Fauna Norvegica (Nov 2010)

Thyasira ockelmanni (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Veneroidea), A new species of Thyasiridae from the Norwegian Sea

  • Rozemarijn Keuning,
  • Christoffer Schander

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5324/fn.v30i0.640
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 30

Abstract

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A new species of Thyasiridae, Thyasira ockelmanni n.sp. is described from the abyssal depths of the Norwegian Sea. The generic assignment is tentative and possible alternatives are discussed. The new species has some resemblance to Thyasira subovata (Jeffreys, 1881) and Adontorhina similis Barry & McCormack, 2007, but the posterior outline is rounded and not angulate or truncate as in these species.

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