Ervilia scaliola Issel, 1869

Albano, Paolo G., Steger, Jan, Bakker, Piet A. J., Bogi, Cesare, Bosnjak, Marija, Guy-Haim, Tamar, Huseyinoglu, Mehmet Fatih, LaFollette, Patrick I., Lubinevsky, Hadas, Mulas, Martina, Stockinger, Martina, Azzarone, Michele & Sabelli, Bruno, 2021, Numerous new records of tropical non-indigenous species in the Eastern Mediterranean highlight the challenges of their recognition and identification, ZooKeys 1010, pp. 1-95 : 1

Ervilia scaliola Issel, 1869 Figure 42

New records.

Israel • 2 vv; Ashqelon; 31.7002°N, 34.5498°E; depth 21 m; 18 Sep. 2016; sand; grab; HELM project (sample SG20_2F) • 1 sh; Ashqelon; 31.6868°N, 34.5516°E; depth 11 m; 31 Oct. 2018; offshore rocky reef; suction sampler; HELM project (sample S58_3M); NHMW-MO-112930/LM/0176; size: L 3.1 mm, H 2.2 mm (illustrated shell).

Remarks.

Ervilia scaliola was first recorded from Turkey based on material collected in 2013 by Zenetos and Ovalis (2014) who correctly described the complex taxonomic status of this genus in the Indo-Pacific. We here record the species from Israel for the first time. The complete shell from Ashqelon (Figure 42 ) is very fresh, and thus probably originates from an extant population.

Figures

Figure 42. Ervilia scaliola Issel, 1869, NHMW-MO- 112930 / LM / 0176, Ashqelon, Israel, HELM project (sample S 58 _ 3 M): right (A, C) and left (B, D) valve outer views, left (E, G) and right (F, H) valve inner views. Scale bar: 1 mm.