The genus Austrodaphnella Laseron, 1954, previously known only from Australian waters, is here reported from the Arabian Peninsula. Two species occur: A. yemenensis new species, from Yemen, Southern Red Sea, and A. alcestis (Melvill, 1906) new combination, a deep water species known only from the Gulf of Oman. SEM photographs of both species are provided.
Austrodaphnella yemenensis new species (Gastropoda: Turridae) from Yemen, Red Sea, with notes on A. Alcestis (Melvill, 1906)
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2001
Abstract
The genus Austrodaphnella Laseron, 1954, previously known only from Australian waters, is here reported from the Arabian Peninsula. Two species occur: A. yemenensis new species, from Yemen, Southern Red Sea, and A. alcestis (Melvill, 1906) new combination, a deep water species known only from the Gulf of Oman. SEM photographs of both species are provided.File in questo prodotto:
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