Neptunea 14(3)

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Schermafbeelding 2018-01-17 om 12.37.21The distribution of species belonging to the genus Cymbium (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Volutidae) in Angolan waters and the description of a new species, pp 1-36, pls I-XXVIII, by Frank Nolf.

Abstract: The present paper deals with the distribution of species within the genus Cymbium (Gastropoda: Volutidae) along the coasts of Angola from the mouth of the Congo River in the north to the mouth of the Cunene River in the south. Two known species occur in that area and a third, new one is described from the mouth of the Congo River, where it lives in a restricted distribution range.

 Keywords: Cymbium, Volutidae, Gastropoda, Mollusca, new species, Angola, Congo-Kinshasa.