Scaphopod species (Mollusca) of the Turkish Levantine and Aegean seas [Türkiye'nin Levantine ve Ege Denizi Scaphopoda (Mollusca) türleri]

An examination of benthic material collected from diff erent depths (0-875 m) and habitats along the Turkish Levantine and Aegean seas between 1996 and 2008 has resulted in the identifi cation of 819 scaphopod specimens, belonging to 10 species: Antalis dentalis (Linneaus, 1758), Antalis inaequicostata (Dautzenberg, 1891), Antalis panorama (Chenu, 1843), Antalis rossati (Caprotti, 1966), Antalis vulgaris (da Costa, 1778), Fustiaria rubescens (Deshayes, 1825), Entalina tetragona (Brocchi, 1814), Pulsellum lofotense (M. Sars, 1865), Cadulus jeff reysi (Monterosato, 1875), and Dischides politus (S. Wood, 1842). Of these, P. lofotense and C. jeff reysi are new records for the Aegean molluscan fauna and A. panorma and F. rubescens are new to the Levantine coast of Turkey. Of the identifi ed species, A. inaequicostata was the most widely distributed along the Turkish coast, whereas C. jeff reysi was the rarest, and was encountered in only 2 places. Entalina tetragona was signifi cant as the deepest living species, sampled from depths between 96 and 875 m. Some ecological characteristics and taxonomic remarks, with colour photographs of the identifi ed species, are provided. © TÜBİTAK.