Antigona somwangi

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Antigona somwangi
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Shell of Antigona somwangi (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Superfamily: Veneroidea
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Antigona
Species:
A. somwangi
Binomial name
Antigona somwangi
M. Huber, 2010

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.

Distribution: Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal. [1]

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References

  1. 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