Trigonulina ornata

Trigonulina ornata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Family:	Verticordiidae
Genus:	Trigonulina
Species:	T. ornata
Binomial name
	Trigonulina ornata; (d'Orbigny, 1853)

Last updated May 29, 2025

Trigonulina ornata, commonly known as the "'Ornate verticord",^[1] is a carnivorous bivalve in the family Verticordiidae.^[1] It is native to coastal waters throughout the western Atlantic Ocean at depths of 18-850 meters below the surface.^[1]^[2] It has 8-11 prominent ribs on its surface^[3] and can be a maximum of 5.6 millimeters in size, though on average ranges from 1-3.6 millimeters.^[2]

References

1 2 3 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Trigonulina ornata d'Orbigny, 1853". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
1 2 Morton, Brian; Machado, Fabrizio Marcondes; Passos, Flávio Dias (2019-12-01). "The anatomy of the miniature predator Trigonulina ornata d'Orbigny, 1853 (Bivalvia: Anomalodesmata: Verticordiidae) from continental shelf waters off Brazil" . Marine Biodiversity. 49 (6): 2901–2916. Bibcode:2019MarBd..49.2901M. doi:10.1007/s12526-019-01017-y. ISSN 1867-1624. S2CID 208020640.
↑ Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.; Sciences, Connecticut Academy of Arts and (1878). Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences. Vol. 5. New Haven: Published by the Academy.

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[:0-1] 1 2 3 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Trigonulina ornata d'Orbigny, 1853". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-01-20.

[:1-2] 1 2 Morton, Brian; Machado, Fabrizio Marcondes; Passos, Flávio Dias (2019-12-01). "The anatomy of the miniature predator Trigonulina ornata d'Orbigny, 1853 (Bivalvia: Anomalodesmata: Verticordiidae) from continental shelf waters off Brazil" . Marine Biodiversity. 49 (6): 2901–2916. Bibcode:2019MarBd..49.2901M. doi:10.1007/s12526-019-01017-y. ISSN 1867-1624. S2CID 208020640.

[3] Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.; Sciences, Connecticut Academy of Arts and (1878). Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences. Vol. 5. New Haven: Published by the Academy.

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