Buccinidae

• Main Authors: Gofas, Serge, Luque, Ángel A., Oliver, Joan Daniel, Templado, José, Serrano, Alberto
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2021
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Buccinidae; The Gib; Northeast Atlantic
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5837794; https://zenodo.org/record/5837794

Key to species of Buccinidae and Colidae found in the GB (see also Bouchet & Warén 1985) 1. Sculpture conspicuous, with definite spiral ridges........................................................................... 2 – Sculpture attenuated, consisting only of fine spiral grooves............................................................ 3 2. Sculpture mostly spiral, shell commonly> 5 cm.......................................................................................................................................................... Troschelia berniciensis (King, 1846) (Fig. 23J–K) – Sculpture with conspicuous knobs along the periphery....................................................................................................................................................... Kryptos koehleri (Locard, 1896) (Fig. 23L–M) 3. Protoconch of little more than 1 whorl, with a large nucleus................................................................................................................................................. Colus gracilis (da Costa, 1778) (Fig. 24A–G) – Protoconch of more than 2 whorls, with a small nucleus............................................................................................................................................. Colus jeffreysianus (P. Fischer, 1868) (Fig. 24H–K) Remarks There are two species of Colus Röding, 1798 to be found on GB (Fig. 24), and their correct identification is crucial since they are an important component of the benthic community and food chain. Both have extremely similar shells and their accurate identification relies essentially on the diagnostic character of the protoconch. Colus gracilis is found on the summit platform and the adult is somewhat larger and more solid, whereas C. jeffreysianus has a broad distribution on the deeper part of the slope. Colus aurariae Fraussen, Rosado, Afonso & Monteiro, 2009, described from off Portugal in 200–500 m depth, differs from C. gracilis in having both early whorls and siphonal canal more stretched out; it was not found on GB. : Published as part of Gofas, Serge, Luque, Ángel A., Oliver, Joan Daniel, Templado, José & Serrano, Alberto, 2021, The Mollusca of Galicia Bank (NE Atlantic Ocean), pp. 1-114 in European Journal of Taxonomy 785 (1) on pages 55-62, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.785.1605, http://zenodo.org/record/5798418 : {"references": ["Bouchet P. & Waren A. 1985. Revision of the Northeast Atlantic bathyal and abyssal Neogastropoda excluding Turridae (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Bollettino Malacologico Supplemento 1: 123 - 296. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 140763", "Bouchet P. & Waren A. 1986. Revision of the Northeast Atlantic bathyal and abyssal Aclidiidae, Eulimidae, Epitoniidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Bollettino Malacologico Supplemento 2: 297 - 576. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 140762", "Jeffreys J. G. 1878 - 1885. On the Mollusca procured during the H. M. S. \" Lightning \" and \" Porcupine \" expedition. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. Part 1 (1878): 393 - 416, pls 22 - 23; Part 2 (1879): 553 - 588 pl. 45 - 46 [October 1879]; Part 3 (1881): 693 - 724, pl. 61; Part 4 (1881): 922 - 952, pls 70 - 71 [1882]; Part 5 (1882): 656 - 687, pls 49 - 50 [1883]. Part 6 (1883): 88 - 115 pls 19 - 20; Part 7 (1884): 111 - 149, pls 9 - 10; Part 8 (1884): 341 - 372, pls 26 - 28; Part 9 (1885): 27 - 63 pls 4 - 6.", "Bouchet P. & Waren A. 1993. Revision of the Northeast Atlantic bathyal and abyssal Mesogastropoda. Bollettino Malacologico Supplemento 3: 577 - 840. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 140732"]}