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A new genus and two new species of Simrothiellidae (Solenogastres: Cavibelonia) from the Abyssal Angola Basin

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 June 2009

E. Gil-Mansilla ,
O. García-Álvarez  and
V. Urgorri
E. Gil-Mansilla*
Affiliation:
Instituto de Acuicultura, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, E-15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
O. García-Álvarez
Affiliation:
Departamento de Zooloxía e Antropoloxía Física, Facultade de Bioloxía, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, E-15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
V. Urgorri
Affiliation:
Departamento de Zooloxía e Antropoloxía Física, Facultade de Bioloxía, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, E-15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain Estación de Bioloxía Mariña da Graña, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, A Graña, E-15590 Ferrol, Spain
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: E. Gil-Mansilla, Instituto de Acuicultura, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, E-15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain email: esthergilmansilla@hotmail.com
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Abstract

A new genus and two new species of Mollusca Solenogastres belonging to the family Simrothiellidae are described here: Spiomenia pusilla sp. nov. and Adoryherpia serrata gen. et sp. nov., collected from muddy sediment during the expedition DIVA 1 Me48/1 carried out in the Abyssal Angola Basin, at depths from 5100 to 5500 m.

Keywords

MolluscaSolenogastrestaxonomydeep seaspecies description
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 89 , Issue 7 , November 2009 , pp. 1507 - 1515
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2009

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