Polyplacophora (Mollusca) from the Aegean coast of Turkey
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2000
Yazarlar: Bilal ÖZTÜRK, Zeki Ergen, Mesut Önen
Zoology in the Middle East, Uluslararası, 2000, cilt 20, ss 69-76
DOI: 10.1080/09397140.2000.10637815
Özet
This study has been conducted in order to determine the Polyplacophoran species occurring along the Aegean coasts of Turkey. As a result of collecting carried out in different habitats at 21 selected locations, 11 species were identified: Lepidopleurus cajetanus, L. scabridus, Ischnochiton rissoi, Callochiton septemvalvis euplaeae, Lepidochitona cinerea, L. corrugata, L. monterosatoi, Chiton corallinus, Ch. olivaceus, Acanthochitona crinita, and A. fascicularis. Of these species, Lepidopleurus scabridus is reported for the first time from Turkey, and Chiton corallinus is new for the Aegean fauna of Turkey.