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On the functional morphology of Pinna and Atrina larvae (Bivalvia: Pinnidae) from the Atlantic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 November 2010

J.A. Allen*
Affiliation:
University Marine Biological Station Millport, Isle of Cumbrae, Scotland, KA28 0EG
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: J.A. Allen, University Marine Biological Station Millport, Isle of Cumbrae, Scotland, KA28 0EG email: [email protected]

Abstract

A detailed account is given for the first time of the biological morphology of pinnid larvae taken from the north-west Atlantic. Three species were present in plankton samples taken from depths of 150–200 m. These were maintained in small aquaria and details of their anatomy, development and metamorphosis recorded and illustrated as far as the young adult stage.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2010

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