Rectidens lauris Zieritz, sp. nov.
Rectidens lauris Zieritz et al., sp. nov. (Fig. 4) Type locality: Sungai Rempangi (Pawan Drainage), 17 km SSW of Randau, Ketapang Regency, West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Type: Holotype, FKH_MFw_x533. Paratype, FKH_MFw_ x519, Sungai Melayu [Pawan Drainage], 18.7km SSW of Randau, Ketapang Regency, West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Material examined: Two lots: FKH_MFw_x533, FKH_MFw_x519. Diagnosis: Morphologically very similar to Rectidens sumatrensis. Description: Shell thin, elongate shell outline; dorsal margin slightly rounded; ventral margin straight; posterior slope slightly biangulate; umbo even with hinge line; periostracum, yellowish/ greenish brown. Psedocardinal teeth, long, thick, one tooth in less valve* two teeth in right valve. Lateral teeth long* curved* two in less valve* one in right valve; Nacre white* with peach tint near the umbo. Soss anatomy unavailable for study. Distribution: Known from only two localities in the Pawan drainage in West Kalimantan % Fig. 5). Etymology: Ŋe species is named asser the river catchment of its type locality* i.e. the Laur River basin* and the ethnic group indigenous to this area* i.e. ‘Dayak Laur’.
Institutions
- Smithsonian Institution (US)
- Tanjungpura University (ID)
- National Museum of Natural History (US)
- Universidade do Porto (PT)
- Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (MY)
- Nalanda Open University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2024-12-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13738521
- Primary Topic
- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
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