TITLE:
New Records for GASTROPODA Class of Species Found in the Rocky Intertidal Zone of the Marine Priority Region 32, Guerrero, Mexico
AUTHORS:
Carmina Torreblanca-Ramírez, Rafael Flores-Garza, Jesús Emilio Michel-Morfin, José Luis Rosas-Acevedo, Pedro Flores-Rodríguez, Sergio García-Ibáñez
KEYWORDS:
GASTROPODA, Biodiversity, New Records, Intertidal Zone and Guerrero
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Marine Science,
Vol.4 No.3,
July
31,
2014
ABSTRACT: The GASTROPODA class, one
of the best known marine environments, is formed by a large number of species
and the shape of their shell structure varies greatly. These mollusks are
distributed from the intertidal zone all the way to the abyssal zone, and there
are also swimming and floating species. This research was conducted at seven
sites, located in the Marina Priority Region 32 (MPR 32), located in the State
of Guerrero, Mexico. The aim of this report is to document the scope of the
geographic distribution of the 34 species of GASTROPODA class. 11,263 total
specimens were analyzed. 108 species were identified, of which four species are
new records for Mexico, 15
for the Transitional Mexican Pacific, 11 for the State of Guerrero and four for
the MPR 32.
Here we report a significant number of new records of species of class
GASTROPODA found on the rocky intertidal zone of the MPR 32. The reporting of
these new records, demonstrates the need to focus research efforts on the study
of marine diversity, since knowledge in this respect is quite incomplete, especially
regarding marine mollusks, a fact that has been reported by the National
Commission for the Management and Use of Biodiversity.