Abstract
Abstract. Shell microstructures of five solemyid species from Japan were characterized by scanning electron microscopy. All five species examined had outer and inner shell layers, and were categorized into four groups according to the shell microstructure composition. Group 1 consist of Solemya (Petrasma) pervernicosa and Solemya (Solemya) tagiri. The outer layer of their shells is characterized by radially elongate simple prismatic structure (RESP) type A, and the inner layer by irregular prismatic structure. Group 2 is represented by Solemya (Solemya) pusilla. The outer layer of its shell has RESP type B structure, and the inner layer structure is homogeneous. Acharax japonica is in Group 3. Its outer shell layer has RESP type C, and the inner layer is characterized by laminar, homogeneous, and irregular complex crossed lamellar structures. Group 4 is represented by Acharax johnsoni. Its outer shell layer has a reticulate structure and the inner layer has a cone complex crossed lamellar structure. Retic...
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