Description of new Muricidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) collected during the ATIMO VATAE expedition to Madagascar “Deep South”

The extreme south of Madagascar is noted for the endemism of its marine biota, notably molluscs. Six new species of Muricidae Rafinesque, 1815 are described in the present paper; three in the subfamily Muricinae Rafinesque, 1815: Chicoreus (Triplex) kantori n. sp., Naquetia manwaii n. sp. and Dermom...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Zoosystema 2013-12, Vol.35 (4), p.503-523
Hauptverfasser:	Roland, Houart, Héros, Virginie
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Chicoreus kantori Dermomurex charlesi espèces nouvelles Favartia fournierae Favartia tantelyi Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Gastropoda Gastéropodes Grand Sud » malgache Invertebrates Madagascar “Deep South” Marine Mollusca Mollusques Muricidae Muricopsinae Naquetia manwaii new species Rapaninae Semiricinula bozzettii Systematics. Geographical distribution
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Zusammenfassung:	The extreme south of Madagascar is noted for the endemism of its marine biota, notably molluscs. Six new species of Muricidae Rafinesque, 1815 are described in the present paper; three in the subfamily Muricinae Rafinesque, 1815: Chicoreus (Triplex) kantori n. sp., Naquetia manwaii n. sp. and Dermomurex (Dermomurex) charlesi n. sp.; two in the subfamily Muricopsinae Radwin & D'Attilio, 1971: Favartia (Favartia) tantelyi n. sp. and Favartia (Pygmaepterys) fournierae n. sp.; and one in the subfamily Rapaninae Gray, 1853: Semiricinula bozzettii n. sp. Similar species from Madagascar and from other regions are compared and illustrated. The radula of Naquetia manwaii n. sp. and of Semiricinula bozzettii n. sp. are illustrated.
ISSN:	1280-9551 1638-9387
DOI:	10.5252/z2013n4a5