Marine gastropods of Accra Beach, Barbados, North Atlantic Ocean

The widespread occurrence of marine gastropods in coastal regions is a straightforward evidence of successful adaptation to different environments. In the Caribbean Sea, as one of Conservation International’s biodiversity hotspots, little is known about the gastropod fauna, especially in the Eastern...

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Published in:Neotropical Biology and Conservation
Main Authors: das Chagas,Rafael Anaisce, SIlva,Rosana Esther Oliveira, Freire,Cibele Cristina Oeiras Freire, Barros,Mara Rúbia Ferreira, Santos,Wagner César Rosa, Santos,Weverton John Pinheiro, Herrmann,Marko
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2020
Subjects:
Echinolittorina angustior
Caribbean island
Gastropoda
Nerita fulgurans
new records
Ilhas caribenhas
novo registros
North Atlantic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3897/neotropical.15.e49624
https://neotropical.pensoft.net/article/49624/
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Summary:The widespread occurrence of marine gastropods in coastal regions is a straightforward evidence of successful adaptation to different environments. In the Caribbean Sea, as one of Conservation International’s biodiversity hotspots, little is known about the gastropod fauna, especially in the Eastern Caribbean. The present study contributed to bridge this gap by studying the biodiversity of gastropods from Accra Beach, Barbados. Throughout random collections in September 2015, we collected 321 gastropods, comprising eight species, distributed in three families (Neritidae: Nerita tessellata, N. fulgurans, N. versicolor and N. peloronta; Littorinidae: Echinolittorina ziczac, E. angustior and E. tuberculata; and Muricidae: Plicopurpura patula). Nerites were more abundant and diverse, highlighting N. tessellata, representing 66% of the sampled gastropods. This paper also reports the first record of N. fulgurans and E. angustior for the island of Barbados.

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