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ADDITIONS TO THE MARINE MOLLUSCS 0 F THE FORMIGAS ISLETS, AZORES
Strgio P. Avila*,Jorge Fontes**, Fernando Tempera**& Frederico Cardigos**
* Sec~ao de Biologia Marinha e C1RN, Departame~to de Biologia, Universidadedos
**
Aqores
PT 9500 Ponta Delgada -A~ores - e-mail: [email protected]
Departamento de Oeeanografia e Peseas, Universidadedos Aqores PT 9900 Horta - Aqores
PT 9500 Horta - Aqores
ABSTRACT
The Formigas islets were surveyed for its molluscan fauna in 1990 during the "Santa
Maria & Formigas 1990" scientific expedition. Preliminary results were published by Avila
& Azevedo (1997). That earlier list is here complemented with new records and some corrections. Species determination, synonymy and the ordination of families follows the
CLEMAM database (http://www.mnhn.fr/base/malaco.html).
Six new taxa are reported to the Azores: Vitreo/ina curva (Monterosato, 1874), Nassarius
cf. ovoideus (Locard, 1886), Mangelia coarctata (Forbes, 1840), Raphitoma /euJrqyi
(Michaud,1838), Coryphela sp. and Pseudocham£lgryphina (Lamarck, 1819). The total number
of shallow-water marine molluscs from Formigas islets is now of 88 taxa (1
Polyplacophora,66 Gastropoda, 20 Bivalvia and I Cephalopoda).
RESUMO
A fauna malacol6gica dos Ilheus das Formigas foi abordada por Avila & Azevedo
(1997). A presente lista vern completar e corrigir aquele documento. Seis novos taxa sao
dados para os Aqores:Vitreo/ina curva (Monterosato, 1874), Nassarius cf. ovoideus (Locard,
1886), Mangelia coarctata (Forbes, 1840), Rophitoma leuJrqyi (Michaud,1838), Colyphela sp. e
Pseudochama gryphina (Lamarck, 1819). 0 nUmero total de moluscos marinhos das aguas
pouco profundas dos ilhtus das Formigas ascende agora a 88 taxa (1 Polyplacophora,66
Gastropoda, 20 Bivalvia e I Cephalopoda).
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INTRODUCTION
T
he shallow bottoms of the Forrnigas
islets were surveyed for its molluscan
fauna in 1990 during the "Santa Maria &
Formigas 1990" scientific expedition.
J.?reliminary results were published by
AviJa & Azevedo (1997). That earlier list is
here complemented 'with new records and
some corrections. Species determination.
synonymy and the ordination of families
follows the CLEMAM database (http:
/ /www.mnhn.fr/base/malaco.html).
Six new taxa are reported to the
Azores: Vitreolina curva (Monterosato,
1874), Nassarius cf. ovoideus (Locard,
1886), Mangelia coarctata (Forbes, 1840),
Raphitoma leufrqyy (Michaud, 1838),
Coyphela sp. and Pseudochama gryphina
(Lamarck, 1819). The total number of
shallow-water marine molluscs from
Formigas islets is now of 88 taxa (1
Polyplacophora, 66 Gastropoda, 20
Bivalvia and 1 Cephalopoda).
ABBREVIA nONS USED IN TEXT
DBUA -Department of Biology of the
University of the Azores, Ponta Delgada.
ImagDOP -image bank of the Department of
Oceanography and Fisheries, University of the
Azores, Horta.
DOP /ML -Molluscs Reference Collection of
the DOP/UA.
DOP/MF -DOPMARe Formigas: in situ visual
identification by researchers of the DOP /UA
team (specimens were not collected.
DO-personal collection of Mr. Duarte
Oliveira.
SYSTEMATIC LIST
Phylum MOLLUSCA
Class POLYPLACOPHORA
Order LEPIDOPLEURIDA
Ischnochitonidae
Lepidochitona simrothi (Thiele, 1902)
Lepidochitolla simrothi (Thiele). DOP /ML 0032
Class GASTROPODA
Subclass PROSOBRANCHIA
Order APOGASTROPODA
Eulimidae
Vitreolina curva (Monterosato, 1874)
Eulima sp. Formigas (Avila & Azevedo,
1997: 327) (misidentification).
Vitreo/ina curt/a (Monterosato, 1874). DBUA
338,343,355.
Remarks: first record to the Azores.
Rissoidae
A/vania internodu/a (Hoenselaar & Goud,
1998)
Alvania sp. Formigas (Avila & Azevedo,
1997: 326).
Assimineidae
Paludinella littonna (delle Chiaje,·1828)
Paludinellalittorina (delle Chiaje, 1828). DBUA
355.
Cypraeidae
Luria lurida (Linnaeus, 1758)
Gibberula sp. (Avila & Azevedo, 1997: 327)
(misidentification). DBUA 362 Quvenile).
Ranellidae
Ranella olearium (Linnaeus, 1758)
Rane/fa o/ean'um (Linnaeus, 1758). DO 15.
Nassariidae
Nassanus cf. ovoideus (Locard, 1886)
? Co/us sp. Formigas (Avila & Azevedo, 1997:
327) (misidentification).
Nassarius c£ owideus (Locard, 1886). OBUA 340.
Remarks: first record to the Azores.
AVILA ET AI..: MARINE MOLLUSCS Of/THE FORt\UGAS ISLETS
Collumbellidae
Anachis avaroides Gofas, 1989.
RopIJiWfIl£l carnosula Oefferys, 1869). Formigas (Avila
& Azevedo, 1997: 327) (misidentification).
Anachis aI/amide:; Nordsieck, 1975. DOP/ML
0034
Marginellidae
Volvarina oceanica Gofas, 1989
Volvarina sp. Formigas (A vila & Azevedo, 1997:
327).
Volvarina amnim Gofas, 1989. DBUA 338,342.
Mitridae
Mitra cornea(Lamarck, 1811)
Mitra nigra (Gmelin, 1791). Formigas (Avila
& Azevedo, 1997: 327) (misidentification).
Mitra cornea Lamarck, 1811. DOP /ML 0035.
Remarks: Mitra nigra (Gmelin, 1791) is a species
that extends from Cape Verde Islands to
Angola, being present also at Sao Tome)
(Rolan et aL, 1997). Mitra cornea, a species with
a planktotrophic type of development, has a
white body with a yellow border along the
superior margin of the foot and in the tentacles, whereas the body of M. corniculum, is
entirely white (see Moran et aL, 1989; Rolan et
aL, 1997).
Turridae
Haedropleura septangularis (Montagu, 1803)
Haedropleura seplangularis (Montagu, 1803).
DBUA 338.
Conidae
Mangelia coarctata (Forbes, 1840)
Mangelia sp. Formigas (A vila & Azevedo,
1997: 327).
Mangelia.coarclala (Forbes, 1840). DBUA 338.
Remarks: first record to the Azores.
Raphitoma leufroyi (Michaud, 1838)
Raphiloma leujrl!Ji (Michaud, 1838). DBUA
338,343.
Remarks: first record to the Azores.
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Subclass OPISTHOBRANCHIA
Order THECOSOMAT A
Cavoliniidae
Cavolinia inflexa (Lesueur, 1813)
CavoJinia injlexa (Lesueur, 1813). DBUA 355.
Order NUDIBRANCHIA
Chromodorididae
Chromodoris britoi Ortea & Perez, 1983
Chromodoris briloi Ortea & Perez, 1983.
Formigas Islets (DOP/MF 1999/06/11).
Chromodoris krohni (Verany, 1846)
Chromotioris krohni (Verany, 1846). ImagDOP
34,35.
Chromodoris purpurea (Risso in Gukrin,
1831)
Chromodoris purpurea (Risso in Guerin, 1831).
ImagDOP 34.
Glossodoris edmundsi Cervera, GarciaGomez & Ortea, 1989.
G/ossodoris edmundsi Cervera, Garcia-Gomez
& Ortea, 1989. Formigas Islets (DOP /MF
2000/08/31). Dollabarat bank (D0P/MF
1999/06/07, DOP/MF 2000/08/01)
Hypselodorispicta (Schultz in Philippi, 1836)
Hypsewdoris pieta (Schultz in Philippi, 1836).
ImagDOP 33, 34, 35. Formigas Islets
(DOP/MF
1999/06/11,
DOP/MF
2000/08/31). DoLlabarat bank (DOP/MF
1999/06/09). DBUA 354.
Remarks: Hypselodoris picla azorica Ortea, Valdes
& Garcia-Gomez 1996 is a junior synonym.
Discodorididae
Discodoris atromaculata (Bergh, 1880)
Discotion's atromaculata (Bergh, 1880). 1997
(DOP /MF
327).
Formigas
Islets
1999/06/01). Between Dollabarat bank
and the Formigas Islets (DOP /MF
1999/11/06).
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Platydorididae
ACKNO\"nX::DGMENTS
Platydoris argo (Linnaeus, 1767)
Discodoris cf. millegrana (Alder & Aancock,
1854). Avila & Azevedo, 1997: 328
( misidentification).
PIa!Jdoris argo (Linnaeus, 1767). Dollabarat
bank (DOP/MF 1999/06/07).
We thank Emilio Rolan and Jose Pedro
Borges, who have confirmed some of the
identifications. The authors wish to express
their acknowledgements to Ricardo Serrao
Santos, Joao
Polyceridae
Polycera elegans (Bergh, 1894)
Po!Jcera elegans (Bergh, 1894). Formigas Islets
(DOP/MF 1999/06/04).
Flabellinidae
Gonc;:alves, Joao Pedro
Barreiros, Pedro Afonso, Telmo Gomes,
Natacha
Carvalho, Rogerio Ferraz,
Catarina Alves, Paulo Martins, Norberto
Serpa, Vitor Rosa,
Carlos Rodrigues,
Fernando Feiteira, Jose Furtado and Paulo
Melo for their help in the work developed
Coryphella sp.
Coryphella sp. ImagDOP 34.
Remark it is the first time that this genus is
given to the Azores.
Class BlY AL VIA
Subclass HETERODONT A
Order PTERIOIDA
Pectinidae
Chlamys cf. varia (Linnaeus, 1758)
Chlamys c£ varia (Linnaeus, 1758). DBUA,340.
Order VENEROIDA
Chamidae
Pseudochama gyphina (Lamarck, 1819)
Sponc!ylus cf. senegalensis Schreibers, 1793.
Formigas (DBUA 364) (Avila & Azevedo,
1997: 328) (misidentification).
Remarks: first record to the Azores.
Veneridae
Venus cas ina Linnaeus, 1758
Venus casina Linnaeus, 1758. DBUA 338.
a t sea.
S. P. Avila was
supported by FeT
(PRAXIS XXI/BM/20S21/99). 1. Fontes
F. Tempera were funded by E U LIFENature project B4-3200/98/S09. F.
Cardigos was funded by EU-MAST 3 pro-
and
ject MAS3-CT97-0092.
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