Re-establishment of Malletia sorror (Soot-Ryen, 1957), an endemic bathyal bivalve off Chile (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Nuculanoidea)
Fresh material of a nuculanoid bivalve of the genus Malletia, collected during an expedition of the R/V SONNE off Chile in 2023, allows the re-establishment of Malletia sorror (Soot-Ryen, 1957), a species previously considered a synonym of M. peruviana Dall, 1908.The morphology and anatomy of the new material is described and the characteristics that justify a separation from M. peruviana Dall, 1908 are worked out.
Authors
- Michael L. Zettler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5437-5495)
Institutions
- Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Gayana
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4067/s0717-65382024000200320
- Primary Topic
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
- Department of Invertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History