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New record of Ischnochiton (Ischnochiton) yerburyi (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) from Chabahar Bay, Iranian coast of Oman Sea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 November 2011

Maryam Hekmatara  and
Mohammad Hadi Heidary Baladehi
Maryam Hekmatara*
Affiliation:
Chabahar Oceanography Research Center, Iranian National Institute for Oceanography, Chabahar, Iran
Mohammad Hadi Heidary Baladehi
Affiliation:
Department of Marine Sciences, Chabahar Maritime University,Chabahar, Iran
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: M. Hekmatara, Chabahar Oceanography Research Center, Iranian National Institute for Oceanography, Chabahar, Iran email: [email protected]
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Abstract

The present paper focuses on the first report of Ischnochiton (I.) yerburyi from Chabahar Bay, the Iranian coast of Oman. The morphological features and distribution information are considered.

Keywords

PolyplacophoraIschnochiton (Ischnochiton) yerburyiChabahar BayOman SeaIran
Type
Research Article
Information
Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 4 , December 2011 , e81
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2011

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