Dendostrea Swainson, 1835
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.13244740 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13244883 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F01A8782-930C-F60C-FEEE-54EFB3CFFEB4 |
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Felipe |
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Dendostrea Swainson, 1835 |
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Dendostrea Swainson, 1835 View in CoL
Dendostrea Swainson, 1835: 39 View in CoL ; Torigoe, 1981: 315-316, 336; Harry, 1985: 137-138.
Type species. – Ostrea folium Linnaeus, 1758 , by subsequent designation (Herrmannsen, 1847)
Description. – Shell small to medium, up to ~ 85 mm. Outline irregularly subcircular. Right valve usually more convex than the left. Rounded radial ribs may be present on both valves and ending at rounded and plicate ventral margins. Shell exterior usually smooth with a waxy texture and covered by occasional and weak growth squamae. Shell interior us white with brown or light green patches. Chomata along margins restricted near hinge or extended to the ventral margin. Larviparous.
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