A new genus and species of galeommatoid bivalve (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Montacutidae) from Kuwait Bay,Arabian Gulf |
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| Authors: | P Graham Oliver Valeriy A Skryabin Aws Y Al-Ghunaim |
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| Institution: | 1. National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom;2. School of Ocean Sciences, University of Bangor, Wales, United Kingdom;3. Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Safat, Kuwait |
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| Abstract: | Larissamya comta gen. n., sp. n., is described from Kuwait Bay, northern Arabian Gulf. The hinge is identical to that seen in Kurtiella and Montacutona but the spined dorsal margin is unique. Anatomically Larissamya differs from Kurtiella in retaining both gill demibranchs and from both Kurtiella and Montacutona in having greatly unequal adductor muscles. Co-occurrence and density data suggest that L. comta may be associated with the ophuroid Amphiura fasciata. http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:ECCB79FC-6EB2-4693-B1D4A014CB17C6D8 |
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| Keywords: | Arabian Gulf Bivalvia Montacutidae new genus new species |
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