A new species of Nassarius (Gastropoda, Nassariidae) from Canopus Bank, off Northeast Brazil

Authors

  • Daniel Abbate Universidade de São Paulo; Museu de Zoologia
  • Daniel Caracanhas Cavallari Universidade de São Paulo; Museu de Zoologia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0031-10492013000100001

Keywords:

Deep-water, Nassariinae, smooth sculpture

Abstract

Nassarius levis sp. nov. is described from Canopus Bank, off Ceará, Northeast Brazil, based on shell morphology. It differs from other Brazilian species of the genus in having a more elongate shell, with a weakly developed parietal shield and a notably smooth surface. This last trait has not yet been described among the Western Atlantic Nassarius, but it is common to other congeners from the Eastern Atlantic, such as Nassarius elatus (Gould, 1845) and the Indo-Pacific, such as Nassarius excellens (Kuroda & Habe, 1961).

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Published

2013-01-01

Issue

Vol. 53 No. 1 (2013)

Section

naodefinida

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Copyrights: Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia. The journal is licensed under a Creative Commons attribution-type CC-BY.

How to Cite

Abbate, D., & Cavallari, D. C. (2013). A new species of Nassarius (Gastropoda, Nassariidae) from Canopus Bank, off Northeast Brazil . Papéis Avulsos De Zoologia, 53(1), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0031-10492013000100001