Marine Mollusca from Jørgen Brønlund Fjord, North Greenland, including the description of Diaphana vedelsbyae n.sp.
A total of 76 molluscan species are recorded from Jørgen Brønlund Fjord , North Greenland, in the present paper or have been so by previous authors: 4 aplacophorans, 1 scaphopod, 42 gastropods, and 29 bivalves. 8 of these molluscan species have not been recorded from East Greenland. 1 species, Diaph...
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Danish Polar Center/Museum Tusculanum Press
1989
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Online Access: | https://tidsskrift.dk/meddrgroenland_biosci/article/view/142374 |
Summary: | A total of 76 molluscan species are recorded from Jørgen Brønlund Fjord , North Greenland, in the present paper or have been so by previous authors: 4 aplacophorans, 1 scaphopod, 42 gastropods, and 29 bivalves. 8 of these molluscan species have not been recorded from East Greenland. 1 species, Diaphana vedelsbyae, is new to science. The composition of the molluscan fauna and the distribution of the species in the fjord, including some quantitative aspects, are discussed. |
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