Caecidae (Gastropoda) collected by the research vessel Marion-Dufresne in southeastern Brazil
Lima, S.F.B.; Simone, L.R.L.; Guimarães, C.R.P. (2015). Caecidae (Gastropoda) collected by the research vessel Marion-Dufresne in southeastern Brazil. Strombus 22(1-2): 1-4
In: Strombus. Conquiliologistas Do Brasil: Sao Paulo. ISSN 1415-2827; e-ISSN 1983-2214, more
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- Lima, S.F.B.
- Simone, L.R.L.
- Guimarães, C.R.P.
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| Abstract |
Caecidae is a family of marine microgastropods that typically inhabit a multitude of shallow water ecosystems (Tunnel et al. 2010; Redfern 2013), feeding mainly on organic detritus (Pizzini & Nofroni 2001). Caecids collected from the continental slope are generally studied based only on worn shells (Folin 1880; Moore 1972; Pizzini & Nofroni 2001; present study), which supports the hypothesis that the group is uncommon (Di Geronimo et al. 1995) and probably allochthonous in deep waters (Moore 1972), as observed in the Atlantic Ocean. |
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