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Marine Biodiversity of Costa Rica, Central America

Part of the book series: Monographiae Biologicae ((MOBI,volume 86))

Here we report the presence of 521 species of marine bivalves from Costa Rica, including Isla del Coco. A total of 151 species are from the Caribbean and 375 from the Pacific, including 5 species present on both coasts. From the Pacific, 274 species are new records for Costa Rica. The species distribution, habitat, depth, and relevant references are indicated.

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Magaña, J.A., Espinosa, J. (2009). Bivalves. In: Wehrtmann, I.S., Cortés, J. (eds) Marine Biodiversity of Costa Rica, Central America. Monographiae Biologicae, vol 86. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8278-8_34

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