Note sulle larve planctoniche dei Prosobranchi (Mollusca: Gastropoda) bentonici delle acque mediterranee egiziane = Note on shells of larvae of benthic prosobranch gastropods collected along the Mediterranean coast of Egypt
Sabelli, B.; Tommasini, S. (1988). Note sulle larve planctoniche dei Prosobranchi (Mollusca: Gastropoda) bentonici delle acque mediterranee egiziane = Note on shells of larvae of benthic prosobranch gastropods collected along the Mediterranean coast of Egypt. Cah. Biol. Mar. 29(3): 331-352
In: Cahiers de Biologie Marine. Station Biologique de Roscoff: Paris. ISSN 0007-9723; e-ISSN 2262-3094, meer
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- Sabelli, B.
- Tommasini, S.
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| Abstract |
Shells of larvae of benthic Prosobranch Gastropods, collected along the Mediterranean coast of Egypt, have been studied by scanning electron microscopy. The authors were able to distinguish 20 different taxa: 11 taxa were recognized at species level, 7 taxa were recognized at genus level, 1 at family level and 1 at order level. According to protoconch morphology, 17 larvae belong to planctotrophic species while 3 larvae show lecitotrophic development. Due to detailed iconography, they decided to give only a brief description of the protoconchs; instead, they have paid greater attention to comparative analysis of the protoconchs of similar species in order to better discriminate them. |
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