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DescriptionShell shape. Subovate, extended anteriorly and posteriorly, length longer than height, slightly inflated; maximum length: 6.0 mm, maximum height: 6.0 mm. Sculpture and color. About 11 (n=2) non-bifurcating radial ribs, overlain by thin commarginal lamellae that continue through interspaces, producing a reticulate pattern; occasional intercalary ribs present; interspaces shallow, thin towards beak and progressively widening ventrally; anterior and posterior ends smooth with fine commarginal striae, posterior sometimes with spines of varying heights protruding from shell; inner shell margin finely crenulate; interior color tan, shiny. Hinge. Hinge plate thick, curved on either side of cardinal teeth; beaks prosogyrate; cardinal teeth small, right valve posterior tooth thin, anterior tooth thick, left valve middle tooth wide; lateral teeth large, posterior tooth vertical, anterior tooth horizontal; ligament sunken above cardinal teeth. Adductor scars and pallial line. Pallial line continuous; anterior adductor scar long, narrow, diverging from pallial line for about a quarter of its length; posterior adductor scar small, wide, pallial line joins at most ventral point.