Open AccessFirst record of the abyssal bivalve Halicardia flexuosa (Bivalvia: Verticordiidae) in the Bay of Biscay
Author(s) -
Andrés Arias,
Irene Fernández Rodríguez,
Nuria Anadón
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
oceanological and hydrobiological studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.271
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1897-3191
pISSN - 1730-413X
DOI - 10.2478/ohs-2019-0037
Subject(s) - bay , abyssal zone , bivalvia , oceanography , canyon , biogeography , peninsula , ecology , fishery , geography , geology , biology , mollusca , cartography
The occurrence of the flexed verticord, Halicardia flexuosa (Verrill & S. Smith [in Verrill], 1881), is reported for the first time from the Bay of Biscay (North Iberian Peninsula). This rare bivalve was collected from deep waters (1200 m depth) of the Avilés Canyon Systems (Central Cantabrian Sea). We provide a detailed description and illustration of the species, as well as brief notes on its ecology at the new locality and its global biogeography.
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