New species of Rissoidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from the Archipelago of the Azores (northeast Atlantic) with an updated regional checklist for the family

Four new species of shallow-water marine gastropods belonging to the family Rissoidae are described from the Archipelago of the Azores: Setia alexandrae sp. n., Setia ermelindoi sp. n., Setia netoae sp. n., and Manzonia martinsi sp. n. These novelties increase the regional rissoid fauna to 39 specie...

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Published in:ZooKeys
Main Authors: Cordeiro, Ricardo, Ávila, Sérgio P.
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2015
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Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4319105
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25685020
https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.480.8599
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Summary:Four new species of shallow-water marine gastropods belonging to the family Rissoidae are described from the Archipelago of the Azores: Setia alexandrae sp. n., Setia ermelindoi sp. n., Setia netoae sp. n., and Manzonia martinsi sp. n. These novelties increase the regional rissoid fauna to 39 species, of which 29 live in shallow-water habitats. A list of the species of Rissoidae from the Azores is presented based on data from the literature and new material examined.