Molecular and morphological systematics of a new, reef forming, cupped oyster from the northern Arabian Gulf: Talonostrea salpinx new species

The rocky northern shores of Kuwait and those of the western, inner shores of Kuwait Bay are dominated by a small, densely encrusting oyster. The identity of this oyster has never been confirmed and was mistaken previously for a small Saccostrea. The shell morphology suggests that th...

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Main Authors: Manal Al-Kandari, P. Graham Oliver, Daniele Salvi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2021-06-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/66992/download/pdf/