About the surprising presence of Donax longissimus Thiele & Jaeckel, 1931 (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Donacidae) in Western Sahara (Morocco): a comparison with similar E Atlantic and South African species
Nolf, F. (2015). About the surprising presence of Donax longissimus Thiele & Jaeckel, 1931 (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Donacidae) in Western Sahara (Morocco): a comparison with similar E Atlantic and South African species. Neptunea 13(3): 1-26
In: Neptunea. Belgische Vereniging voor Conchyliologie, Afdeling Kust: De Haan. ISSN 1378-2029, more
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| Keywords |
Bivalvia [WoRMS]; Donacidae J. Fleming, 1828 [WoRMS]; Donax burnupi G. B. Sowerby III, 1894 [WoRMS]; Donax longissimus Thiele, 1931 [WoRMS]; Donax prolongatus
South Africa [Marine Regions]
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Donax prolongatus; Western Sahara |
| Abstract |
Specimens of an unknown DonaxDonax longissimus Thiele & Jaeckel, 1931, a species often confused with Donax burnupi G.B. Sowerby III, 1894 also present in South Africa and Mozambique. In this paper Donax longissimus is compared with other similar species from the E Atlantic waters and D. prolongatus (Turton, 1932) is regarded as a junior synonyms. |
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