Original paper
A new Polititapes Chiamenti, 1900 (Bivalvia: Veneridae) from Namibia
Zettler, M. L.; Alf, A.
Archiv für Molluskenkunde International Journal of Malacology Band 150 Heft 1 (2021), p. 1 - 4
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published: Jun 30, 2021
DOI: 10.1127/arch.moll/150/001-004
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Abstract
During 2 sampling campaigns single valves of a minute species of Polititapes were dredged at 26–42 m depths off the northern coast of Namibia. The shells were found in muddy and silty sediment with a high diversity of benthic life. Polititapes parvovalis sp. nov. differs from all known West and South African Veneridae and is described as new. Because of the indistinct lunule, we have assigned the new species to the genus Polititapes with reservations.
Keywords
New species • marine • taxonomy • South East Atlantic • Kunene River mouth