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Cuspidaria cochinensis Preston, 1916 transferred to the Corbulidae (Mollusca, Bivalvia) and assigned to the genus Cuneocorbula

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An examination of a syntype of Cuspidaria cochinensis Preston, 1916, focusing on the characters of the hinge, supports the transfer of this species to the family Corbulidae. Recently collected material from the Cochin Backwater is used to describe the shell and anatomy of the adult form. The ctenidia are composed of two demibranchs, both flat and homorhabdic, this further confirming that this species is eulamellibranch and not septibranch. The most appropriate generic placing of this species is in Cuneocorbula; thus, it is the first recorded extant species of the genus.

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The samples were taken as part of the research project entitled “Ecology and fish production potential of the Kodungallur-Azhikode back water ecosystem” funded by the Kerala State for Council Science, Technology & Environment (KSCSTE), and Jayachandran PR and S Bijoy Nandan are thankful for their financial assistance. The authors are also thankful to the National Museum of Wales, United Kingdom and Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology and Biochemistry, Cochin University of Science & Technology for providing the necessary facilities. PG Oliver is grateful for electronic access to the library of the University of Bangor, Wales and to Laurie Anderson (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology), Anders Hallan (Australian Museum, Sydney), John Taylor (Natural History Museum, London) and Henk Dekker (Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden) for the useful discussions on possible generic placements.

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  1. National Museum of Wales, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NP, UK

    P. Graham Oliver

  2. School of Ocean Sciences, College of Natural Science, Bangor University, Menai Bridge, Anglesey, LL59 5AB, UK

    P. Graham Oliver

  3. Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology and Biochemistry, School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science & Technology, Lakeside campus, Cochin, 682016, India

    P. R. Jayachandran & S. Bijoy Nandan

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Oliver, P.G., Jayachandran, P.R. & Nandan, S.B. Cuspidaria cochinensis Preston, 1916 transferred to the Corbulidae (Mollusca, Bivalvia) and assigned to the genus Cuneocorbula . Mar Biodiv 48, 1223–1227 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-016-0578-y

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