A new species of Nassarius (Gastropoda, Nassariidae) from Canopus Bank, off Northeast Brazil

A new species of Nassarius (Gastropoda, Nassariidae) from Canopus Bank, off Northeast Brazil

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Nassarius levis sp. nov. is described from Canopus Bank, off Ceará, Northeast Brazil, based on shell morphology. It differs from other Brazilian species of the genus in having a more elongate shell, with a weakly developed parietal shield and a notably smooth surface. This last trait has not yet bee...

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Main Authors: Daniel Abbate, Daniel Caracanhas Cavallari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2013-01-01
Series:Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia
Subjects:
Água profunda
Nassariinae
Escultura lisa
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0031-10492013000100001&lng=en&tlng=en
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spelling doaj-13c55466fb0d493b8687c4c0ff3c1b152020-11-24T21:05:53ZengUniversidade de São PauloPapéis Avulsos de Zoologia1807-02052013-01-015311410.1590/S0031-10492013000100001S0031-10492013000100001A new species of Nassarius (Gastropoda, Nassariidae) from Canopus Bank, off Northeast BrazilDaniel Abbate0Daniel Caracanhas Cavallari1Universidade de São PauloUniversidade de São PauloNassarius levis sp. nov. is described from Canopus Bank, off Ceará, Northeast Brazil, based on shell morphology. It differs from other Brazilian species of the genus in having a more elongate shell, with a weakly developed parietal shield and a notably smooth surface. This last trait has not yet been described among the Western Atlantic Nassarius, but it is common to other congeners from the Eastern Atlantic, such as Nassarius elatus (Gould, 1845) and the Indo-Pacific, such as Nassarius excellens (Kuroda & Habe, 1961).http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0031-10492013000100001&lng=en&tlng=enÁgua profundaNassariinaeEscultura lisa
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Daniel Caracanhas Cavallari
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Daniel Caracanhas Cavallari
A new species of Nassarius (Gastropoda, Nassariidae) from Canopus Bank, off Northeast Brazil
Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia
Água profunda
Nassariinae
Escultura lisa
author_facet Daniel Abbate
Daniel Caracanhas Cavallari
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title A new species of Nassarius (Gastropoda, Nassariidae) from Canopus Bank, off Northeast Brazil
title_short A new species of Nassarius (Gastropoda, Nassariidae) from Canopus Bank, off Northeast Brazil
title_full A new species of Nassarius (Gastropoda, Nassariidae) from Canopus Bank, off Northeast Brazil
title_fullStr A new species of Nassarius (Gastropoda, Nassariidae) from Canopus Bank, off Northeast Brazil
title_full_unstemmed A new species of Nassarius (Gastropoda, Nassariidae) from Canopus Bank, off Northeast Brazil
title_sort new species of nassarius (gastropoda, nassariidae) from canopus bank, off northeast brazil
publisher Universidade de São Paulo
series Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia
issn 1807-0205
publishDate 2013-01-01
description Nassarius levis sp. nov. is described from Canopus Bank, off Ceará, Northeast Brazil, based on shell morphology. It differs from other Brazilian species of the genus in having a more elongate shell, with a weakly developed parietal shield and a notably smooth surface. This last trait has not yet been described among the Western Atlantic Nassarius, but it is common to other congeners from the Eastern Atlantic, such as Nassarius elatus (Gould, 1845) and the Indo-Pacific, such as Nassarius excellens (Kuroda & Habe, 1961).
topic Água profunda
Nassariinae
Escultura lisa
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0031-10492013000100001&lng=en&tlng=en
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