First report of Faunus ater (Pachychilidae: Gastropod) on the American Continent: A mature empty specimen from Masachapa, Nicaragua, Central America

  • López S.J. A
  • Urcuyo J
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Abstract

Faunus ater (Linné, 1758), es un gastrópodo pachiquílido monotípico deagua salobre, bien conocido en Filipinas y el sudeste asiático. Un únicoejemplar fue hallado en el estuario del río Masachapa, en la costa delPacífico nicaragüense a 60 km de Managua. Este hallazgo constituye unaextensión de ámbito trans-continental, la primera para este género enlas Américas.ABSTRACTFaunus ater (Linné, 1758), a Pachychilid monotypic gastropod, is a wellknown brackish water snail from the Philippines and East Asia. In theyear 1982 a single specimen was found in the estuary section of RiverMasachapa, Masachapa Town, on the Pacific coast of Nicaragua, 60km from Managua. This trans-continental range extension is the firstreported in the Americas.

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López S.J., A., & Urcuyo, J. (2012). First report of Faunus ater (Pachychilidae: Gastropod) on the American Continent: A mature empty specimen from Masachapa, Nicaragua, Central America. UNED Research Journal, 4(2), 187–189. https://doi.org/10.22458/urj.v4i2.7

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