A new species of Simnia from England (Caenogastropoda: Ovulidae)

Molluscan Research 31(3): 167-175; published 30 Nov. 2011
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A new species of Simnia from England (Caenogastropoda: Ovulidae)

FELIX LORENZ^1* & CHRISTIAN MELAUN²

^{1 Chiapponi-Lorenz
Seashell Foundation (CLSF), Via Aspromonte 22, 23900 Lecco, Italy.

^{2
Biodiversity and Climate
Research Centre (BiK-F), Medical Biodiversity and Parasitology,
Senckenberganlage 25, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

*Corresponding author—Email: Felix.Lorenz@t-online.de

Abstract

A new
species of Ovulidae, Simnia
hiscocki, is described from
the Cornwall Peninsula, England, and compared with Simnia
patula occurring in the same
area, from which it differs in shell- and radula-morphological
features as well as ecological features. DNA analysis suggests that it
is a very young species whose host-specificity to Eunicella
verrucosa
makes it a potentially useful species for monitoring
sea-temperature-change.

Key words:
Ovulidae, Simnia,
new sister species, Plymouth, radula differences, host-specific,
climate change}}

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