. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology. Xylophagainae • Turner 293. Plate 24. Xylophaga depa/ma/Turner n. sp. from Naval Oceanographic Office test site off Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Figures 1-5. Specimen with the two plates of mesoplax fused. Figure 1. Outer view of right valve. Figure 2. Inner view of right valve showing lightly impressed muscle scars. Figure 3. Dorsal view of fused plates of mesoplax. Figure 4. Ventral view of mesoplax. Figure 5. Lateral view. Figures 6-8. Dorsal, ventral, and lateral view of mesoplax with plates partially fused vent
. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology. Xylophagainae • Turner 293. Plate 24. Xylophaga depa/ma/Turner n. sp. from Naval Oceanographic Office test site off Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Figures 1-5. Specimen with the two plates of mesoplax fused. Figure 1. Outer view of right valve. Figure 2. Inner view of right valve showing lightly impressed muscle scars. Figure 3. Dorsal view of fused plates of mesoplax. Figure 4. Ventral view of mesoplax. Figure 5. Lateral view. Figures 6-8. Dorsal, ventral, and lateral view of mesoplax with plates partially fused ventrally. Figures 9, 10. Dorsal and ventral views of a mesoplax, which is broadened anteriorly and has a reduced ventral portion. Figures 11-13. Dorsal, ventral, and lateral views of an unusually broad mesoplax with unequal plates and reduced ventral portion. Figures 14,15. Dorsal and ventral views of a broad mesoplax strongly coiled posteriorly, with a widened median area that separates the coils. Figures 16, 17. Dorsal and ventral views of a typical mesoplax with only the periostracal portion of the ventral portion Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Harvard University. Museum of Comparative Zoology. Cambridge, Mass. : The Museum
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