| Status | |  unaccepted (currently placed in genus Kurtiella) |
Record
status | | Checked by Taxonomic Editor |
| Accepted name | | Kurtiella bidentata (Montagu, 1803) |
| Rank | | Species |
| Parent | | Mysella Angas, 1877 |
| Source | |
additional source: Howson, C.M.; Picton, B.E. (Ed.) (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
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Vernacular
Names | | | Language | Name | | |
Dutch |
dwergmosseltje |
[details] |
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Dutch |
tweetandmosseltje |
[details] |
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Dutch |
tweetandschelp |
[details] |
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Dutch |
tweetandschelpje |
[details] |
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German |
kleine Linsenmuschel |
[details] |
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| Environment | | marine |
| Feedingtypes | |
filter feeder [details]
suspension feeder [details]
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| Links | | BIOTIC
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To CLEMAM
To Dyntaxa
To Marine Species Identification Portal
To PESI
To ITIS
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| Notes | |
Description: A thin, oval shell measuring 3 mm long. The outside is smooth with a sculpture of fine concentric
growth lines located close to each other. The colour of the shell varies from yellowish white to dark
reddish brown. Frequently lives in association with the brittle star Acrocnida brachiata. [details]
Distribution: Although Mysella bidentata can be found across the entire Belgian part of the North Sea, the species mainly occurs in the near-coastal zone. In this zone the species reaches a high relative occcurence. In the 1976-1986 period the species was found to occur commonly in the eastern coastal zone, whereas Mysella bidentata was almost completely absent in that area in the 1994-2001 period. During both periods the maximum density was 4,000 to 4,500 ind./m2. [details]
Habitat: Mysella bidentata can be observed in all sediment types to be found on the Belgian part of the North Sea. The species nevertheless tends to prefer fine-grained sediments (median grain size 50-250 µm) with a mud content of 10-40%. In sediments with a mud content of 20-30% a relative occurrence of 90% can be observed. [details]
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| Image | | 
Picture of Mysella bidentata
added on 2004-06-17 - author: Hillewaert, H.
qualitystatus: not checked |
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| LSID | | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140380 |
Taxonomic
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| | | Citation: Gofas, S. (2013). Mysella bidentata (Montagu, 1803). Accessed through: Taxa used on the Macrobel website at http://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/macrobel/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140380 on 2013-05-23 |
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