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Fauna ibérica. Vol. 38. Mollusca: Solenogastres, Caudofoveata, Monoplacophora


Fauna ibérica. Vol. 38. Mollusca: Solenogastres, Caudofoveata, Monoplacophora
Fauna ibérica. Vol. 38. Mollusca: Solenogastres, Caudofoveata, Monoplacophora

Óscar García-Álvarez

Affiliation: Universidad de Santiago de Compostela. Estación de Bioloxía Mariña da Graña (Santiago de Compostela, España)

Biography: Óscar García Álvarez es doctor en Biología por la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela. Investiga en taxonomía, relaciones filogenéticas y biología de Moluscos Solenogastros, Caudofoveados y Monoplacóforos, de los que ha descrito 35 especies, .5 géneros y 1 subfamilia nuevos para la ciencia. Ha realizado varias estancias de investigación en centro extranjeros, ocho de ellas en el Instituto de Zoología de Universidad de Viena con el profesor Luitdried Salvini-Plawen. Es coautor de 5 libros, 17 capítulos de libros, unos 40 artículos científicos y más de 90 comunicaciones en congresos. Participó en varias campañas oceanográficas, una de ella en la Antártida a bordo de B/O Hespérides. Es editor taxonómico del grupo Solenogastres del WoRMS (World Register of Marine Species).

Luitfried V. Salvini-Plawen

Affiliation: Universität Wien. Integrative Zoologie (Viena, Austria)

Biography: Not available

Victoriano Urgorri

Affiliation: Universidad de Santiago de Compostela. Estación de Bioloxía Mariña da Graña (Santiago de Compostela, España)

Biography: Not available

Jesús Souza Troncoso

Affiliation: Universidad de Vigo. Departamento de Ecoloxía e Bioloxía Animal (Vigo, España)

Biography: Not available

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Óscar García-Álvarez; Luitfried V. Salvini-Plawen; Victoriano Urgorri; Jesús Souza Troncoso

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Publication year: 2014

Language: Spanish

Subjects: Life Sciences

Collection: Fauna Ibérica

Abstract:

The current volume of the series of Fauna Ibérica is dedicated to Mollusca Solenogastres, Caudofoveata and Monoplacophora from the coast of the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands. It presents a general introduction to Mollusca, including a study of their organization, development and systematics as well as a discussion about the classification of Solenogastres and Caudofoveata as Mollusca Aplacophora. In this book, 42 species of Solenogastres, grouped in 29 genera and 14 families, 14 Caudofoveata in 4 genera and 3 families and 2 Monoplacophora grouped in 1 genus and 1 family are compiled and differentiated by means of identification keys. Each class is introduced by a study of its systematic position, geographical distribution, morphology and anatomy of adults, features of non-adult stages, natural history, sampling and conservation methods and study techniques. A description and iconography of each species, highlighting the most important anatomical characteristics as well as aspects of their biology and geographical distribution are shown in this work. The final part of the text includes an extensive body of references and an update of the nomenclature of the taxa present on the studied area.

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Physical Description : 294 p. : il. ; 24 cm

ISBN: 978-84-00-09870-4

eISBN: 978-84-00-09871-1

Publication: Madrid : Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 2014

Reference CSIC: 12373

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