New records of marine molluscs for the northeastern coast of Cuba
2023
Yander L. Diez | Oscar García-Mora | César D. Batista-Zardívar
Recently, several studies on Cuban marine molluscs have been developed. However, it is necessary to conduct studies on their distribution, particularly in the poorly studied eastern coasts. In the present work, we collected and identified marine molluscs from the northeastern coast of Cuba. A checklist with 88 species, which are new records to the area, is presented; 59 species are gastropods, 27 are bivalves and two are chitons. Conside- ring previous studies, 375 species have been recorded from this region. The localities with the higher number of recorded species are Playa Esmeralda - Playa Guardalavaca (232 species, 46 new records) and Bahía de Naranjo (107 species, 17 new records). Further stu- dies have to be conducted in other localities of the area, particularly in coral lagoons and bays, and focused on micromolluscs, sea slugs and families with a high number of local endemics (Columbellidae, Marginellidae, and Cystiscidae). Received: 16-12-2021 Accepted: 07-06-2022 Editor: José A. Pérez-García
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