Tellina (Moerella) ciucianensis n. sp., un nuovo bivalve per il Pliocene toscano
Brunetti, M.M.; Della Bella, G. (2010). Tellina (Moerella) ciucianensis n. sp., un nuovo bivalve per il Pliocene toscano. Boll. Malacologico 46(1): 39-43
In: Bollettino Malacologico. Unione Malacologica Italiana: Milano. ISSN 0394-7149, more
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Fossils
Taxa > Species > New taxa > New species
Tellinidae Blainville, 1814 [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
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- Brunetti, M.M.
- Della Bella, G.
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| Abstract |
A new bivalve, Tellina (Moerella) ciucianensis n. sp. , is described from the Early Pliocene of central Tuscany (Northern Italy). The new species is notably similar to Tellina (Oudardia) compressa (Brocchi, 1814), with which it has been confused. The new species differs by having a different sculpture, consisting of only growth strie, without the oblique ridges occurring in the latter. Furthermore, the new species lacks the internal anterior radial ridge which is typical to the subgenus Oudardia. Tellina (Moerella) ciucianensis n. sp. was also compared with Tellina (Moerella) donacina Linné, 1758, which mainly differs by having a much stronger commarginal sculpture. |
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