Main Ref.	Simone, L.R.L. de, 1994
Appearance refers to

Sex attributes

specialized organs
different appearance
different colors
remarks

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

Striking features
Body shape lateral
Cross section
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Diagnosis	Very large sized shell, trapezoid outline, thin walled, glassy and smooth periostracum. Mantle with well developed fourth fold, tentacles in excurrent and incurrent canals lacking. Palps with smooth outer surface, with inner large folds, easily view, smooth inner margin. Wide transversal ctenidial folds. Anal papilla thin walled. Pallial cardinal muscle sporadically developed. Posterior region color dark-brown, anterior and median regions vary from dark-brown to pale-green. Hermaphroditic gonad.
Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Anodontites trapesialis

Lateral Lines	Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line
Pored lateral line scales
Scales in lateral series
Scale rows above lateral line
Scale rows below lateral line
Scales around caudal peduncle
Barbels
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb
on upper limb
total
Vertebrae
preanal
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number
Finlets No.	Dorsal
	Ventral
Spines total
Soft-rays total
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total

Paired fins

Pectoral	Attributes
	spines
	soft-rays
Pelvics	Attributes
	Position
	spines
	soft-rays