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Two new species of Hecuba Schumacher, 1817 (Bivalvia: Donacidae)

Author: J.G.M. Raven
Basteria, 88 (1): 1-5Published:

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In addition to the three extant species of Hecuba Schumacher, 1817 discussed in Raven & Dekker (2022, Basteria, 86 (2): 96-113) a fourth extant species occurs in eastern Sumatra, Indonesia, herein described as Hecuba parva spec. nov. A fossil from the Miocene of India is herein described as H. mukerjeei spec. nov. The type species of Hecuba is corrected to Venus scortum Linnaeus, 1758. A correction is made regarding the reference to Rumphius in Raven & Dekker (2022).

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A review of Hecuba Schumacher, 1817 (Bivalvia: Donacidae), with description of a new species and validation of Hecuba pubescens (Linnaeus, 1758), overlooked for more than 250 years

Authors: J.G.M. Raven, H. Dekker
Basteria, 86 (2): 96-113Published:

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Using museum collections and historical literature the donacid genus Hecuba is revised. Three species are recog­nised, H. scortum (Linnaeus, 1758), H. pubescens (Linnaeus, 1758) and a new species described herein as H. reticulata Raven & Dekker. Each are described, figured and their geo­graphical distributions are reviewed. Hecuba rosea Schumacher, 1817 is shown to be a junior synonym of Donax striatus Linnaeus, 1767, not of Donax vittatus Linnaeus, 1758.

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