New records of Solenogastres-Pholidoskepia (Mollusca) from Norwegian fjords and shelf waters including two new species

Abstract

Five species of Solenogastres, order Pholidoskepia, from various Scandinavian collections are described and classified. Tegulaherpia celtica Caudwell, Jones & Killeen is synonymized with T. myodoryata Salvini-Plawen, which is known from the Mediterranean Sea and now added to the Scandinavian fauna. Aesthoherpia glandulosa Salvini-Plawen is demonstrated to be identical with Wirenia argentea Odhner, and Nematomenia banyulensis var. norvegica Odhner is shown to fit within the normal variation of N. banyulensis Pruvot. Two new species are described: Stylomenia sulcodoryata sp. nov. and Pholidoherpia ctenodonta sp. nov.