A new species of Arene (Vetigastropoda, Areneidae) from Canopus Bank, off NE Brazil
Cavallari, Daniel Caracanhas; Simone, Luiz Ricardo Lopes de.
Pap. avulsos Zool.;
58: 1-4, 2018. ilus
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em Inglês
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Resumo
Arene lychee sp. nov. is described from Canopus Bank, a seamount located ~190 km off Fortaleza, Ceará, NE Brazil (02°1425S, 38°2250W), 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.(AU)
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