Venus (Japanese Journal of Malacology)
Online ISSN : 2432-9967
Print ISSN : 0042-3580
ISSN-L : 0042-3580
An Unusual Vesicomyid Bivalve, Calyptogena nankaiensis n. sp. from Bathyal Depth off Honshu, Japan
Takashi OKUTANIShigeaki KOJIMAJuichiro ASHI
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1996 Volume 55 Issue 4 Pages 257-263

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Two specimens of Calyptogena collected by the submersible Shinkai-2000 from Ryuyo Submarine Canyon of the Nankai Trough off the Pacific coast of middle Honshu (Tokai Region) are new to science. This species is characterized by solid, elongate oval shell that is ornamented by distinct concentric ribs, strong cardinal armature, and unusually distinct and deep pit for anterior pedal retractor scar beneath the anterior lateral tooth.

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