Neopycnodonte cochlear
| Neopycnodonte cochlear Temporal range: Miocene - Recent | |
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| Fossil valve of Neopycnodonte cochlear from Pliocene of Italy | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Ostreoida |
| Superfamily: | Ostreoidea |
| Family: | Gryphaeidae |
| Genus: | Neopycnodonte |
| Species: | N. cochlear |
| Binomial name | |
| Neopycnodonte cochlear (Poli, 1795) | |
Neopycnodonte cochlear is a species of marine bivalve mollusks belonging to the family Gryphaeidae.[1]
Fossil records
This species have been recorded as fossils from the Miocene to the Quaternary (from 15.97 to 0.012 Ma). [2]
Description
Shells of Neopycnodonte cochlear can reach a size of about 27–120 millimetres (1.1–4.7 in).[3][4] Shells are usually brownish or purplish, quite thin, without prominent ribs. The lower valve is rounded, the upper valve is smaller. [5][6]
Distribution
This species can be found in the North Atlantic Ocean (Azores) [1][4] and in the Mediterranean Sea. [5]
References
- 1 2 WoRMS
- ↑ Fossilworks Fossilworks
- ↑ Fossil Shells
- 1 2 Conchology
- 1 2 La Valle del Cesano
- ↑ COSSIGNANI, Tiziano; COSSIGNANI, V.; DI NISIO, A.; PASSAMONTI, M. (1992) - Atlante delle conchiglie del Medio Adriatico
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