Malacologia
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Xenophora (Xenophora) crispa (konig, 1825) (Gastropoda: Xenophoridae) is a marine mollusc with a shell of medium size and with wide geographical and bathymetric distribution. In this work are provided biometric unpublished data on this... more
Se presenta una síntesis y nueva información sobre faunística, distribución, taxonomía y conservación de la malacofauna uruguaya de Gastropoda marinos y estuarinos costeros bentónicos (0-50 m). La misma está compuesta por al menos 140... more
We provide here a catalogue of all available species nomina of Orthalicoidea occurring in Argentina. Ongoing taxonomic revisions on the genera Bostryx Troschel, 1847, Clessinia Doering, 1874, Pilsbrylia Hylton Scott, 1952, and Spixia... more
A synthesis and new data on faunistics, distribution, taxonomy and conservation of the Uruguayan malacofauna of coastal benthic marine (0-50 m) and estuarine Gastropoda is presented. It is composed by at least 140 species, of which only... more
During the study of the Pliocene malacofaunas of the Mediterranean Basin, it was ascertained that the name Spondylus ferreolensis Fontannes, 1882 cannot be used as a substitute for S. concentricus Bronn, 1831 of which the type material is... more
En el presente trabajo de Tesis se realizó un estudio filogeográfico sobre las especies endémicas y amenazadas del género Aylacostoma Spix, 1827 de la región del Alto Paraná (Argentina-Paraguay) enfocado en comprender la estructura... more
From tuna to whales (and not forgetting the oysters): an approximation to maritime resources in the cetariae of Baelo Claudia
Diverse biogeographic regions have been proposed in Argentina using different approaches of biogeography and different criteria. However, none of these proposals has considered freshwater gastropods in estimating biodiversity values,... more
Fósiles de Quitones (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) del Pleistoceno Medio (Formación Bermont) del sur de la Florida, EEUU. Edgardo A.R. Ortiz Corps y Cedar I. García Ríos. Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Humacao,... more
This paper compiles the pre-Linnean iconography of freshwater mussels or naiads and provices an understanding of the historical framework in which they were created. The first book providing a figure of a freshwater mussel would seem to... more
The 46 names of species of marine bivalves and gastropods made available by Grabau & King in 1928 are discussed. Probable or possible type material for all but 13 of these taxa has been located in the Institute of Oceanology, Chinese... more
O presente estudo analisou a ocorrência e densidade populacional de Corbicula fluminea nas Unidades de Conservação: RPPN Mata do Uru, Parque Estadual de Vila Velha e APA do Rio Verde. Foram realizadas campanhas amostrais no período julho... more
O material malacológico oriundo de escavação realizada no Sambaqui da Tarioba (Rio de Janeiro, Brasil) foi classificado e descrito pelos índices quantitativos tradicionais de zooarqueologia (NISP, MNI), bem como testada a hipótese de... more
Obituary on Luitfried Salvini-Plawen (01.06.1939-22.10.2014)
En este trabajo se presenta un ejemplar de concha de molusco marino recuperado como parte de un depósito funerario de época altoimperial. El elemento procede de una tumba excavada en la ciudad de Mérida (España). El análisis taxonómico... more
Schistosomiasis remains a major parasitic disease, endemic in large parts of South America. Five neotropical species of Biomphalaria have been found to act as intermediate hosts of Schistosoma mansoni in natural populations, while others... more
The Atlantic Forest represents one of the global priority eco-regions for biodiversity conservation. In Argentina, this is represented by the Paranense Forest, which occupies much of the Misiones Province. In this paper, an updated list... more
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Pinna tarentina, Pinna nobilis, Arcivescovo di Taranto monsignor Giuseppe Capecelatro, Bisso marino, Loius de Jaocourt, Tarentinische Steckmuscheln
Pinna tarentina, Pinna nobilis, Arcivescovo di Taranto monsignor Giuseppe Capecelatro, Bisso marino, Loius de Jaocourt, Tarentinische Steckmuscheln