A new genus and species of scallop (Bivalvia: Pectinidae) from off Somalia, and the definition of a new tribe Decatopectinini

1986/01/01 · 3 citations
Environmental Science · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies #Marine Biology and Ecology Research #Scallop #Bivalvia #Tribe #Genus #Biology #Zoology #Fishery #Geography #Mollusca #Ecology

paper · doi:10.5962/bhl.part.26491

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Abstract

Somalipecten Waller, new genus, is one often extant pectinid genera that are placed in the new tribe Decatopectinini, which is characterized by low early beak inflation, very closely spaced commarginal lamellae, and very weak or absent resilial hinge teeth.The type species, Somalipecten cranmerorum, new species, from offSom.alia in 1.50-300 m. is the sole survivor of a group of congeneric species that lived in the Neogene and Quaternary if the Red Sea and we.^terti Indian Ocean regions.

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