Occurrence of Pteria colymbus (Bivalvia: Pteriidae) in Argentine waters

• Autores: Javier H. Signorelli, Valeria Teso, Guido Pastorino
• Localización: Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, ISSN-e 1853-0400, ISSN 1514-5158, Vol. 15, Nº. 1, 2013, págs. 145-150
• Idioma: español
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  • The family Pteriidae is well represented in tropical and subtropical continental shelf regions. Two namesbelonging to the genus Pteria are usually recorded in the literature from the southwestern Atlantic: P. colymbus(Röding) and P. hirundo (Linnaeus). The study of living specimens sampled off Buenos Aires coast aboard ofthe R/V Puerto Deseado allows updating the geographic range of the Atlantic wing oyster Pteria colymbus in theregion. Type materials of related species are illustrated. Ecological requirements and shell morphology descriptionof P. colymbus are provided. This study constitutes the first revision of this species from Argentine waters.