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First record of the gastropod Fusinus rostratus (Mollusca: Fasciolaridae) on the northern coast of Brittany (Western Channel, France)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2009

Michel Le Duff ,
Jacques Grall  and
Louis Quiniou
Michel Le Duff
Affiliation:
Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin, Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, 29280 Plouzané, Brittany, France
Jacques Grall*
Affiliation:
Observatoire du Domaine Côtier, UMS 3113 CNRS, Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, 29280 Plouzané, Brittany, France
Louis Quiniou
Affiliation:
Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin, Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, 29280 Plouzané, Brittany, France
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: J. Grall, Observatoire du Domaine Côtier, UMS 3113 CNRS, Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, 29280 Plouzané, Brittany, France email: jgrall@univ-brest.fr
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Abstract

The first record of the non-indigenous Fusinus rostratus in northern Brittany (north-west France) is reported. Seven specimens of this predatory gastropod were found on a muddy maerl matrix at about 10 m depth in the inner part of the bay of Morlaix. This is the first record for the Atlantic coast of France as the species originates from the warmer waters of the Mediterranean, Portugal and northern Spain, and was previously unrecorded in the English Channel. Some biometric measures are given.

Keywords

species introductionWestern ChannelFasciolaridaeMolluscaaquaculture
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 2 , January 2009 , e63
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2009

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