A new species of Abyssochrysos (Gastropoda : Loxonematoidea) from the Omanmargin

Authors
Killeen, IJ Oliver, PG
Citation
Ij. Killeen et Pg. Oliver, A new species of Abyssochrysos (Gastropoda : Loxonematoidea) from the Omanmargin, J MOLLUS ST, 66, 2000, pp. 95-98
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Animal Sciences
Journal title
JOURNAL OF MOLLUSCAN STUDIES
ISSN journal
02601230 → ACNP
Volume
66
Year of publication
2000
Part
1
Pages
95 - 98
Database
ISI
SICI code
0260-1230(200002)66:<95:ANSOA(>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
A new species of Abyssochrysos, A. xouthos n. sp. is described from south-w est Oman in the northern Arabian Sea at a depth of 3150 metres. This repres ents the first record of this genus from the northern Indian Ocean. Of the five previously described extant species of Abyssochrysos A. xouthos is mos t similar to A. melanioides from which it differs in radular and shell char acters.