A NEW SPECIES OF ONCHIDIOPSIS FROM BAFFIN LAND

A detailed description of a new species of gastropod mollusc, Onchidiopsis kingmaruensis, is given. The specimen on which the description is based is the second of this genus to have been found in the western Atlantic region and was collected at Lake Harbour Fiord, Baffin Land, by Dr. John Oughton o...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Research
Main Author: Russell, Henry D.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1942
Subjects:
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjr42d-006
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/cjr42d-006
Description
Summary:A detailed description of a new species of gastropod mollusc, Onchidiopsis kingmaruensis, is given. The specimen on which the description is based is the second of this genus to have been found in the western Atlantic region and was collected at Lake Harbour Fiord, Baffin Land, by Dr. John Oughton of the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ont. The species is compared with O. corys Balch.