Kaasichiton kamchatkensis Sirenko, 2024, n. sp. ...

Kaasichiton kamchatkensis n. sp. (Figures 16–22) Leptochiton lukini Sirenko, 1990: 97; 2013: 148. (in part, non L. lukini Sirenko, 1990) Leptochiton (Leptochiton) lukini; Kaas & Van Belle 1994 (in part, non L. lukini Sirenko, 1990) Type material. Holotype (ZIN 2464) and 3 paratypes (ZIN 2465, 24...

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Main Author: Sirenko, Boris I.
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Published: Zenodo 2024
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13306495
https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.13306495
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Summary:Kaasichiton kamchatkensis n. sp. (Figures 16–22) Leptochiton lukini Sirenko, 1990: 97; 2013: 148. (in part, non L. lukini Sirenko, 1990) Leptochiton (Leptochiton) lukini; Kaas & Van Belle 1994 (in part, non L. lukini Sirenko, 1990) Type material. Holotype (ZIN 2464) and 3 paratypes (ZIN 2465, 2466, 2467) now disarticulated consisting of SEM stub of valves I, II, V, VIII, part of perinotum and radula, mount of part of perinotum and radula and vial with other valves. Some of the material turned out to have severely damaged shell valves and girdle scales due to primary fixation with formalin, which did not allow us to obtain high-quality photographs on a SEM. Type locality. Bering Sea, Kamchatka Peninsula, Olutorskiy Bay, Yuznaya Glubokaya Bight, 116 m. Etymology. Named after the Kamchatka Peninsula. Material examined. Four specimens in total. R/ V Raduga, Kamchatka Peninsula, Olutorskiy Bay, Yuznaya Glubokaya Bight, 116 m, Sigsby trawl, holotype (ZIN 2464), BL 4.0 mm, paratype (ZIN 2465), BL 5.5 mm, ... : Published as part of Sirenko, Boris I., 2024, A new genus and two new species of brooding chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) from the North-Western Pacific, pp. 505-529 in Zootaxa 5492 (4) on pages 522-527, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5492.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/13268886 ...