A rare and unusual new bittiine genus with two new species from the South Pacific (Cerithiidae, Gastropoda)

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Description

A new genus, Limatium gen. n., and two new species, L. pagodula sp. n. and L. aureum sp. n. are described, found on outer slopes of barrier reefs and fringing reefs in the South Pacific. They are rare for cerithiids, which typically occur in large populations. The two new species are represented by 108 specimens sampled over a period of 30 years, only 16 of which were collected alive. Three subadults from the Philippines and Vanuatu likely represent a third species. In addition to their rarity, Limatium species are atypical for cerithiids in their smooth, polished, honey to golden brown shells with distinctive white fascioles extending suture to suture. The radula presents a unique morphology that does not readily suggest an affinity to any of the cerithiid subfamilies. Two live-collected specimens, one of each species and designated as holotypes, were preserved in 95% ethanol and sequenced. Bayesian analysis of partial COI and 16S rDNA sequences demonstrates a placement in the Bittiinae, further extending our morphological concept of the subfamily.

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Version	Published on	Records	Change summary	DOI handle	Last modified by
1.0	2022-08-16 14:07:29	46	None provided		Kevin Mackay

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Strong E E, Bouchet P (2022): A rare and unusual new bittiine genus with two new species from the South Pacific (Cerithiidae, Gastropoda). v1.0. The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA). Dataset/Occurrence. https://nzobisipt.niwa.co.nz/resource?r=limatium_sthpacific&v=1.0

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Keywords

Occurrence; Specimen

Contacts

Ellen E. Strong

Metadata Provider ●
Originator ●
Point Of Contact

Author

National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution

PO Box 37012, MRC 163

20013-7012 Washington D.C.

Philippe Bouchet

Originator

Author

Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Sorbonne Universités

43 Rue Cuvier

75231 Paris

Geographic Coverage

South Pacific (waters around New Caledonia and French Polynesia)

Bounding Coordinates	South West [-27.64, -143.375], North East [-14.967, 160.35]

Taxonomic Coverage

Bittine genus (Cerithiidae, Gastropoda)

Species	Limatium pagodula, Limatium aureum

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date	1987-01-10 / 2013-04-05

Bibliographic Citations

Strong EE, Bouchet P (2018) A rare and unusual new bittiine genus with two new species from the South Pacific (Cerithiidae, Gastropoda). ZooKeys 758: 1–18. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.758.25100

Additional Metadata

marine, harvested by iOBIS

Alternative Identifiers	https://nzobisipt.niwa.co.nz/resource?r=limatium_sthpacific