one publication added to basket [250703] | An extensive radiation of the genus Crassicantharus Ponder, 1972 (Gastropoda: Buccinoidea) in French Polynesia, with description of nine new species
Fraussen, K.; Stahlschmidt, P. (2015). An extensive radiation of the genus Crassicantharus Ponder, 1972 (Gastropoda: Buccinoidea) in French Polynesia, with description of nine new species. Novapex (Jodoigne) 16(3): 65-80 In: Novapex (Jodoigne). Société Belge de Malacologie: Bruxelles. ISSN 1375-7474, more | |
Keywords | Buccinoidea Rafinesque, 1815 [WoRMS]; Chauvetia Monterosato, 1884 [WoRMS]; Crassicantharus Ponder, 1972 [WoRMS]; Gastropoda [WoRMS]; Microcolus Cotton & Godfrey, 1932 [WoRMS]; Mollusca [WoRMS]; Teralatirus Coomans, 1965 [WoRMS] Marine/Coastal | Author keywords | Mollusca, Gastropoda, Buccinoidea, Crassicantharus, Chauvetia, Teralatirus, Microcolus, new taxa |
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- Stahlschmidt, P.
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Abstract | Crassicantharus aureatus sp. nov., C. beslui sp. nov., C. boutetorum sp. nov., C. feioides sp. nov., C. letourneuxi sp. nov., C. magnificus sp. nov., C. metallicus sp. nov., C. nexus sp. nov. and C. perlatus sp. nov. are described from French Polynesia and compared to C. norfolkensis Ponder, 1972. Two more specimens are recorded as Crassicantharus species 1 and Crassicantharus species 2. The placement of Crassicantharus in Buccinidae or Fasciolariidae is questioned and briefly discussed. |
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