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A new species of the family Thyasiridae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) from the oxygen minimum zone of the Pakistan margin

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2006

P. Graham Oliver  and
Lisa Levin
P. Graham Oliver
Affiliation:
Department of Biodiversity and Systematic Biology, National Museum of Wales, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NP, UK
Lisa Levin
Affiliation:
The Integrative Oceanography Division, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA 92093-0218 USA, E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

A new species of Thyasiridae, ‘Leptaxinus’ indusarium sp. nov. is described from the Indus margin, off Pakistan. The generic affinity is tentative and possible alternatives are discussed. It occurs between 800 m and 1000 m water depth in a low oxygen environment, where it is relatively abundant. The ecological setting is described and data suggest that this species is not chemosymbiotic.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 86 , Issue 2 , April 2006 , pp. 411 - 416
Copyright
2006 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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