New records of Protobranchia (Mollusca: Bivalvia) in the Peruvian Sea

Authors

  • Carlos Paredes Laboratorio de Biología y Sistemática de Invertebrados Marinos, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, UNMSM, Apdo. 11-0058, Lima 11, Perú.
  • Franz Cardoso Laboratorio de Biología y Sistemática de Invertebrados Marinos, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, UNMSM, Apdo. 11-0058, Lima 11, Perú.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v8i1.6476

Keywords:

Mollusca, Protobranchia, new records, Peru.

Abstract

The following species of Bivalvia have been recorded for the first time for Peruvian waters: Nucula (Nucula) iphigenia (Dall, 1908); Ennucula cardara (Dall, 1916); Nuculana (Nuculana) extenuata (Dall, 1897); Orthoyoldia panamensis (Dall, 1908). These bivalves were collected in the platform and continental slope down to depths of 864 meters.

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Published

06/18/2001

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How to Cite

Paredes, Carlos, and Franz Cardoso. 2001. “New Records of Protobranchia (Mollusca: Bivalvia) in the Peruvian Sea”. Revista Peruana De Biología 8 (1): 05-10. https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v8i1.6476.