First record of Anadara transversa (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Arcidae) in Croatian waters (Adriatic Sea)

Vedrana NERLOVIĆ¹*, Alper DOĞAN² and Lorena PERIĆ¹

¹Ruđer Bošković Institute, Center for Marine Research,
G. Paliaga 5, 52210 Rovinj, Croatia
²Department of Hydrobiology, Faculty of Fisheries,
Ege University, 35100 Bornova, Izmir, Turkey
*Corresponding author, e-mail: vedrana.nerlovic@cim.irb.hr

Six specimens of the alien bivalve Anadara transversa (Say, 1822) were found on the muddy bottom at a depth of 4.4 m in the innermost part of Lim Bay in June 2011; this species is being newly reported from the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea.

Key words: Anadara demiri, Anadara transversa, alien species, Adriatic Sea, Croatia, new record

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