Published August 19, 2024
| Version v1
Journal article
Open
Neoleptonidae (Bivalvia) from Namibia
Authors/Creators
- 1. Senckenberg am Meer Wilhelmshaven
- 2. Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research
Description
This work presents two new species of the family Neoleptonidae (Bivalvia) found off
Namibia, SW Africa: Neolepton torraense n. sp. and Neolepton san n. sp. Neolepton torraense
n. sp. was found in a gravity core penetrating a Late Pleistocene stratigraphic
sequence on the shelf and Neolepton san n. sp. was found alive on the upper bathyal
slope. These records are the first of this genus off Namibia. We compare the two species
found with, among others, Neolepton atlanticum (E. A. Smith, 1890), which is widespread
in South Africa, on the basis of our own material from False Bay.
Files
Iberus_42_2_2024_6_Hoffman_Neo.pdf
Files
(2.9 MB)
| Name | Size | Download all |
|---|---|---|
|
md5:ccd5744631b8cfe123a3cc0f7584a466
|
2.9 MB | Preview Download |
Additional details
Identifiers
- URN
- urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:C7EA3309-95C7-4EA4-983C-86DB70E28B26