A new species of Semele from Trindade oceanic island, Brazil (Tellinoidea: Semelidae)
In: Archiv für Molluskenkunde (2004). Schweizerbart: Stuttgart. ISSN 1869-0963, more
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| Keywords |
Taxonomic status > New taxa > New species
Bivalvia [WoRMS]; Semele Schumacher, 1817 [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
| Author keywords |
Bivalvia; anatomy; morphology; taxonomy; systematics |
| Abstract |
Semele trindadis is a new species so far endemic to Trindade Island, a remote island in the north-western South Atlantic Ocean. The study is based on 17 specimens, including 2 with soft parts. The main character of this species is strong concentric sculpture. The anatomy of a young specimen is described, and it shows typical semelid features, but the retractor siphonal muscles, the palps, and the foot are small, the intestine has a single loop, and there is a distinctive arrangement of muscles in the siphonal chamber. This species is easily distinguishable as the only semelid, and even tellinoidean, from Trindade Island. |
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