Scintilla sp.

Photograph taken by Angelo de Faveri taken in Malindi, Kenya

Photo Information

Photographer
Angelo de Faveri
Location
Malindi, Kenya
Species name
Scintilla sp.
Verified by
"In this family of small bivalves, the animal completely extends beyond the shell valves, the mantle has numerous papillae all over, and it creeps along on its foot like a gastropod. So, if juliids (Opisthobranchia: Sacoglossa) could be described as “bivalved gastropods”, these galeommatids can be described as “gastropodized bivalves”!"
Comment from Richard Willan
In this family of small bivalves, the animal completely extends beyond the shell valves, the mantle has numerous papillae all over, and it creeps along on its foot like a gastropod. So, if juliids (Opisthobranchia: Sacoglossa) could be described as “bivalved gastropods”, these galeommatids can be described as “gastropodized bivalves”!
Camera
Olympus E-620
Taken on
20 September 2010 04:36:35 pm
Posted
14 years ago
Updated
5 months ago

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EXIF Information

Camera
Olympus E-620
Date and Time
2010:08:20 16:36:35
Exposure Time
1/125
Exposure Bias
0/10
Focal Length
50/1 mm
Horizontal Resolution
3140000/10000 dpi
Vertical Resolution
3140000/10000 dpi
Aperture
f/22.0
ISO
100
Exposure Program
Manual
Exposure Mode
Manual exposure
Metering Mode
Pattern
Light Source
unknown
Flash
Flash fired, compulsory flash mode
White Balance
Auto white balance
Color Space
sRGB
Software
Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0 Windows

Scientific Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassBivalvia
OrderVeneroida
FamilyGaleommatidae
SpeciesScintilla sp.