A new species of Haminoea in Brazilian coast (Cephalaspidea, Haminoeidae) as part of H. elegans group

Galvão Filho, Hilton de CastroLima, Patricia Oristanio Vaz deSimone, Luiz Ricardo L

Haminoea maray is introduced as a replacement for what was previously identified as H. elegans, now recognized as a complex comprising several species found on both sides of the Atlantic. This descriptive paper presents a comprehensive phenotypic study based on specimens collected from Ceará to São Paulo, Brazil, and had been previously recognized as a molecular variant. The newly described species inhabits estuarine environments with low salinity, exhibiting distinct conchological and anatomical features compared to other populations of H. elegans and related congeners.(AU)

1. Morphology
2. Anatomy
3. Estuarine
4. Taxonomy
5. Gastropoda