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., S. ermelindoi sp. n., S. netoae sp. n., and Manzonia martinsi sp. n. These novelties increase the regional rissoid fauna to 39 species, of...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:ZooKeys
Main Authors: Cordeiro, Ricardo, Ávila, Sérgio
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: 2015
Subjects:
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Littorinimorpha
Rissooidea
RissoidaeCephalornis
Wiwaxia
Hygrophila
Caenogastropoda
Conus striatus
Hypsogastropoda
RissoidaeAnimalia
MolluscaAnimalia
Taxonomy
Setia
Manzonia
Eastern Atlantic
Northeast Atlantic
Online Access:https://zenodo.org/record/578721
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., S. ermelindoi sp. n., S. 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.

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