Mollusca, Bivalvia, Cuspidariidae, Plectodon braziliensis (E. A. Smith, 1915) n. comb.: record of the genus for the South Atlantic, off Brazil

Mollusca, Bivalvia, Cuspidariidae, Plectodon braziliensis (E. A. Smith, 1915) n. comb.: record of the genus for the South Atlantic, off Brazil

An analysis of bivalves shells collected off the coast of Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and specimens of scientific collections, identified as Cuspidaria braziliensis E. A. Smith, 1915 was made. From the examination of syntypes of C. braziliensis and the type species of the genus Plectodon C...

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Main Authors: Daniel Pimpão, Inga Veitenheimer-Mendes, Fabrizio Scarabino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2010-10-01
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Online Access:https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/18132/download/pdf/
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spelling doaj-d9207b708de04923bdf66ac8f9bfee8a2021-05-21T15:22:28ZengPensoft PublishersCheck List1809-127X2010-10-016464865110.15560/6.4.64818132Mollusca, Bivalvia, Cuspidariidae, Plectodon braziliensis (E. A. Smith, 1915) n. comb.: record of the genus for the South Atlantic, off BrazilDaniel PimpãoInga Veitenheimer-MendesFabrizio ScarabinoAn analysis of bivalves shells collected off the coast of Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and specimens of scientific collections, identified as Cuspidaria braziliensis E. A. Smith, 1915 was made. From the examination of syntypes of C. braziliensis and the type species of the genus Plectodon Carpenter, 1864, a redescription was made and it is proposed to transfer the species to the genus Plectodon, resulting in the new combination Plectodon braziliensis (E.A. Smith, 1915). This is the first record of a Plectodon species for the South Atlantic.https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/18132/download/pdf/
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Mollusca, Bivalvia, Cuspidariidae, Plectodon braziliensis (E. A. Smith, 1915) n. comb.: record of the genus for the South Atlantic, off Brazil
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Inga Veitenheimer-Mendes
Fabrizio Scarabino
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title Mollusca, Bivalvia, Cuspidariidae, Plectodon braziliensis (E. A. Smith, 1915) n. comb.: record of the genus for the South Atlantic, off Brazil
title_short Mollusca, Bivalvia, Cuspidariidae, Plectodon braziliensis (E. A. Smith, 1915) n. comb.: record of the genus for the South Atlantic, off Brazil
title_full Mollusca, Bivalvia, Cuspidariidae, Plectodon braziliensis (E. A. Smith, 1915) n. comb.: record of the genus for the South Atlantic, off Brazil
title_fullStr Mollusca, Bivalvia, Cuspidariidae, Plectodon braziliensis (E. A. Smith, 1915) n. comb.: record of the genus for the South Atlantic, off Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Mollusca, Bivalvia, Cuspidariidae, Plectodon braziliensis (E. A. Smith, 1915) n. comb.: record of the genus for the South Atlantic, off Brazil
title_sort mollusca, bivalvia, cuspidariidae, plectodon braziliensis (e. a. smith, 1915) n. comb.: record of the genus for the south atlantic, off brazil
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description An analysis of bivalves shells collected off the coast of Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and specimens of scientific collections, identified as Cuspidaria braziliensis E. A. Smith, 1915 was made. From the examination of syntypes of C. braziliensis and the type species of the genus Plectodon Carpenter, 1864, a redescription was made and it is proposed to transfer the species to the genus Plectodon, resulting in the new combination Plectodon braziliensis (E.A. Smith, 1915). This is the first record of a Plectodon species for the South Atlantic.
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