Sagamiscintilla thalassemicola (Habe, 1962)

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Synonym/s: Achasmea thalassemicola Habe, 1962

Conservation Status

Rediscovered

Distribution

Japan

Biology & Ecology

Hypodigm

Media

References

Original scientific description:

Habe, T. (1962). Achasmea thalassemicola sp. nov., a new commensal bivalve found in an echiuroid, Thalassema mucosum Ikeda. Venus 22: 117-119. [Abstract]

Other references:

Goto, Ryutaro and Ishikawa, Hiroshi. (2018). An unusual habitat for bivalves: rediscovery of the enigmatic commensal clam Sagamiscintilla thalassemicola (Habe, 1962) (Bivalvia: Galeommatoidea) from spoon worm’s spoon. Marine Biodiversity. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-018-0897-2

Goto, Ryutaro, Sato, T.; Nakajima, H.; Sugiyama, T.; Ishikawa, H. (2023). Latitudinal shift of the associated hosts in Sagamiscintilla thalassemicola (Galeommatoidea: Galeommatidae), a rare ectosymbiotic bivalve that lives on the proboscis of echiuran worms. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 103., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315423000772

MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Sagamiscintilla thalassemicola (Habe, 1962). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=592683on 2024-02-06

https://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/23860/sagamiscintilla-thalassemicola

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