Paratapes textilis | |
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Valve of Paratapes textilis from Indian Ocean | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Venerida |
Superfamily: | Veneroidea |
Family: | Veneridae |
Genus: | Paratapes |
Species: | P. textilis
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Binomial name | |
Paratapes textilis (Gmelin, 1791)
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Paratapes textilis is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams.[1]
Shell of Paratapes textilis can reach a length of 3–4 centimetres (1.2–1.6 in), with a maximum length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in). These shells are elongate, elliptical-ovate and moderately inflated, with rounded margins. The outer shell surface is smooth, glossy, pale yellowish-white, with pale purplish grey inverted V-shaped markings. Hinge is narrow, with three radiating cardinal teeth.[2]
This species is present in Indian Ocean and in South Africa.[3][4]
These bivalves live on sandy bottoms or attached to rocks, at depths of up to 4 metres.[2]