Published August 19, 2024 | Version v1
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Galeommatoidea (Bivalvia) from Namibia (Part 2)

  • 1. Senckenberg am Meer Wilhelmshaven
  • 2. Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research

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This work presents the second part of a study of the superfamily Galeommatoidea (Bivalvia) found on the continental shelf and upper bathyal slope off Namibia, SW Africa. One new species is proposed: Saxicavella trapezia n. sp. Three species (Galeomma turtoni W. Turton, 1825, Planktomya magna Gofas, 2000 and Kellia suborbicularis (Montagu, 1803)) are reported for the first time from Namibia. A fourth species (of the genus Lasaea), which is known from the literature, has not yet been confirmed

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urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:2414EE94-E4C4-4227-B208-054E08675983