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Cyamiocardium denticulatum

  • 1. Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research, Biological Oceanography, Seestrasse 15, D- 18119 Rostock, Germany
  • 2. Universität Rostock, Institut für Biowissenschaften, Allgemeine & Spezielle Zoologie, Universitätsplatz 2, D- 18055 Rostock, Germany

Description

14. Cyamiocardium denticulatum (E. A. Smith, 1907) [Figs 7F–H]

Cyamium denticulatum E. A. Smith, 1907: 3, pl. 3, figs 4–4b

Material examined. • 1 spm, Stn. 1; • 66 spms, Stn. 2; • 60 spms, Stn. 3; • 16 spms, Stn. 6; • 10 spms, Stn. 7; • 3 spms, Stn. 8; • 6 spms, Stn. 10; • 11 spms, Stn. 11; • 19 spms, Stn. 13; • 1 spm, Stn. 14; • 66 spms, Stn. 15.

Type locality. Winter Quarters, McMurdo Sound (Ross Sea), 23 m depth.

Bathymetric distribution. 5–507 m.

Substrate. Soft bottom.

Geographical distribution. ANTARCTICA: Circum-Antarctic. SUBANTARCTICA: -. SCOTIA ARC: South Georgia, South Shetland Islands. SOUTH AMERICA: -.

Remarks. In both Fildes Strait and Ardley Cove, the species was very common in depths between 35 and 100 m. The species is already known from the Maxwell and Admiralty Bays.

References. Nicol (1966), Arnaud et al. (1986), Rauschert (1991), Absher & Feijó (1998), Narchi et al. (2002), Engl (2012), Urcola & Zelaya (2018).

Notes

Published as part of Zettler, Michael L. & Bick, Andreas, 2025, Molluscs from a shallow bay of King George Island (Antarctica, South Shetland Islands): An annotated checklist with new distributional records, pp. 401-450 in Zootaxa 5631 (3) on pages 414-416, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5631.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/15370912

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
E. A. Smith
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Family
Cyamiidae
Genus
Cyamiocardium
Species
denticulatum
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Cyamiocardium denticulatum (Smith, 1907) sec. Zettler & Bick, 2025

References

  • Smith, E. A. (1907) Lamellibranchiata. National Antarctic Expedition 1901 - 1904, Natural History, Zoology, 2, 1-7, pls 1 - 2.
  • Philippi, R. A. (1845) Diagnosen einiger neuen Conchylien. Archiv fur Naturgeschichte, 11, 50-71.
  • Nicol, D. (1966) Descriptions, ecology, and geographic distribution of some Antarctic pelecypods. Bulletins of American Paleontology, 51 (231), 1-102.
  • ArnaUd, P. M., JazdzEwskI, K., PrEslEr, P. & SIcInskI, J. (1986) PrElImInary sUrvEy Of bEnthIc InvErtEbratEs cOllEctEd by POlIsh Antarctic Expeditions in Admiralty Bay. Polish Polar Research, 7 (1 - 2), 7-24.
  • Rauschert, M. (1991) Ergebnisse der faunistischen Arbeiten im Benthal von King George Island (Sudshetlandinseln, Antarktis). Berichte zur Polarforschung, 76, 1-75. https://doi.org/10.2312/BzP_0076_1991
  • Absher, T. M. & Feijo, A. R. (1998) Morphology and ecology of bivalve molluscs from Admiralty Bay, King George Island, Antarctica. Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 41 (4), 437-446. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-89131998000400008
  • Narchi, W., Domaneschi, O. & Passos, F. D. (2002) Bivalves Antarticos e Subantarticos coletados durante as Expedicoes Cientificas Brasileiras a Antartica I a IX (1982 - 1991). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, 19 (3), 645-675. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0101-81752002000300003
  • Engl, W. (2012) Shells of Antarctica. Conchbooks, Hackenheim, 402 pp.
  • Urcola, M. R. & Zelaya, D. G. (2018) The genus Cyamiocardium Soot-Ryen, 1951 (Bivalvia: Cyamiidae) in sub-Antarctic and Antarctic waters. Polar Biology, 41, 1157-1174. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-018-2275-8