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Vulsella Spongiarum
Vulsella may refer to: * ''Vulsella'' (bivalve), a genus of bivalves in the family Malleidae Malleidae, or hammer oysters, is a family of saltwater clams. They are related to the pearl oysters, in the order PteriidaGofas, S. (2011). Malleidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p= ... * Vulsellum, a type of forceps {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vulsella (bivalve)
''Vulsella'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Vulsellidae. The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext .... Species: *'' Vulsella angusta'' *'' Vulsella clarki'' *'' Vulsella deperdita'' *'' Vulsella fornicata'' *'' Vulsella grandicubitus'' *'' Vulsella laevigata'' *'' Vulsella legumen'' *'' Vulsella margaritacea'' *'' Vulsella minor'' *'' Vulsella ovata'' *'' Vulsella pakistanica'' *'' Vulsella rugosa'' *'' Vulsella vulsella'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q18583342 Ostreida Bivalve genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malleidae
Malleidae, or hammer oysters, is a family of saltwater clams. They are related to the pearl oysters, in the order PteriidaGofas, S. (2011). Malleidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23067 on 2012-01-02 and the superfamily Pterioidea. The shells of most of these animals are T-shaped, with the hinge along the top of the T, and with the byssus emerging from the hinge. An oblique ligament holds the hinge. The shell is partially nacreous. There is a single, large adductor muscle. The exhalant current exits at the hinge. Most hammer oysters live in tropical, coralline areas. Genera * ''Malleus The malleus, or hammer, is a hammer-shaped small bone or ossicle of the middle ear. It connects with the incus, and is attached to the inner surface of the eardrum. The word is Latin for 'hammer' or 'mallet'. It transmits the sound vibrations f ...'' Lamarck, 1799 * '' Neoaviculovulsa'' Okutani & Kusakari, 1987 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |