Mollusca, Bivalvia, Cuspidariidae, Plectodon braziliensis (E. A. Smith, 1915) n. comb.: record of the genus for the South Atlantic, off Brazil

By

Pimpão, Daniel M.
Veitenheimer-Mendes, Inga L.
Scarabino, Fabrizio

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2010-10-1

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

6

Series / Issue

Issue: 4

Pages

648--651

Subjects

Bivalvia , Mollusca

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/6.4.648

 

Abstract

An analysis of bivalves shells collected off the coast of Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and specimens of scientific collections, identified as Cuspidaria braziliensis E. A. Smith, 1915 was made. From the examination of syntypes of C. braziliensis and the type species of the genus Plectodon Carpenter, 1864, a redescription was made and it is proposed to transfer the species to the genus Plectodon, resulting in the new combination Plectodon braziliensis (E.A. Smith, 1915). This is the first record of a Plectodon species for the South Atlantic.