Indo-Pacific migrants into the Mediterranean. 5 Chrysallida micronana nom. nov. for Chrysallida nana (Hornung and Mermod, 1924) (Gastropoda:Pyramidellidae)
Author(s) -
Bılal Öztürk
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
aquatic invasions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1798-6540
pISSN - 1818-5487
DOI - 10.3391/ai.2006.1.4.7
Subject(s) - gastropoda , biology , mediterranean climate , zoology , fishery , ecology
The occurrence of the alien species Chrysallida micronana [nom. nov. for Chrysallida nana (Hornung and Mermod, 1924) not Adams, A., 1861] (Gastropoda: Pyramidellidae) in the Mediterranean was investigated. In studies performed between 1997 and 2000, a total of 6 specimens were encountered from the Turkish coast of the Levantine and Aegean Seas. Descriptions of morphological features of the shell, along with the ecological and distributional aspects of the species are provided.
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