Seven new genera and thirty-four new species of buccinoid gastropods (Neogastropoda: Buccinidae) from the Aleutian Islands, Alaska

Seven new genera and thirty-four new species of gastropods in the in the family Buccinidae, are described from the Aleutian Islands. The new taxa represent five subfamilies: Parancistrolepidinae Habe, 1972: Boreancistrolepis excelsus n. gen. & n. sp. Beringiinae Golikov & Starabogatov, 1975:...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Zootaxa
Main Authors: MCLEAN, JAMES H., CLARK, ROGER N.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Mangolia Press 2023
Subjects:
Mollusca
Buccinidae
Alaska
Aleutian Islands
New taxa
Boreancistrolepis
Aleutijapelion
Exiloberingius
Crebrivolutopsius
Aleutibuccinum
Castaneobuccinum
Online Access:https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5351.2.1
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Summary:Seven new genera and thirty-four new species of gastropods in the in the family Buccinidae, are described from the Aleutian Islands. The new taxa represent five subfamilies: Parancistrolepidinae Habe, 1972: Boreancistrolepis excelsus n. gen. & n. sp. Beringiinae Golikov & Starabogatov, 1975: Aleutijapelion mirandus n. gen. & n. sp.; Beringius nearensis n. sp., B. amliensis n. sp., B. bisulcatus n. sp., B. kiskensis n. sp., B. stanchfieldi n. sp., B. frausseni n. sp., B. aurulentus n. sp., B. maristempestus n. sp., B. undataformis n. sp.; Exiloberingius exiguus n. gen. & n. sp. Neptuneinae Stimpson, 1865: Aulacofusus canaliculatus n. sp., A. tanagaensis n. sp.; Neptunea aleutica n. sp., N. baxteri n. sp., N. dominator n. sp., N. petrelensis n. sp., N. quhmax n. sp., N. vesteraalen n. sp.; N. harrisoni n. sp., N. jewetti n. sp., Laevisipho galaxaios n. gen & n. sp., L. kessleri n. sp.; Volutopsiinae: Volutopsius nanus n. sp., Volutopsius gracilis n. sp.; Crebrivolutopsius labidentatus n. gen. & n. sp. Buccininae Rafinesque, 1815: Aleutibuccinum n. gen.; Castaneobuccinum orri n. gen. & n. sp., C. lauthi, n. sp., C. clinopsis n. sp., C. pagodaformis n. sp.; Sulcosinus carinatus n. sp.; Buccinum lanatum n. sp.; and Buccinum katharinae n. gen. & n. sp. The new genera and species are distinguished by the morphological characters of the shells and radulae.

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