Open AccessRestoration of the genus <i>Squamophora</i> (Mollusca: Polyplacophora: Loricidae)
Author(s) -
Boris I. Sirenko
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ruthenica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2307-7336
pISSN - 0136-0027
DOI - 10.35885/ruthenica.2021.31(2).1
Subject(s) - polyplacophora , mollusca , genus , biology , zoology , dorsum , type species , anatomy
I propose to restore the old genus name Squamophora for S. oviformis and the described herein S. nierstraszi sp. nov.. A new emendation of the genus Squamophora is provided, taking into account the main features of the shell, girdle and radula that distinguish it from the closely-related genus Loricella. The new species differs from the type species by the sculpture of the dorsal scales and the shape of the radula teeth.