, 1863 )
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Basterotia borbonica ( Deshayes, 1863) View in CoL

Habitat. Attached by a weak byssus on the undersides of rocks and stones embedded in sand at mid-littoral levels. Associated with an echiurid.

Distribution. Anse aux Anglais, Pointe Coton, Anse Tasman, Ile Hermitage.

Remarks. Although the Sportellidae have been thought to be commensal this is the first confirmation of an association.

Range. Indian Ocean [R].

Figured specimen. 3.4 mm, NMW.Z.2000.086.00032.

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Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Mollusca
Class	Bivalvia
Order	Galeommatida
Family	Basterotiidae
Genus	Basterotia

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