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Guide to Actinella punctata

F.W.Lewis 1864

Actinella Punctata Guide
Credit: Jen Beals
  1. Valves asymmetric to transapical axis
  2. Raphe highly reduced
  3. Raphe positioned on valve mantle

The valves are heteropolar. The raphe is very short and positioned mostly on the valve mantle, rather than the valve face.

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