Hermania indistincta comb. nov. (Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia: Cephalaspidea) from the Barents Sea – new species and genus for the fauna of the Russian Seas

E.M. Chaban, I.O. Nekhaev & P.A. Lubin

Abstract. Hermania indistincta (Ohnheiser et Malaquias, 2013) comb. nov. is recorded for the first time for the Barents Sea and the Russian marine fauna. Based on the morphology of the studied specimens the diagnosis of the genus Hermania Monterosato, 1884 is emended. The taxonomic significance of the spiral shell sculpture in the genus Hermania is discussed.

Key words: molluscs, new records, Barents Sea, morphology, taxonomy, Cephalaspidea, Philinidae, Hermania indistincta

Zoosystematica Rossica, 2015, 24(2): 148–154 ▪ Published in print 25 December 2015

https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2015.24.2.148 ▪ Open full article

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