Checklist of the family Epitoniidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in Taiwan with description of a new species and some new records
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BACKGROUND The family Epitoniidae is a group of small to medium-sized gastropods and occurs globally from the intertidal zone to abyssal seabeds. There are 101 epitoniid species currently recorded from Taiwan. NEW INFORMATION Based on our investigations of seashores and fishing ports of Taiwan, a new species and 12 new records of Epitoniidae species are reported. Of the 12 new records, four are new to the East Asian region and two are new records to the Indo-Pacific region. Our results increase the number of Taiwanese Epitoniidae from 101 species to 114 species.
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دوره 39 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016