Ishimategai (English spelling) short date mussel

Japanese: イシマテガイ - いしまてがい(英語表記)short date mussel
Ishimategai (English spelling) short date mussel

A bivalve mollusk of the family Mytilidae in the class Bivalvia of the phylum Mollusca. It is found in the sea and has local names such as Ishiwari, Shimizu (Misaki, Kanagawa Prefecture), and Katsubushigai (Minami Boso). It is found throughout Japan south of Honshu and as far as Taiwan. It excretes acid to bore into sedimentary rocks and coral masses from the intertidal zone to a depth of about 10 meters. It sometimes bores into artificial structures such as concrete bridge piers. Its shell is about 55 mm long and 18 mm high, and when the two shells are joined together it forms a cylinder with a rounded front end. The shell surface is covered with a brown shell skin with limestone deposits on top, and there are vertical wrinkles on top of that. The inside is bluish-white in color and has a slight pearlescent sheen. The meat is eaten by local fishermen and is delicious.

[Takashi Okutani]

Stone shellfish (ecology)
It excretes acid to bore into rocks and coral masses. The photo shows a rock being split open. © Underwater Fort Enterprise, Isamu Soyama ">

Stone shellfish (ecology)


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

軟体動物門二枚貝綱イガイ科の二枚貝。海産で、イシワリ、シミズ(神奈川県三崎)、カツブシガイ(南房総)などの地方名がある。本州以南の日本全域および台湾にまで分布。酸を分泌することによって、潮間帯から水深10メートルぐらいまでの水成岩やサンゴ塊に穿孔(せんこう)する。ときにはコンクリート製の橋桁(はしげた)などの人工構築物にも穿孔する。殻長55ミリメートル、殻高18ミリメートルぐらい、左右の殻があわさると円筒形で、前端は丸い。殻表は褐色の殻皮をかぶった上に石灰質が沈着し、さらにその上に縦のしわがある。内面は青白色で、真珠光沢がわずかにある。肉は地方の漁民に食用とされ、美味。

[奥谷喬司]

イシマテガイ(生態)
酸を分泌することによって、岩やサンゴ塊に穿孔する。写真は岩を割ってみたもの©水中フォート・エンタープライズ 楚山いさむ">

イシマテガイ(生態)


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