RECENT BRACHIOPODS FROM SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN: FIRST OCCURRENCE OF THE LINGULIDAE AND ITS BIOGEOGRAPHIC IMPLICATIONS

Braquiópodes recentes do oceano Atlântico Sul: primeira ocorrência de Lingulidae e suas implicações biogeográficas

Authors

  • Felipe Augusto Correia Monteiro Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Ceará (IFCE), Campus Jaguaribe, Jaguaribe, CE, Brasil.
  • Dra. Laboratório de Invertebrados Marinhos do Ceará (LIMCE), Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC), Bloco 906/909, Campus do Pici, Avenida Humberto Monte s/n, CEP 60455-760, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.
  • Wilson Franklin Junior Instituto de Ciências do Mar (LABOMAR), Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC), Avenida da Abolição, 3207, Meireles, CEP 60165-081. Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.
  • Profa. Dra. Laboratório de Invertebrados Marinhos do Ceará (LIMCE), Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC), Bloco 906/909, Campus do Pici, Avenida Humberto Monte s/n, CEP 60455-760, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.
  • Christian C. Emig BrachNet, 20, rue Chaix, F-13007 Marseille, França.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32360/acmar.v55i2.70993

Abstract

The brachiopod fauna of the South Atlantic is significantly abundant and appears to be predominantly composed of cosmopolitan species. However, until now there was no record of inarticulate brachiopods of the Family Lingulidae in this region. The present study describes the first occurrence of lingulid brachiopods in the South Atlantic. Seven specimens were collected on the continental shelf of the Maranhão state, Northeastern Brazil, Western South Atlantic. The individuals were identified as belonging to the genus Lingula. Although brachiopods have great dispersion capability durintg their larval phase, the hypothesis that these specimens arrived on the Brazilian coast as a result of human activities cannot be ruled out.

Keywords: Lingula, subfilo Linguliformea, “Inarticulata”, inarticulate brachiopods, Brazil.

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Published

2022-12-30