Journal of Tropical Oceanography ›› 2022, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (2): 189-192.doi: 10.11978/2021044CSTR: 32234.14.2021044

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A new record of genus Cuspivolva (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Ovulidae) in coastal waters off Xiamen

CHEN Zhiyun1(), GUO Xiang, LIU Yi2(), WEI Peng, ZHANG Suping3   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China
    2. Putian Green Sprout Coastal Wetlands Research Center, Putian 351100, China
    3. Institute of Oceanology, Department of Marine Organiasm Taxonaomy & Phylogeny, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
  • Received:2021-04-08 Revised:2021-06-18 Online:2022-03-10 Published:2021-06-24
  • Contact: CHEN Zhiyun,LIU Yi E-mail:chenzhiyun@scsio.ac.cn;yiliu@china-mangrove.org
  • Supported by:
    National Science and Technology Fundamental Resources Investigation Program of China(2017FY201404);Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(2021A1515011521);National R&D Infrastructure and Facility Development Program of China(2005DKA21402);National Animal Collection Resource Center, China

Abstract:

We report one newly recorded species of the genus Cuspivolva (Gastropoda, Ovulidae) from the offshore waters off Xiamen, Fujian Province: Cuspivolva bellica (C. N. Cate, 1973). All the specimens were collected near the low-tide line and inhabited on the branches of gorgonian corals; and now they are deposited in the Tropical Marine Biodiversity Collections of the South China Sea Chinese Academy of Sciences (TMBC). The shell morphological features of this species were presented, along with its habitat and distribution. Differences between this species and similar species are compared and discussed. Until now, there are eight Cuspivolva species known from waters off China. The discovery of this new species further enriches the cowries diversity in Chinese waters. A list of Cuspivolva species known from Chinese waters is also given in the paper.

Key words: Gastropoda, Ovulidae, Cuspivolva, Cuspivolva bellica, new record

CLC Number: 

  • Q959.212