Malacology
Malacology is the study of mollusks. This includes animals like octopus, snails, slugs, and clams. It is the second largest phylum of animals, making them one of the most successful groups on the planet. There are over 80,000 described species of mollusks with many more left to be discovered. Mullusca is composed of 8 recognized classes including Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Polyplacophora, Scaphapoda, Monoplacophorans, the Aplacophorans, Caudofoveata and Solenogastres, and Bivalvia.
Lunate Crassinella
(Conrad, 1834)
Crassinella lunulata
Class:
Order:
Family:
Bivalvia
Carditida
Crassatellidae
Image Voucher:
ANSP 481226
Shell Information
Length (mm): 8.5
N/A
Chirality:
This shell is sculpted with a series of distinct commarginal ridges.
Description:
Ecological Information
Distribution:
Depth (m):
Massachusetts to Quintana Roo
2 to 110 meters
Diet:
Suspension feeder
Habitat:
Marine
Misc. Facts
Citations
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Crassinella lunulata (Conrad, 1834). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420843 on 2021-07-20
Rosenberg, G. 2009. Malacolog 4.1.1: A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca. [WWW database (version 4.1.1)] URL http://www.malacolog.org/