A new species of Arene (Vetigastropoda, Areneidae) from Canopus Bank, off NE Brazil
AUTOR(ES)
Cavallari, Daniel Caracanhas, Simone, Luiz Ricardo Lopes de
FONTE
Pap. Avulsos Zool.
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
07/05/2018
RESUMO
Abstract Arene lychee sp. nov. is described from Canopus Bank, a seamount located ~190 km off Fortaleza, Ceará, NE Brazil (02°14’25”S, 38°22’50”W), based on shell morphology. The species is characterized by a large, trochiform shell; color ranging from intense reddish to white (darker on spiral cords, lighter at base) with a yellow apex; sculpture of 3-8 wide spiral cords with large scale-like spines; cords separated by deep interspaces with similar width, and interspaces sculptured by closely-packed, thin axial growth lines.
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