Numerous new records of tropical non-indigenous species in the Eastern Mediterranean highlight the challenges of their recognition and identification
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Albano, Paolo G.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9876-1024
Department of Palaeontology, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, 1090, Vienna, Austria
pgalbano@gmail.com
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Steger, Jan
Department of Palaeontology, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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Bakker, Piet A. J.
Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Darwinweg 2, 2333, CR Leiden, The Netherlands
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Bogi, Cesare
Gruppo Malacologico Livornese, c / o Museo di Storia Naturale del Mediterraneo, via Roma 234, 57127, Livorno, Italy
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Bosnjak, Marija
Department of Palaeontology, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, 1090, Vienna, Austria & Croatian Natural History Museum, Demetrova 1, Zagreb, Croatia
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Guy-Haim, Tamar
National Institute of Oceanography, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research (IOLR), Haifa 3108001, Israel
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Huseyinoglu, Mehmet Fatih
Faculty of Maritime Studies, University of Kyrenia, Karakum, Girne, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
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LaFollette, Patrick I.
Malacology Section, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA
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Lubinevsky, Hadas
National Institute of Oceanography, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research (IOLR), Haifa 3108001, Israel
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Mulas, Martina
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9228-786X
National Institute of Oceanography, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research (IOLR), Haifa 3108001, Israel & The Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences, University of Haifa, 199 Aba Khoushy Ave., Mt. Carmel, Haifa 3498838, Israel
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Stockinger, Martina
Department of Palaeontology, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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Azzarone, Michele
Department of Palaeontology, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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Sabelli, Bruno
Museo di Zoologia dell'Universita di Bologna, via Selmi 3, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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ZooKeys
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2021-01-13
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1010.58759
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1010.58759
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Ervilia scaliola Issel, 1869
Figure 42
New records.
Israel • 2 vv; Ashqelon;
31.7002°N
,
34.5498°E
; depth 21 m; 18 Sep. 2016; sand; grab; HELM project (sample SG20_2F) • 1 sh; Ashqelon;
31.6868°N
,
34.5516°E
; depth 11 m; 31 Oct. 2018; offshore rocky reef; suction sampler; HELM project (sample S58_3M); NHMW-MO-112930/LM/0176; size: L 3.1 mm, H 2.2 mm (illustrated shell).
Remarks.
Ervilia scaliola
was first recorded from Turkey based on material collected in 2013 by
Zenetos and Ovalis (2014)
who correctly described the complex taxonomic status of this genus in the Indo-Pacific. We here record the species from Israel for the first time. The complete shell from Ashqelon (Figure
42
) is very fresh, and thus probably originates from an extant population.
Figure 42.
Ervilia scaliola
Issel, 1869, NHMW-MO-112930/LM/0176, Ashqelon, Israel, HELM project (sample S58_3M): right (
A, C
) and left (
B, D
) valve outer views, left (
E, G
) and right (
F, H
) valve inner views. Scale bar: 1 mm.