First record of <i>Idas simpsoni</i> (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Mytilidae) in the Adriatic Sea

Abstract

More than 127 specimens of the bivalve mollusc Idas simpsoni were collected from the skull of a fin whale Balaenoptera physalus . The skull was trawled up from a depth of 430 m near Mljet Island in the south Adriatic Sea. This is the first finding of I. simpsoni in the Adriatic Sea.