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Larval and early postlarval shell morphology of several venerid clams

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

J. G. Goodsell ,
S. C. Fuller ,
A. G. Eversole ,
M. Castagna  and
R. A. Lutz
J. G. Goodsell
Affiliation:
Department of Aquaculture, Fisheries and Wildlife, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634–0362, USA
S. C. Fuller
Affiliation:
MEC Analytical Systems, 2433 Impala Drive, Carlsbad, California 92008, USAM
A. G. Eversole
Affiliation:
Department of Aquaculture, Fisheries and Wildlife, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634–0362, USA
M. Castagna
Affiliation:
College of William and Mary, School of Marine Science, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Wachapreague, Virginia 23480, USA
R. A. Lutz
Affiliation:
Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, PO Box 231, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, USA
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Shell morphological features of the larvae and early postlarvae of species from two venerid (Mollusca: Lamellibranchia) subfamilies, Chioninae (Mercenaria mercenaria, M. campechiensis, M. campechiensis texana and Chionecancellata) and Pitarinae (Pitar morrhuanus), were examined using scanning electron microscopy. A single elongated fold on the anterior half of the left valve became more robust and a small fold in the centre of the right valve increased in length along the hinge line throughout the larval period. A MANOVA of shell length, shell height and provinculum length detected statistically significant (P) differences between the larval shells of Chioninae and Pitarinae, and within the Mercenaria.

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 72 , Issue 1 , February 1992 , pp. 231 - 255
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1992

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