Cyanocyclas brasiliana (Bivalvia: Cyrenidae) rediscovered in the limnic part of Parnaíba River delta, Northeast Brazil

Cyanocyclas brasiliana (Bivalvia: Cyrenidae) rediscovered in the limnic part of Parnaíba River delta, Northeast Brazil

Cyanocyclas brasiliana (Deshayes, 1854) known only from the original very short description and reported from Pará state was recently rediscovered. This is the first occurrence of a native species of Cyrenidae (formerly Corbiculidae) in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Due to a lack of previous data...

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Main Authors: Carla Suzy Brito, Maria Cristina Mansur, Cristina Rocha-Barreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2015-06-01
Series:Check List
Online Access:https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/19284/download/pdf/
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spelling doaj-4d13f16ee11c427fb8bc8bd3062423262020-11-25T01:58:51ZengPensoft PublishersCheck List1809-127X2015-06-011141510.15560/11.4.168519284Cyanocyclas brasiliana (Bivalvia: Cyrenidae) rediscovered in the limnic part of Parnaíba River delta, Northeast BrazilCarla Suzy Brito0Maria Cristina Mansur1Cristina Rocha-Barreira2Universidade Federal do PiauíUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulUniversidade Federal do CearáCyanocyclas brasiliana (Deshayes, 1854) known only from the original very short description and reported from Pará state was recently rediscovered. This is the first occurrence of a native species of Cyrenidae (formerly Corbiculidae) in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Due to a lack of previous data C. brasiliana was initially confused with Corbicula largillierti (Philippi, 1844), an invasive species of Asian origin, which was introduced in South America in the 1970s and already recorded from the North and Northeast regions of Brazil. Ecological aspects are described. To aid identification, type material was studied.https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/19284/download/pdf/
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Maria Cristina Mansur
Cristina Rocha-Barreira
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Maria Cristina Mansur
Cristina Rocha-Barreira
Cyanocyclas brasiliana (Bivalvia: Cyrenidae) rediscovered in the limnic part of Parnaíba River delta, Northeast Brazil
Check List
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Maria Cristina Mansur
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title Cyanocyclas brasiliana (Bivalvia: Cyrenidae) rediscovered in the limnic part of Parnaíba River delta, Northeast Brazil
title_short Cyanocyclas brasiliana (Bivalvia: Cyrenidae) rediscovered in the limnic part of Parnaíba River delta, Northeast Brazil
title_full Cyanocyclas brasiliana (Bivalvia: Cyrenidae) rediscovered in the limnic part of Parnaíba River delta, Northeast Brazil
title_fullStr Cyanocyclas brasiliana (Bivalvia: Cyrenidae) rediscovered in the limnic part of Parnaíba River delta, Northeast Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Cyanocyclas brasiliana (Bivalvia: Cyrenidae) rediscovered in the limnic part of Parnaíba River delta, Northeast Brazil
title_sort cyanocyclas brasiliana (bivalvia: cyrenidae) rediscovered in the limnic part of parnaíba river delta, northeast brazil
publisher Pensoft Publishers
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publishDate 2015-06-01
description Cyanocyclas brasiliana (Deshayes, 1854) known only from the original very short description and reported from Pará state was recently rediscovered. This is the first occurrence of a native species of Cyrenidae (formerly Corbiculidae) in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Due to a lack of previous data C. brasiliana was initially confused with Corbicula largillierti (Philippi, 1844), an invasive species of Asian origin, which was introduced in South America in the 1970s and already recorded from the North and Northeast regions of Brazil. Ecological aspects are described. To aid identification, type material was studied.
url https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/19284/download/pdf/
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