First record and new combination of a rissoid gastropod from off south Brazil

After 35 years of its original description, Rissoa cruzi Castellanos & Fernández, 1974 is first recorded in southern Brazilian waters. An analysis of both shell and radular characteristics indicated that R. cruzi does not conform to its current generic assignment. Based on shell characters, R. c...

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Main Authors:	Inga Veitenheimer-Mendes, Fabio Wiggers
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2009-12-01
Series:	Biotemas
Subjects:	Brazil new combination new record Rissoidae South Western Atlantic
Online Access:	http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume224/251a254.pdf

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spelling	doaj-4b13a2d409a04e45a156e3e22a287b592020-11-24T22:22:27ZengUniversidade Federal de Santa CatarinaBiotemas0103-16432009-12-01224251254First record and new combination of a rissoid gastropod from off south BrazilInga Veitenheimer-MendesFabio WiggersAfter 35 years of its original description, Rissoa cruzi Castellanos & Fernández, 1974 is first recorded in southern Brazilian waters. An analysis of both shell and radular characteristics indicated that R. cruzi does not conform to its current generic assignment. Based on shell characters, R. cruzi is placed in the genus Alvania Risso, 1826. A comparison with other rissoids from the same region is also provided.http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume224/251a254.pdfBrazilnew combinationnew recordRissoidaeSouth Western Atlantic
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title	First record and new combination of a rissoid gastropod from off south Brazil
title_short	First record and new combination of a rissoid gastropod from off south Brazil
title_full	First record and new combination of a rissoid gastropod from off south Brazil
title_fullStr	First record and new combination of a rissoid gastropod from off south Brazil
title_full_unstemmed	First record and new combination of a rissoid gastropod from off south Brazil
title_sort	first record and new combination of a rissoid gastropod from off south brazil
publisher	Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
series	Biotemas
issn	0103-1643
publishDate	2009-12-01
description	After 35 years of its original description, Rissoa cruzi Castellanos & Fernández, 1974 is first recorded in southern Brazilian waters. An analysis of both shell and radular characteristics indicated that R. cruzi does not conform to its current generic assignment. Based on shell characters, R. cruzi is placed in the genus Alvania Risso, 1826. A comparison with other rissoids from the same region is also provided.
topic	Brazil new combination new record Rissoidae South Western Atlantic
url	http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume224/251a254.pdf
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First record and new combination of a rissoid gastropod from off south Brazil

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