Vol. 60, 2021

(update: 2021.03.22; 06.24)
 

Taxonomic Revision of Living Boring Bivalves Belonging to the Family Pholadidae Lamarck, 1809, (Bivalvia: Myida) from South Western Atlantic

Marina Delfino^1,2 and Javier H. Signorelli^1,*

¹Instituto de Biología de Organismos Marinos (IBIOMAR, CCT CONICET-CENPAT). Bvd. Brown 2915, U9120ACD Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina. E-mail: mai_delfino@hotmail.com (Delfino)
²Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco (UNPSJB), Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina. *Correspondence: E-mail: jsignorelli@cenpat-conicet.gob.ar (Signorelli)

Received 1 October 2020 / Accepted 7 March 2021
Communicated by James D. Reimer

Boring bivalves of the family Pholadidae Lamarck, 1809 living in Argentinean and Uruguayan waters are herein revised. The literature research revealed twelve nominal species of Pholadidae mentioned as living in the study area. Type material of all nominal taxa were examined when it was possible. Additional specimens from field works and malacological collections were studied, illustrated and re-described. Details of type localities, repositories, and distribution range are provided for each valid taxa. This work revealed the presence of five native and one introduced species belonging to Pholadidae in Argentinean and Uruguayan waters. Barnea (Anchomasa) lamellosa, Cyrtopleura (Scobinopholas) lanceolata, Pholas (Thovana) campechiensis and Martesia fragilis belonging to the Argentine biogeographical province; Netastoma darwinii from Magellan province; and Barnea (Anchomasa) truncata introduced in the Bahía Blanca estuary. Finally, morphological comparison with congeneric species distributed in American seas are provided.

Key words: Pholas, Barnea, Martesia, Cyrtopleura, Nettastoma, Argentina, Taxonomy, Boring bivalves.

Citation: Delfino M, Signorelli JH. 2021. Taxonomic revision of living boring bivalves belonging to the family Pholadidae Lamarck, 1809, (Bivalvia: Myida) from South western Atlantic. Zool Stud 60:28. doi:10.6620/ZS.2021.60-28.