A new Aforia (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Cochlespiridae) from Galicia Bank (NW Iberian Peninsula)

A gastropod collected in 1720 m depth at the foot of the Galicia Bank is described as a new species in the genus Aforia (Cochlespiridae). The family placement is supported by the characters of the radula. The disjunct distribution (Northern Pacific, Antarctic and subantarctic areas, and here NE Atla...

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Main Authors: Gofas, Serge, Kantor, Yuri, Luque, Ángel A.
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Zenodo 2014
Subjects:
Antarctic
Pacific
Antarc*
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4583436
https://zenodo.org/record/4583436
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Summary:A gastropod collected in 1720 m depth at the foot of the Galicia Bank is described as a new species in the genus Aforia (Cochlespiridae). The family placement is supported by the characters of the radula. The disjunct distribution (Northern Pacific, Antarctic and subantarctic areas, and here NE Atlantic) of species currently assigned to the genus Aforia is discussed.

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