Research Article

Bivalves and Gastropods of the Gulf of Tehuantepec, Mexico: A Checklist of Species with Notes on Their Habitat and Local Distribution

Table 3

Habitat-exclusive species of bivalves and gastropods from the Gulf of Tehuantepec. Each list comprises the species found in only one type of habitat.

Type of habitat

Mangroves of estuaries and coastal lagoonsRocky beaches and rocky breakwaters of portsSandy beachesShallow subtidal areas of the continental shelf (14–47 m)

  Bivalves  Bivalves  Bivalves  Gastropods  Bivalves  (23) Cancellaria solida
(1) Mytella speciosa (1) Americardia biangulata (1) Donax kindermanni (1) Diodora inaequalis (1) Anadara reinhardtii (24) Conus archon
(2) Mytella strigata (2) Choromytilus palliopunctatus (2) Lunarca brevifrons (2) Nerita funiculata (2) Pinctada mazatlanica (25) Conus patricius
(3) Tagelus longisinuatus (3) Chama echinata (3) Mulinia pallida (3) Sinum cymba (3) Argopecten ventricosus (26) Conus poormani
(4) Ctena mexicana (4) Nuculana polita (4) Nassarius bailyi (4) Spondylus limbatus (27) Conus recurvus
Gastropods(5) Myrakeena angelica (5) Anadara bifrons (5) Melampus carolianus (5) Pegophysema edentuloides (28) Conus tornatus
(1) Theodoxus luteofasciatus (6) Laevicardium clarionense (6) Anadara nux (6) Trachycardium procerum (29) Polystira picta
(2) Littorina fasciata (7) Trachycardium consors (7) Anadara perlabiata (7) Chione pulicaria
(3) Cerithidea mazatlanica (8) Chione subimbricata (8) Leptopecten tumbezensis (8) Cyclinella saccata
(4) Cerithidea valida (9) Tivela delessertii (9) Cardites laticostata (9) Dosinia ponderosa
(5) Stramonita chocolata (10) Polymesoda meridionalis (10) Periglypta multicostata
(6) Costoanachis nigricans Gastropods(11) Divalinga eburnea
(1) Crepidula lessoni (12) Lucinisca fenestrata Gastropods
(2) Calyptraea conica (13) Parvilucina approximate (1) Turritella banksi
(3) Crucibulum umbrella (14) Trachycardium senticosum (2) Crucibulum personatum
(4) Diodora saturnalis (15) Chione undatella (3) Natica elenae
(5) Fissurella decemcostata (16) Pitar concinnus (4) Malea ringens
(6) Fissurella microtrema (17) Pitar lupanaria (5) Tonna sp.
(7) Fissurella rubropicta (18) Pitar roseus (6) Distorsio decussata
(8) Fissurella spongiosa (19) Pitar tortuosus (7) Bursa corrugata corrugata
(9) Lottia mesoleuca (20) Protothaca macgintyi (8) Marsupina nana
(10) Lottia mitella (21) Protothaca metodon (9) Hexaplex brassica
(11) Lottia pediculus (22) Mactrellona exoleta (10) Murex recurvirostris
(12) Serpulorbis margaritaceus (23) Strigilla chroma (11) Muricanthus nigritus
(13) Pilosabia pilosa (24) Strigilla dichotoma (12) Muricanthus radix
(14) Crepidula aculeata (25) Tellina insculpta (13) Northia northiae
(15) Crepidula onyx (26) Tellina decumbens (14) Phos crassus
(16) Mauritia arabicula (27) Tellina prora (15) Melongena patula
(17) Ficus ventricosa (28) Tellina virgo (16) Fusinus dupetitthouarsi
(18) Distorsio decussata (29) Donax asper (17) Pleuroploca granosa
(19) Acanthais brevidanta (30) Donax carinatus (18) Harpa crenata
(20) Thais triangularis (31) Donax gracilis (19) Oliva splendidula
(21) Cantharus ringens (32) Sanguinolaria bertini (20) Vasum caestus
(22) Cantharus sanguinolentus (33) Periploma planiusculum (21) Mitra swainsonni
(23) Engina jugosa (22) Cancellaria obesa
(24) Nassarius wilsoni