Parvamussium vesiculatum Dijkstra 1995

Parvamussium vesiculatum is a species of mussels in the family mud scallop. Individuals can grow to 6 mm.

EOL has data for 21 attributes, including:

body length
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CMO_0000013
- Definition: A measurement of the longest dimension of a body, typically between two distinct ends of the body.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed] [database_cross_reference: ISBN:978-1416049982]
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6 mm
body volume
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/BodyVolume
- Definition: Volume occupied by the whole body of one individual of this taxon
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0.108 cm^3
geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Vanuatu
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/2134431
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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montane
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000342
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habitat
- URI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/habitat
- Definition: A category or description of the habitat in which the Event occurred.
- Comment: Example: "oak savanna", "pre-cordilleran steppe"
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marine benthic
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000024
- Definition: The marine benthic biome (benthic meaning 'bottom') encompasses the seafloor and includes such areas as shores, littoral or intertidal areas, marine coral reefs, and the deep seabed.
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shell height, bivalve
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/ShellHeightBivalve
- Definition: Height (shorter dimension in the plane of the valve) of the shell of a Bivalve
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6.04 mm
shell length, bivalve
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/ShellLengthBivalve
- Definition: Length (longest dimension) of the shell of a Bivalve.
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5.8 mm
supporting structures and enclosures
- URI: http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/SupportingStructuresEnclosures
- Definition: Hard framework, internal or external, which supports and protects softer parts of plant, animal or unicellular organism, and to which muscles usually attach in animals, includes skeletons (derived from Lawrence, 2005).
- Attribution: http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:SupportingStructuresEnclosures Lawrence, E. (ed.) (2005) Henderson's dictionary of Biology (13th edition). London, United Kingdom: Pearson Education Limited.
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exoskeleton
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0006611
- Definition: Exoskeleton or shell, including those of mollusks, turtles, insects and crustaceans
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water depth
- URI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimDepth
- Definition: The depth of seawater at a location where this organism has been observed or collected.
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827.5 m
water temperature
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/SeawaterTemperature
- Definition: Temperature of the water at a location where this organism has been observed or collected.
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17.4 degrees celsius
wet body mass
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/bodyMassWet
- Definition: Mass of one individual of this taxon, living or fresh, without desiccation
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0.187 g

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Parvamussium vesiculatum Dijkstra 1995. View this species on GBIF