Description and morphology of the “Juan de Fuca vent mussel”, Benthomodiolus erebus sp. n. (Bivalvia, Mytilidae, Bathymodiolinae): “Phylogenetically basal but morphologically advanced”

The Juan de Fuca vent mussel first found in 1990 is formally described as Benthomodiolus erebus sp. n. Comparisons are made with the three other species previously assigned to Benthomodiolus namely B. lignocola, B. geikotsucola and B. abyssicola. The anatomies of all four species are examined and ar...

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Main Author: P. Graham Oliver
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2015-08-01
Series:Zoosystematics and Evolution
Online Access:http://zse.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=5417