Trigonulina novemcostata

Trigonulina novemcostata is a carnivorous bivalve in the family Verticordiidae. It is native to the South China Sea with 7–8 prominent ribs on its surface[2] and ranges from 2 - 200 millimeters in size.[1] It is the only currently known species in the genus Trigonulina that lives outside of the Atlantic Ocean.[3]

Trigonulina novemcostata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subterclass: Heterodonta
Family: Verticordiidae
Genus: Trigonulina
Species:
T. novemcostata
Binomial name
Trigonulina novemcostata
(A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Hippagus novemcostatus A. Adams & Reeve, 1850
  • Trigonulina hancocki (F. R. Bernard, 1969)
  • Trigonulina pacifica P. Jung, 1996
  • Verticordia (Trigonulina) hancocki F. R. Bernard, 1969
  • Verticordia hancocki F. R. Bernard, 1969
  • Verticordia novemcostata (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)

References
  1. "Trigonulina novemcostata". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  2. Adams, Arthur; Gray, John Edward; Hawkins, B. Waterhouse; Marryat, Frederick; Reeve, Lovell; Richardson, John; Sowerby, G. B.; White, Adam; Wing, William (1855). The Zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Samarang, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B., F.R.A.S., F.G.S., during the years 1843-1846. London: Reeve and Benham.
  3. "Trigonulina". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 20 January 2023.


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