Thyasira ockelmanni (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Veneroidea), A new species of Thyasiridae from the Norwegian Sea

A new species of Thyasiridae, Thyasira ockelmanni n.sp. is described from the abyssal depths of the Norwegian Sea. The generic assignment is tentative and possible alternatives are discussed. The new species has some resemblance to Thyasira subovata (Jeffreys, 1881) and Adontorhina similis Barry &am...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Fauna norvegica
Main Authors: Keuning, Rozemarijn, Schander, Christoffer
Other Authors: Centre for Geobiology, Univ. Bergen
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), University Museum 2010
Subjects:
Bivalvia; new species; Norwegian Sea
Norwegian Sea
Online Access:http://www.ntnu.no/ojs/index.php/fauna_norvegica/article/view/640
https://doi.org/10.5324/fn.v30i0.640
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Summary:A new species of Thyasiridae, Thyasira ockelmanni n.sp. is described from the abyssal depths of the Norwegian Sea. The generic assignment is tentative and possible alternatives are discussed. The new species has some resemblance to Thyasira subovata (Jeffreys, 1881) and Adontorhina similis Barry & McCormack, 2007, but the posterior outline is rounded and not angulate or truncate as in these species.

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