Brachiopods from Canopus Bank (Southwestern Atlantic, Brazil)

Taxonomical study on the Vetigastropoda (Mollusca) from Canopus Bank, NE Brazil, with further remarks on their distribution along the Western Atlantic

“…fischeri, and some species studied herein occur in the Caribbean and along the Brazilian coast as well, e.g., Ancistrobasis costulata, Diodora sayi, Parviturbo rehderi, Homalopoma linnei, Lucapina aegis. A similar situation has been verified for other invertebrates collected in Canopus, such as brachiopods (see Marques, 2016). Several authors consider the fauna of the northern Brazilian coast as an "impoverished" extension of the Caribbean counterpart, with a continuous decrease in diversity towards the south (e.g., Mathews & Rios, 1974;Palacio, 1982).…”

Recent Brachiopods From South Atlantic Ocean: First Occurrence of the Lingulidae and Its Biogeographic Implications

“…Ten genera and 20 species are recorded from the Atlantic coast of Central and South America, distributed since Caribbean until Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina coasts (Zezina, 2008(Zezina, , 2010. However, studies on recent brachiopods in the Western South Atlantic Ocean are still scarce [e.g., Simões et al, 2004;Marques, 2018, both with articulate brachiopod fauna (Subphylum Rhynchonelliformea); Emig, 2017] Thus, the present study aims to describe the first occurrence of Lingulidae for the South Atlantic Ocean.…”

“…Previous studies demonstrate that the brachiopod fauna of the South Atlantic is significantly abundant and appears to be predominantly composed of cosmopolitan species (Amaral & Jablonski, 2005;Kowalewski et al, 2002;Simões et al, 2004;Marques, 2018;Bitner & Álvarez, 2013). Ten genera and 20 species are recorded from the Atlantic coast of Central and South America, distributed since Caribbean until Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina coasts (Zezina, 2008(Zezina, , 2010.…”