Catalogue of the Mollusca Polyplacophora from the Atlantic coast of Southern Iberian Peninsula

Authors

  • M. P. Carmona Zalvide Departamento Bioloxía Animal, Facultade de Bioloxía, Universidade de Santiago. 15706 Santiago de Compostela
  • F. J. García Laboratorio de Biología Marina, Departamento de Fisiología y Biología Animal, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Avda. Reina Mercedes s/n, Apdo.1095, 41080 Sevilla

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/graellsia.2000.v56.i0.304

Keywords:

Molluscan Polyplacophora, check-list, Atlantic coast, SW Iberian Peninsula

Abstract


In this paper, an updated check-list of the polyplacophoran species from Sagres (Portugal) to Strait of Gibraltar is present. Twenty taxa are recorded in this area: Lepidopleurus cajetanus, Leptochiton cancellatus, Leptochiton algesirensis, Leptochiton scabridus, Callochiton septemvalvis, Callochiton euplaeae, Lepidochitona cinerea, Lepidochitona corrugata, Lepidochitona canariensis, Lepidochitona monterosatoi, Lepidochitona kaasi, Lepidochitona severianoi, Chaetopleura angulata, Ischnochiton rissoi, Chiton olivaceus, Chiton corallinus, Chiton phaesolinus, Acanthochitona fascicularis and Acanthochitona crinita. From these species, Lepidochitona canariensis, L simrothi, Callochiton septemvalvis and Lepidochitona monterosatoi amplify their geographical distribution to Southern Atlantic coast of southern Iberian Peninsula.

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M. P. Carmona Zalvide, Departamento Bioloxía Animal, Facultade de Bioloxía, Universidade de Santiago. 15706 Santiago de Compostela

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Published

2000-12-30

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Carmona Zalvide MP, García FJ. Catalogue of the Mollusca Polyplacophora from the Atlantic coast of Southern Iberian Peninsula. Graellsia [Internet]. 2000Dec.30 [cited 2025May1];56:5-14. Available from: https://graellsia.revistas.csic.es/index.php/graellsia/article/view/304

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