Pickworthiidae and Aqabarellidae New Family (Caenogastropoda, Mollusca) of Aqaba, Jordan: Their Larval Shells and Remarks about Their Evolution and Relation
Abstract:Among small sized gastropods found in Aqaba (Jordan), Sansonia occurs relatively common with Sansonia cebuana which is recognized from the the fringing reef near the Marine Biological Station at Aqaba, while Mecoliotia and Chrystella are rare. Mecoliotia aqabaensis n. sp and Chrystella shinaqi n. sp are described with the later resembling Chrystella finckhi. They are compared with other members of the Pickworthiidae, of which a new species of Discrevina from Indonesia is described. A species of Aqabarella new … Show more
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