Natura Croatica Issue number: Natura Croatica, Vol. 12 No.4

Prvi nalaz školjkaša Rhomboidella prideauxi (Leach, 1815) u istočnom dijelu Jadranskog mora

Authors: Mirjana Legac, M. Hrs-Brenko

Authors and affiliation

  • Mirjana Legac Natural History Museum Rijeka, Lorenzov prolaz 1, 51 000 Rijeka, Croatia
  • M. Hrs-Brenko

Abstract

Four valves of the bivalve species Rhomboidella prideauxi (Leach, 1815) (Mytilidae) were collected by Mr. F. Velkovrh in the Kornati archipelago. This is the first finding of the species in the eastern Adriatic Sea. Earlier the species was recorded in the Mediterranean Sea and in the eastern Atlantic Ocean.

Keywords

Bivalve, Rhomboidella prideauxi, Adriatic Sea