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Journal article

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Title

A new species of Nassarius (Gastropoda, Nassariidae) from Canopus Bank, off Northeast Brazil

Abstract

Nassarius levis sp. nov. is described from Canopus Bank, off Ceará, Northeast Brazil, based on shell morphology. It differs from other Brazilian species of the genus in having a more elongate shell, with a weakly developed parietal shield and a notably smooth surface. This last trait has not yet been described among the Western Atlantic Nassarius, but it is common to other congeners from the Eastern Atlantic, such as Nassarius elatus (Gould, 1845) and the Indo-Pacific, such as Nassarius excellens (Kuroda & Habe, 1961).

Bibliographic citation

Abbate, D.; Cavallari, D.C. (2013). A new species of Nassarius (Gastropoda, Nassariidae) from Canopus Bank, off Northeast Brazil. Pap. Avuls. Zool. 53(1): 1-4. https://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0031-10492013000100001

Topic

Marine

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open access

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