Paratapes textilis
{{Short description|Species of bivalve}}
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| taxon = Paratapes textilis
| image = Veneridae - Paphia textile.JPG
| image_caption = Valve of Paratapes textilis from Indian Ocean
| authority = (Gmelin, 1791)
| display_parents = 3
| synonyms =
- Paphia textile
}}
Paratapes textilis is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams.[https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id593023/ Biolib]
Description
File:Bivalve, Pliocene, Java, Indonesia.png Paratapes textilis from the Pliocene of Java, Indonesia]]
Shell of Paratapes textilis can reach a length of {{convert|3|-|4|cm}}, with a maximum length of {{convert|8|cm}}. 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.[http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/224274 India Biodiversity.]
Distribution
This species is present in Indian Ocean and in South Africa.Galli C.: [http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/WMSDhome.htm WMSDB - Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base][http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=863039 WoRMS]
Habitat
References
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Category:Bivalves described in 1791
Category:Taxa named by Johann Friedrich Gmelin
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