Kellia Turton 1822
- Dataset
- Bivalves of superfamily Galeommatoidea (Mollusca, Bivalvia) from western South Africa, with observations on commensal relationships and habitats
- Rank
- GENUS
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Mollusca
- class
- Bivalvia
- order
- Veneroida
- family
- Kelliidae
- genus
- Kellia
description
Description. Shell subovate to ovate-elongate, inflated, subequilateral, equivalve; umbos prosogyrate; sculpture of commarginal ribs, striae, or growth checks; periostracum thin, translucent, green to yellow, dehiscent to adherent; hinge plate narrow; two small cardinal teeth in left valve, one cardinal tooth in right valve; one elongate, posterior lateral tooth in both valves; ligament internal, robust, in elongate resilifer.
discussion
Discussion. There has been much taxonomic confusion with members of Kellia, especially in the southern hemisphere, and the genus needs a global revision. Kamenev (2004) documented many species of Kellia from the North Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans. The functional morphology of the genus has been documented by Oldfield (1961) and the sperm morphology by Jespersen and Lützen (2007)
Name
- Synonyms
- Chironia Deshayes 1839
- Diplodontina Stempell 1899
- Homonyms
- Kellia Turton 1822
- Kellia