Neopycnodonte cochlear
{{Short description|Species of bivalve}}
{{Speciesbox
| fossil_range = {{fossil range|15.9|0|Miocene - Recent}}
| image = Gryphaeidae - Neopycnodonte coclear.JPG
| image_caption = Fossil valve of Neopycnodonte cochlear from Pliocene of Italy
| genus = Neopycnodonte
| species = cochlear
| authority = (Poli, 1795)
}}
Neopycnodonte cochlear is a species of marine bivalve molluscs belonging to the family Gryphaeidae.[http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140048 WoRMS]
Fossil records
This species have been recorded as fossils from the Miocene to the Quaternary (from 15.97 to 0.012 Ma).[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=209977 Fossilworks Fossilworks]
Description
Shells of Neopycnodonte cochlear can reach a size of about {{convert|27|-|120|mm}}.[http://www.fossilshells.nl/itplip068.html Fossil Shells][http://www.conchology.be/?t=68&u=123196&g=787e449679f6d791367bae560a4eb6c4&q=f1c86e19463dde3ff3022fd4138b44ab Conchology] Shells are usually brownish or purplish, quite thin, without prominent ribs. The lower valve is rounded, the upper valve is smaller.[http://www.lavalledelcesano.it/standard.php?lingua=it&id_sezione=8&id_sottosezione=31&id_sottosottosezione=10&record=2100 La Valle del Cesano]COSSIGNANI, Tiziano; COSSIGNANI, V.; DI NISIO, A.; PASSAMONTI, M. (1992) - Atlante delle conchiglie del Medio Adriatico
Distribution
This species can be found in the North Atlantic Ocean (Azores) and in the Mediterranean Sea.
References
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Category:Bivalves described in 1795
Category:Taxa named by Giuseppe Saverio Poli
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