Sunetta effossa (Hanley, 1843)

Yasser, Amaal Gh., Naser, Murtada D., Abdul-Sahib, Ibtisam M. & Abdullah, Dawood S., 2023, New records of bivalves from the Iraqi coast, Ecologica Montenegrina 62, pp. 50-54 : 51

Sunetta effossa (Hanley, 1843)

( Fig. 1B )

Material examined: 3 specimens, length= 42mm, ( MSC:501 ).

Shell description

Beaks are slightly forward of the midline. Subovate, roundly pointed anterior, broadly rounded posterior, or subtruncate. Up to 25 prominent, concentric, smooth ridges. Escutcheon was thoroughly excavated. Beige to lilac with zigzag lines and blotches in brown.

Habitat: living offshore in sand.

Distribution: NWG, GO ( Fig. 2 ).

Figures

Figure 1. Photographs of some of the newly recorded species: A – Acar plicata (Dillwyn, 1817) 28mm; B – Sunetta effossa (Hanley, 1843) 42mm; C – Scissileda tropica (Melvill, 1897) 18mm; D – Protapes cor (Sowerby, 1853) 75mm; E – Circentia callipyga (Born, 1778) 47mm; F – Acrosterigma lacunosa (Reeve, 1845) 65mm.

Figure 2. Zones of distribution of marine bivalves in the Persian-Arabian Gulf.