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© The Malacological Society of London 1994
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NOTOLIMEA CLANDESTINA A NEW SPECIES OF NEOTENOUS BIVALVE (BIVALVIA: LIMIDAE) ENDEMIC TO THE STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR
Departamento de Biologia Animal, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga E-29071 Malaga, Spain
Notolimea clandestina new species (Bivalvia: Limidae) is described from the littoral of the Strait of Gibraltar. The small size (1 mm) and the persistence of the larval hinge suggest a neotenous species. Its area of distribution is likely to be restricted to the Strait of Gibraltar.
(Received 7 July 1993; accepted 2 December 1993)