Distribution of molluscs on the Atlantic continental shelf off Southern Spanish Sahara, West Africa

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Two hundred and seventy five mollusc species from the continental shelf off Southern Spanish Sahara (depth: 32-60 m) were identified. Their distribution pattern is strongly influenced by the nature of the bottom (firm substrate, shelter, stability of sediment) rather than other factors at that depth interval. This faunal assemblage shows great affinity to the Mediterranean and Lusitanian faunas, and comprises only few (22 %) exclusively Senegalese and species living south of Senegal.

Supplement to: Lewy, Z (1975): Molluscs distribution on the Atlantic continental shelf off Southern Spanish Sahara, West Africa. Meteor Forschungsergebnisse, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Reihe C Geologie und Geophysik, Gebrüder Bornträger, Berlin, Stuttgart, C21, 52-60

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DOI https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.548425
Metadata Access https://ws.pangaea.de/oai/provider?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=datacite4&identifier=oai:pangaea.de:doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.548425
Provenance
Creator Lewy, Z
Publisher PANGAEA
Publication Year 1975
Rights Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
OpenAccess true
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Language English
Resource Type Supplementary Publication Series of Datasets; Collection
Format application/zip
Size 2 datasets
Discipline Geosciences; Natural Sciences
Spatial Coverage (-16.933W, 22.508S, -16.460E, 22.738N); East Atlantic
Temporal Coverage Begin 1971-12-01T00:00:00Z
Temporal Coverage End 1971-12-02T00:00:00Z