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Rectidens lauris Zieritz, sp. nov.

Year: 2024
Type: other
Abstract: Rectidens lauris Zieritz et al., sp. nov. (Fig. 4) Type locality: Sungai Rempangi (Pawan Drainage), 17 km SSW of Randau, Ketapang Regency, West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Type: Holotype, FKH_MFw_x533. Paratype, FKH_MFw_ x519, Sungai Melayu [Pawan Drainage], 18.7km SSW of Randau, Ketapang Regency, West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Material examined: Two lots: FKH_MFw_x533, FKH_MFw_x519. Diagnosis: Morphologically very similar to Rectidens sumatrensis. Description: Shell thin, elongate shell outline; dorsal margin slightly rounded; ventral margin straight; posterior slope slightly biangulate; umbo even with hinge line; periostracum, yellowish/ greenish brown. Psedocardinal teeth, long, thick, one tooth in less valve* two teeth in right valve. Lateral teeth long* curved* two in less valve* one in right valve; Nacre white* with peach tint near the umbo. Soss anatomy unavailable for study. Distribution: Known from only two localities in the Pawan drainage in West Kalimantan % Fig. 5). Etymology: Ŋe species is named asser the river catchment of its type locality* i.e. the Laur River basin* and the ethnic group indigenous to this area* i.e. ‘Dayak Laur’.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13738520
Authors: Zieritz, Alexandra, Pfeiffer, John, Rahim, Khairul Adha A., Prayogo, Hari, Anwari, Muhammad Sofwan, Diba, Farah, Froufe, Elsa, Blackwell, Tabitha, Hartikainen, Hanna, Lopes-Lima, Manuel
Institutions: University of Nottingham, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Tanjungpura University, Universidade do Porto, Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos
Language: English
Subfield: Ecology
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6930480305
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