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Nipponoclava gigantea (G.B.Sowerby Iii, 1888)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Mollusca: class
Bivalvia: family
Penicillidae: genus
Nipponoclava: species
Nipponoclava gigantea

Name

Synonyms: Aspergillum giganteus G.B.Sowerby Iii, 1888; Brechites giganteus (G.B.Sowerby Iii, 1888); Brechites yokoyamai Shikama, 1954; Penicillus giganteus (G.B.Sowerby Iii, 1888)
Homonyms: Nipponoclava gigantea (G.B.Sowerby Iii, 1888)
Common names: ツツガキ in Japanese; ツツガキ in Japanese

Bibliographic References

Morton B. 2004. The biology and functional morphology of <i>Nipponoclava gigantea</i>: clues to the evolution of tube dwelling in the Penicillidae (Bivalvia: Anomalodesmata: Clavagelloidea). <i>Journal of Zoology</i>, 264(4):355-369
Morton B. 2007. The evolution of the watering pot shells (Bivalvia, Anomalodesmata: Clavagellidae and Penicillidae). <i>Records of the Western Australian Museum</i> 24: 19-64.