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Gastropoda, Caenogastropoda: Rissoidae; Cingulopsidae; Barleeidae;
BASTERIA, 70:141-151, 2006 New records and of new species marine molluscs (Gastropoda, Caenogastropoda: Rissoidae; Cingulopsidae; Barleeidae; Tjaernoeiidae) from Mauritaniaand Senegal E. Rolán Museo de Historia Natural, Campus Universitario Sur, E 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain; [email protected] & J.M. Hernández E 35460 Capitan Quesada, 41, Gaidar, Gran Canaria, Spain Some species of marine micromolluscs of the families Rissoidae, Cingulopsidae, Barleeidae, and from Africa studied. Tjaernoeiidae West (Mauritaniaand Senegal) are New information on the taxa is Setia Eatonina Barleeia minuscula following reported: nomeae, matildae, (which is con- sidered a valid and Four the Setia species) Tjaernoeia exquisita. new species belonging to genera (1),Crisilla (1) and Eatonina (2) are described. Key words: Gastropoda, Caenogastropoda, Rissoidae, Setia, Crisilla, Cingulopsidae, Eatonina, Barleeidae, Barleeia, Tjaernoeiidae, Tjaernoeia, taxonomy, West Africa. INTRODUCTION For many years West African molluscs have been studied and described, but priority to those of size. small was always given large Only recently, very molluscs have come to the attention of authors. some They are now better known but many of them are still in awaiting study. Concerning the Rissoidae the study area and nearby, we must mention the of Verduin Amati papers (1984), (1987), Ponder (1989), Gofas (1995), Giannuzzi-Savelli et al. and Ardovini (1996), & Cossignani (2004), amongothers. MATERIAL AND METHODS in In some trips of the authors to Dakar, Senegal, 2002and 2003, numerous sediments ofbeach drift and small live species were collected.Additionalmaterialof sediments was loanedby Jacques Pelorce from 2001-2003. This was studied and compared with material from Mauritania, visited the author in 1996 in by senior companyof Jose Templado and Federico Rubio. -
The Recent Molluscan Marine Fauna of the Islas Galápagos
THE FESTIVUS ISSN 0738-9388 A publication of the San Diego Shell Club Volume XXIX December 4, 1997 Supplement The Recent Molluscan Marine Fauna of the Islas Galapagos Kirstie L. Kaiser Vol. XXIX: Supplement THE FESTIVUS Page i THE RECENT MOLLUSCAN MARINE FAUNA OF THE ISLAS GALApAGOS KIRSTIE L. KAISER Museum Associate, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Los Angeles, California 90007, USA 4 December 1997 SiL jo Cover: Adapted from a painting by John Chancellor - H.M.S. Beagle in the Galapagos. “This reproduction is gifi from a Fine Art Limited Edition published by Alexander Gallery Publications Limited, Bristol, England.” Anon, QU Lf a - ‘S” / ^ ^ 1 Vol. XXIX Supplement THE FESTIVUS Page iii TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 MATERIALS AND METHODS 1 DISCUSSION 2 RESULTS 2 Table 1: Deep-Water Species 3 Table 2: Additions to the verified species list of Finet (1994b) 4 Table 3: Species listed as endemic by Finet (1994b) which are no longer restricted to the Galapagos .... 6 Table 4: Summary of annotated checklist of Galapagan mollusks 6 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 6 LITERATURE CITED 7 APPENDIX 1: ANNOTATED CHECKLIST OF GALAPAGAN MOLLUSKS 17 APPENDIX 2: REJECTED SPECIES 47 INDEX TO TAXA 57 Vol. XXIX: Supplement THE FESTIVUS Page 1 THE RECENT MOLLUSCAN MARINE EAUNA OE THE ISLAS GALAPAGOS KIRSTIE L. KAISER' Museum Associate, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Los Angeles, California 90007, USA Introduction marine mollusks (Appendix 2). The first list includes The marine mollusks of the Galapagos are of additional earlier citations, recent reported citings, interest to those who study eastern Pacific mollusks, taxonomic changes and confirmations of 31 species particularly because the Archipelago is far enough from previously listed as doubtful. -
Phylum MOLLUSCA
285 MOLLUSCA: SOLENOGASTRES-POLYPLACOPHORA Phylum MOLLUSCA Class SOLENOGASTRES Family Lepidomeniidae NEMATOMENIA BANYULENSIS (Pruvot, 1891, p. 715, as Dondersia) Occasionally on Lafoea dumosa (R.A.T., S.P., E.J.A.): at 4 positions S.W. of Eddystone, 42-49 fm., on Lafoea dumosa (Crawshay, 1912, p. 368): Eddystone, 29 fm., 1920 (R.W.): 7, 3, 1 and 1 in 4 hauls N.E. of Eddystone, 1948 (V.F.) Breeding: gonads ripe in Aug. (R.A.T.) Family Neomeniidae NEOMENIA CARINATA Tullberg, 1875, p. 1 One specimen Rame-Eddystone Grounds, 29.12.49 (V.F.) Family Proneomeniidae PRONEOMENIA AGLAOPHENIAE Kovalevsky and Marion [Pruvot, 1891, p. 720] Common on Thecocarpus myriophyllum, generally coiled around the base of the stem of the hydroid (S.P., E.J.A.): at 4 positions S.W. of Eddystone, 43-49 fm. (Crawshay, 1912, p. 367): S. of Rame Head, 27 fm., 1920 (R.W.): N. of Eddystone, 29.3.33 (A.J.S.) Class POLYPLACOPHORA (=LORICATA) Family Lepidopleuridae LEPIDOPLEURUS ASELLUS (Gmelin) [Forbes and Hanley, 1849, II, p. 407, as Chiton; Matthews, 1953, p. 246] Abundant, 15-30 fm., especially on muddy gravel (S.P.): at 9 positions S.W. of Eddystone, 40-43 fm. (Crawshay, 1912, p. 368, as Craspedochilus onyx) SALCOMBE. Common in dredge material (Allen and Todd, 1900, p. 210) LEPIDOPLEURUS, CANCELLATUS (Sowerby) [Forbes and Hanley, 1849, II, p. 410, as Chiton; Matthews. 1953, p. 246] Wembury West Reef, three specimens at E.L.W.S.T. by J. Brady, 28.3.56 (G.M.S.) Family Lepidochitonidae TONICELLA RUBRA (L.) [Forbes and Hanley, 1849, II, p. -
Notes on the Zoology of Fernando Noronha
ON THE ZOOLOQY OF FERNAXDO NOEONHA. 4'73 NOTESON THE ZOOLOGYOF FERNANDONORONHA. By H. N. RIDLBY,M.A., F.L.S. [Read 7th June, 1888.1 (PLATEXXX.) INTRODUCTION. ON July 9th; 188'7, the writer, with Mr. G. A. Ramege, of Edinburgh, started for Brazil to thoroughly explore the island of Fernando Noronha, lying in long. 32" 25' 30'' W.and lat. 3O 50' 10" S., at a distance of 194 miles N.E. from Cape San Roque, coast of Brazil. On arriving at Pernambuco we were joined by the Rev. T. S. Lea, who came as a volunteer at his own expense. The cost of the expedition was defrayed by the Boyal Society. After some delay at Pernambuco we embarked in the ' Nasmyth ' steamship, trading to Liverpool, which was permitted. to land us at the ialand, as the regular steamer trading between Pernambuco and Fernando Noronha was detained for a long time just as she was due to start. We arrived at our destination on August l4th, and remained the& till September 24th, when we returned by the little Brazilian steamer to the mainland. We occupied ourselves in exploring, and in collecting plants, animals, and rock-specimens in all parts of the main islands, and visited also most of the other islets which were accessible ; but owing to the absence of boats, which, on account of the convict-station, are not permitted on the island, we were unable to obtain much by dredging. The coral-reefs, however, at low tide afforded an abundant harvest of marine animals and plants. -
Constraints on the Timescale of Animal Evolutionary History
Palaeontologia Electronica palaeo-electronica.org Constraints on the timescale of animal evolutionary history Michael J. Benton, Philip C.J. Donoghue, Robert J. Asher, Matt Friedman, Thomas J. Near, and Jakob Vinther ABSTRACT Dating the tree of life is a core endeavor in evolutionary biology. Rates of evolution are fundamental to nearly every evolutionary model and process. Rates need dates. There is much debate on the most appropriate and reasonable ways in which to date the tree of life, and recent work has highlighted some confusions and complexities that can be avoided. Whether phylogenetic trees are dated after they have been estab- lished, or as part of the process of tree finding, practitioners need to know which cali- brations to use. We emphasize the importance of identifying crown (not stem) fossils, levels of confidence in their attribution to the crown, current chronostratigraphic preci- sion, the primacy of the host geological formation and asymmetric confidence intervals. Here we present calibrations for 88 key nodes across the phylogeny of animals, rang- ing from the root of Metazoa to the last common ancestor of Homo sapiens. Close attention to detail is constantly required: for example, the classic bird-mammal date (base of crown Amniota) has often been given as 310-315 Ma; the 2014 international time scale indicates a minimum age of 318 Ma. Michael J. Benton. School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1RJ, U.K. [email protected] Philip C.J. Donoghue. School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1RJ, U.K. [email protected] Robert J. -
T.C. Ordu Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Orta
T.C. ORDU ÜNİVERSİTESİ FEN BİLİMLERİ ENSTİTÜSÜ ORTA KARADENİZ’DEKİ MOLLUSCA FAUNASI VE KATALOGLANMASI MUSTAFA BİÇER Bu tez, Balıkçılık Teknolojisi Mühendisliği Anabilim Dalında Yüksek Lisans derecesi için hazırlanmıştır. ORDU 2014 TEZ BİLDİRİMİ Tez yazım kurallarına uygun olarak hazırlanan bu tezin yazılmasında bilimsel ahlak kurallarına uyulduğunu, başkalarının eserlerinden yararlanılması durumunda bilimsel normlara uygun olarak atıfta bulunulduğunu, tezin içerdiği yenilik ve sonuçların başka bir yerden alınmadığını, kullanılan verilerde herhangi bir tahrifat yapılmadığını, tezin herhangi bir kısmının bu üniversite veya başka bir üniversitedeki başka bir tez çalışması olarak sunulmadığını beyan ederim. İmza Mustafa BİÇER Not: Bu tezde kullanılan özgün ve başka kaynaktan yapılan bildirişlerin, çizelge, şekil ve fotoğrafların kaynak gösterilmeden kullanımı, 5846 sayılı Fikir ve Sanat Eserleri Kanunundaki hükümlere tabidir. I ÖZET ORTA KARADENİZ’ DEKİ MOLLUSCA FAUNASI VE KATALOGLANMASI Mustafa BİÇER Ordu Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Balıkçılık Teknolojisi Mühendisliği Anabilim Dalı, 2014 Yüksek Lisans Tezi, 60s Danışman: Yrd. Doç. Dr. Mehmet AYDIN Bu çalışma ile Orta Karadeniz’de birçok sayıda familya ve cins ile temsil edilen mollusca sınıfına ait türlerin Ordu İlindeki dağılımının belirlenmesi ve araştırılması amaçlanmıştır. Mollusca türlerini tespit etmek amacıyla gerçekleştirilen bu çalışmada, derinlikleri 0-25 m arasında değişen 14 istasyondan örneklemeler yapılmıştır. Araştırma mediolittoral bölgeden elle, dalarak ve el direcleri -
Comparison of Some Interesting Molluscs, Trawled by the Belgian Fishery in the Bay of Biscay, with Similar Representatives from Adjacent Waters: Part III
Comparison of some interesting molluscs, trawled by the Belgian fishery in the Bay of Biscay, with similar representatives from adjacent waters: part III Frank Nolf 1 & Jean-Paul Kreps 2 1 Pr. Stefanieplein, 43/8 – B-8400 Oostende [email protected] 2 Rode Kruisstraat, 5 – B-8300 Knokke-Heist [email protected] Keywords: Bay of Biscay, W France, Belgian XLIV, Fig. 248; Pl. XLV, Figs 249-254), the North fishery, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Bivalvia. Sea (Pl. XLVI, Figs 255-257) and the English Channel south to the Bay of Biscay (Pl. XLIV, Abstract: In the third part of the report on the Figs 243-244) and Portugal (Pl. XLVI, Figs 260- molluscs collected by the Belgian fishery in the 261). Bay of Biscay during the last decade, the Specimens reported from the Mediterranean are remaining gastropods and a first series of erroneous identifications and have to be bivalves are briefly described, figured and attributed to Colus jeffreysianus (P. Fischer, compared with similar specimens from North 1868). The species lives on muddy and sandy Atlantic waters, the Mediterranean Sea or West bottoms, usually from 30 to 800 m deep. It is less Africa. common and lives deeper in the south of its range. Abbreviations: This is a rather variable species with respect to FN: private collection of Frank Nolf. its shell, especially in relation to the H.: height. breadth/height ratio, the size of the aperture and JPK: private collection of Jean-Paul Kreps. the length of the siphonal canal. This is probably JV: private collection of Johan Verstraeten. due to its occurrence in several different L.: length. -
Réseau De Surveillance Benthique – Région Bretagne Approche Sectorielle Subtidale : Identification Et Caractérisation Des Habitats Benthiques Du Secteur Quiberon
Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer – Centre de Bretagne Département Dynamiques de l'Environnement Côtier (DYNECO) Laboratoire Ecologie Benthique Ehrhold A., Hamon D., Chevalier C., Gaffet J.D., Caisey X., Blanchet A., Alix A.S. RST/IFREMER/DY NECO/EB/10-03/REBENT Réseau de surveillance benthique Région Bretagne Approche sectorielle subtidale : Identification et caractérisation des habitats benthiques du secteur Quiberon Coordination www.rebent.org Citation du document Ehrhold A., Hamon D., Chevalier C., Gaffet J.D., Caisey X., Blanchet A., Alix A.S., 2010. Réseau de surveillance benthique (REBENT) – Région Bretagne. Approche sectorielle subtidale : Identification et caractérisation des habitats benthiques du secteur Quiberon. RST/IFREMER/DYNECO/Ecologie benthique/10-03/REBENT, 81 p. + 8 annexes. Numéro d'identification du rapport : DYNECO/EB/08-03/REBENT date de publication Décembre 2010 nombre de pages Diffusion : libre restreinte interdite 81 p. + 8 annexes bibliographie (Oui) Validé par : illustration(s) (Oui) Bajjouk Touria langue du rapport Français Version du document : Définitive Titre et sous-titre du rapport : Réseau de surveillance benthique – Région Bretagne Approche sectorielle subtidale : Identification et caractérisation des habitats benthiques du secteur Quiberon Titre traduit : Rebent network – Brittany pilot Subtidal sector habitat strategy : Identification and characterization of benthic habitats in Quiberon bay Auteur(s) principal(aux) : nom, prénom Organisme / Direction / Service, laboratoire -
Research Paper Commerce Fisheries Mehmet Culha Izmir Katip Celebi
Volume-4, Issue-1, Jan-2015 • ISSN No 2277 - 8160 Commerce Research Paper Fisheries Marine Mollusk Fauna of Kastamonu and Sinop Provinces: A Compiled list of Black Sea Mollusks of Turkey Izmir Katip Celebi University, Fisheries Faculty, Department of Hydrobiology, Mehmet Culha 35620, Balatcık Campus, Cigli, Izmir, Turkey ABSTRACT The study was carried out to determine Mollusca fauna of Kastamonu and Sinop coasts. A seasonal sampling procedure was performed in the area from a variety of biotops in 0-0.5 and 5m depths at 4 stations between July 2007 and May 2008. A total of 11 species and 16823 specimens belonging to Bivalvia; 15 species and 5482 specimens belonging to Gastropoda and 1 species and 1 specimens belonging to Polyplacophora classes were encountered during the study. The presence of the cosmopolitan Bivalve, Pholas dactylus Linnaeus, 1758 was remarked for the first time in this study. Also, in this context, a list of Mollusca fauna of the Black Sea coasts of Turkey is compiled based on various studies carried out in Turkish coasts of the Black Sea. KEYWORDS : Turkey coast, Central Black Sea (Kastamonu, Sinop), Marine Mollusca, Distribution Introduction by Ozturk et al. (2004), 33 by Demirci (2005), 14 by Culha et al. (2007), The Black Sea, 420 000 km2 in area and 2200 m deep, is the largest 15 species by Culha et al. (2007) were reported. As a result of the enclosed sea in the world (Zenkevich, 1963; Ross, 1977). The distin- studies in Turkish coasts of the Black Sea carried out up to now, 183 guishing features of the Black Sea is the shallow (150-200 m deep), Mollusca species have been identified. -
Lectotype Designation for Murex Nebula Montagu 1803 (Mangeliidae) and Its Implications for Bela Leach in Gray 1847
Zootaxa 3884 (1): 045–054 ISSN 1175-5326 (print edition) www.mapress.com/zootaxa/ Article ZOOTAXA Copyright © 2014 Magnolia Press ISSN 1175-5334 (online edition) http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3884.1.3 http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:2F08C408-528D-405C-92E2-27FFCCA95720 Lectotype designation for Murex nebula Montagu 1803 (Mangeliidae) and its implications for Bela Leach in Gray 1847 SCARPONI DANIELE1*, BERNARD LANDAU2, RONALD JANSSEN3, HOLLY MORGENROTH4 & GIANO DELLA BELLA5 1 Dipartimento di Scienze Biologiche, Geologiche e Ambientali, Bologna University, Via Zamboni 67, 40126, Bologna, Italy 2 Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, The Netherlands and Departamento de Geologia e Centro de Geologia, Faculdade de Ciên- cias, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisbon, Portugal. E-mail:[email protected] 3 Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum, Senckenberganlage 25, D-60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany. E-mail: [email protected] 4Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, Queen Street, Exeter, Great Britain. E-mail: [email protected]. 5Museo Geologico Giovanni Capellini, Via Zamboni 63, 40126 Bologna, Italy *Corresponding author: Daniele Scarponi. E-mail: [email protected] Abstract Bela Leach in Gray is a misapplied and broadly defined genus within the family Mangeliidae Fischer, 1883. Examination of material from the Montagu collection at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery (RAMM) in Exeter (UK) led to the discovery of six specimens of Murex nebula Montagu 1803 (the type species of Bela). This material is considered to belong to the original lot used by Montagu to define his species. We selected the best-preserved specimen as a lectotype. -
An Annotated Checklist of the Marine Macroinvertebrates of Alaska David T
NOAA Professional Paper NMFS 19 An annotated checklist of the marine macroinvertebrates of Alaska David T. Drumm • Katherine P. Maslenikov Robert Van Syoc • James W. Orr • Robert R. Lauth Duane E. Stevenson • Theodore W. Pietsch November 2016 U.S. Department of Commerce NOAA Professional Penny Pritzker Secretary of Commerce National Oceanic Papers NMFS and Atmospheric Administration Kathryn D. Sullivan Scientific Editor* Administrator Richard Langton National Marine National Marine Fisheries Service Fisheries Service Northeast Fisheries Science Center Maine Field Station Eileen Sobeck 17 Godfrey Drive, Suite 1 Assistant Administrator Orono, Maine 04473 for Fisheries Associate Editor Kathryn Dennis National Marine Fisheries Service Office of Science and Technology Economics and Social Analysis Division 1845 Wasp Blvd., Bldg. 178 Honolulu, Hawaii 96818 Managing Editor Shelley Arenas National Marine Fisheries Service Scientific Publications Office 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle, Washington 98115 Editorial Committee Ann C. Matarese National Marine Fisheries Service James W. Orr National Marine Fisheries Service The NOAA Professional Paper NMFS (ISSN 1931-4590) series is pub- lished by the Scientific Publications Of- *Bruce Mundy (PIFSC) was Scientific Editor during the fice, National Marine Fisheries Service, scientific editing and preparation of this report. NOAA, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115. The Secretary of Commerce has The NOAA Professional Paper NMFS series carries peer-reviewed, lengthy original determined that the publication of research reports, taxonomic keys, species synopses, flora and fauna studies, and data- this series is necessary in the transac- intensive reports on investigations in fishery science, engineering, and economics. tion of the public business required by law of this Department.