Abstract
Convolutidae from shallow marine sediments, including six new species from Belize are described: Amphiscolops blumi sp. nov., Conaperta antonii sp. nov., Conaperta cirrata sp. nov., Convoluta lacrimosa sp. nov., Picola caribbea sp. nov., Polychoerus ebenhochi sp. nov.. A species from North Carolina previously identified as Polychoerus caudatus is herein described as new species, Polychoerus parvus sp. nov. The species Pseudohaplogonaria sutcliffei (Haploposthiidae) is reassigned to the genus Convoluta.References
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