Балкасымак (лат. Malleus) — кош капкалуу моллюскалардын сыңар булчуңдуулар түркүмүндөгү бир уруусу, буларга деңиз балкасы (лат. М. malleus) кирет.
Malleus is a genus of hammer oysters (marine bivalve mollusks) in the family Malleidae. This genus includes 27 known species.
Characteristic of this genus is the unusual "hammer-shaped" outline of the valves. The shells are nearly equivalved, but the hinge line is extremely long and is at nearly a right angle to the rest of the valves, which grow ventrally. The viscera of the organism are arranged in an oval-shaped patch near the umbones of the valves.[1]
Malleus malleus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Malleus malleus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Malleus malleus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Malleus malleus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Malleus is a genus of hammer oysters (marine bivalve mollusks) in the family Malleidae. This genus includes 27 known species.
Characteristic of this genus is the unusual "hammer-shaped" outline of the valves. The shells are nearly equivalved, but the hinge line is extremely long and is at nearly a right angle to the rest of the valves, which grow ventrally. The viscera of the organism are arranged in an oval-shaped patch near the umbones of the valves.
Malleus is een geslacht van tweekleppigen uit de familie van de Malleidae.
Malleus is een geslacht van tweekleppigen uit de familie van de Malleidae.
丁蛎属(学名:Malleus)是莺蛤目丁蛎科的一個屬[1][2]。
本屬物種皆有特長背緣,與貝殼接近垂直成類似中文的「丁」字或拉丁字母的「J」或「T」字,又或成槌頭狀,所以在西方又名「槌頭蠔」[3][2]。兩瓣殼幾乎完全相同大小[3],但表面凹凸不平[2]。
分佈於印度洋及西太平洋[2],見於南中國海、新加坡、马来西亚、印度尼西亚、中国大陆、台湾[4][1]。 棲息於淺海的砂礫或岩礫底[2]火,也見於海草及岩石平台上,生活在潮间带、低潮线附近[4]。
本屬現時紀錄有物種27個,當中4個物種有在台灣發現[2]。