Range extension of Guyanella clenchi (Altena, 1968) (Bivalvia, Lucinidae) with new records from Abrolhos Bank, Brazil

By

Romera, Bárbara
Costa, Flávia Maria Pereira
Pires-Vanin, Ana Maria Setubal.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019-7-5

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

15

Series / Issue

Issue: 4

Pages

549--555

Subjects

Marine faunas , Mollusca , occurrence , overlapping distribution , Sampling , southwestern Atlantic

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/15.4.549

 

Abstract

Guyanella clenchi (Altena, 1968) is newly reported from Abrolhos Bank, northeastern Brazil. The new records extend the distribution of this species to the Southern Atlantic and reinforce the known overlap between the Caribbean and South American marine faunas. Even though it inhabits well-sampled regions, G. clenchi is a poorly known species which is not well represented in collections. The new occurrence of the species in the Southern Atlantic draws attention to the necessity of further improvement in sampling strategies aimed at filling in the distribution gaps of species.