New records of non-indigenous molluscs from the eastern Mediterranean Sea

Autor(en)
Jan Steger, Martina Stockinger, Angelina Ivkić, Bella S. Galil, Paolo G. Albano
Abstrakt

We report new findings of non-indigenous Indo-Pacific molluscs from shallow water habitats off Israel, Greece and Egypt, eastern Mediterranean Sea. The bivalves Pillucina vietnamica Zorina, 1978 and Alveinus miliaceus (Issel, 1869) were collected from sandy bottoms off Israel, whereas Gregariella cf. ehrenbergi (Issel, 1869) was recovered from a buoy originating from Port Said, Egypt, and stranded on the Israeli coast. The three species are first records for the Mediterranean Sea. Additionally, we report range extensions for several gastropods: Varicopeza pauxilla (A. Adams, 1855) is recorded from Israel, Phidiana militaris (Alder and Hancock, 1864) from southern Israel (Ashqelon), and Viriola cf. bayani Jousseaume, 1884 from Israel and Crete. Shells and valves of an unidentified lucinid bivalve morphologically distinct from any known Mediterranean species were found along the Israeli Mediterranean shore.

Organisation(en)
Institut für Paläontologie, StudienServiceCenter Geowissenschaften, Geographie und Astronomie
Externe Organisation(en)
Tel Aviv University, Utrecht University
Journal
BioInvasions Records
Band
7
Seiten
245-257
Anzahl der Seiten
13
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3391/bir.2018.7.3.05
Publikationsdatum
09-2018
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ÖFOS 2012
105118 Paläontologie, 106021 Meeresbiologie, 106026 Ökosystemforschung
Schlagwörter
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG 14 – Leben unter Wasser
Link zum Portal
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/19cb7b6a-a307-430e-b946-79fab93e6f6c