A new large tellinid species of the genus Pharaonella from the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan (Mollusca, Bivalvia)

A new large tellinid species of the genus Pharaonella from the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan (Mollusca, Bivalvia)

A new tellinid species, Pharaonella amanyu sp. n., is described from sand banks around Amami Islands, the Ryukyu Archipelago, in southern Japan. A molecular phylogenetic analysis suggests that this new species is closely related to P. sieboldii. This species has long siphons and li...

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Main Authors: Makoto Kato, Luna Yamamori, Ryutaro Goto, Remi Tsubaki, Ken Ohsuga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2017-10-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=12888
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spelling doaj-5e8b1a72a0d149199696d8c6a6804b3b2020-11-24T23:41:44ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29891313-29702017-10-0170511310.3897/zookeys.705.1288812888A new large tellinid species of the genus Pharaonella from the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan (Mollusca, Bivalvia)Makoto Kato0Luna Yamamori1Ryutaro Goto2Remi Tsubaki3Ken Ohsuga4Kyoto UniversityKyoto UniversityKyoto UniversityJapan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and TechnologyUnaffiliated A new tellinid species, Pharaonella amanyu sp. n., is described from sand banks around Amami Islands, the Ryukyu Archipelago, in southern Japan. A molecular phylogenetic analysis suggests that this new species is closely related to P. sieboldii. This species has long siphons and lives buried deep in well-sorted white sand syntopically with Tonganaella tongana. These rare, large tellinid species are indicators of unspoiled tidal/subtidal sand flats, which should receive the highest priority conservation in the Ryukyu Archipelago. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=12888
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author Makoto Kato
Luna Yamamori
Ryutaro Goto
Remi Tsubaki
Ken Ohsuga
spellingShingle Makoto Kato
Luna Yamamori
Ryutaro Goto
Remi Tsubaki
Ken Ohsuga
A new large tellinid species of the genus Pharaonella from the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan (Mollusca, Bivalvia)
ZooKeys
author_facet Makoto Kato
Luna Yamamori
Ryutaro Goto
Remi Tsubaki
Ken Ohsuga
author_sort Makoto Kato
title A new large tellinid species of the genus Pharaonella from the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan (Mollusca, Bivalvia)
title_short A new large tellinid species of the genus Pharaonella from the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan (Mollusca, Bivalvia)
title_full A new large tellinid species of the genus Pharaonella from the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan (Mollusca, Bivalvia)
title_fullStr A new large tellinid species of the genus Pharaonella from the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan (Mollusca, Bivalvia)
title_full_unstemmed A new large tellinid species of the genus Pharaonella from the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan (Mollusca, Bivalvia)
title_sort new large tellinid species of the genus pharaonella from the ryukyu archipelago, japan (mollusca, bivalvia)
publisher Pensoft Publishers
series ZooKeys
issn 1313-2989
1313-2970
publishDate 2017-10-01
description A new tellinid species, Pharaonella amanyu sp. n., is described from sand banks around Amami Islands, the Ryukyu Archipelago, in southern Japan. A molecular phylogenetic analysis suggests that this new species is closely related to P. sieboldii. This species has long siphons and lives buried deep in well-sorted white sand syntopically with Tonganaella tongana. These rare, large tellinid species are indicators of unspoiled tidal/subtidal sand flats, which should receive the highest priority conservation in the Ryukyu Archipelago.
url https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=12888
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