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A new species of Curvemysella T. Habe, 1959 (Bivalvia: Galeommatoidea) from the Yellow Sea, China

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: A new species of bivalve, Curvemysella bajie sp. nov. [八戒陷腹蛤] (Bivalvia, Galeommatoidea), is described, based on samples collected from Qingdao (Shandong, China). The intertidal zone of the China Yellow and Bohai Sea is home to a large number of Blepharipoda liberata (Shen, 1949), which often have clams attached to their bodies. Samples of B. liberata were collected from the intertidal zone of Golden Beach in Qingdao and examined for associated molluscs. In addition to description of the shell morphology of C. bajie sp. nov., molecular analysis based on four-gene combined dataset (18S + 28S + H3 + COI) also supports its phylogenetic position.

Source: Journal of conchology

DOI: 10.61733/jconch/4528

Authors: Hui Chen, Yue-Ming He, Wen-Wen Suo, Chong-Rui Wang, Xiao-Ping Wu

Institution: Nanchang University

Language: English

Topic: Marine Biology and Ecology Research

Subfield: Oceanography

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Life below water

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Nanjing Normal University