A NEW SPECIES OF ABYSSOCHRYSOS (GASTROPODA: LOXONEMATOIDEA) FROM THE OMAN MARGIN |
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| Authors: | KILLEEN IAN J; OLIVER P GRAHAM |
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| Institution: |
1 Research Associate, BioSyB, National Museum
of Wales, Cathays Pk, Cardiff, CF1 3NP;
2 BioSyB, National Museum of Wales, Cathays Pk,
Cardiff, CF1 3NP |
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| Abstract: | A new species of Abyssochrysos, A. xouthos n. sp. is
describedfrom south-west Oman in the northern Arabian Sea at a depth
of3150 metres. This represents the first record of this genusfrom
the northern Indian Ocean. Of the five previously describedextant
species of Abyssochrysos A. xouthos is most similar to
A.melanioides from which it differs in radular and shell
characters. (Received 22 February 1999; accepted 20 May 1999) |
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