Scleroconcha

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4141.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:6033C3F3-85B8-4665-A7AF-7C0E4B230ABC
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6069960
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/18659911-FFB5-C934-FF08-B17CFA36F818
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Scleroconcha
status

Key to species of the genus Scleroconcha View in CoL

(only species south of 35°S included)

For adult females (also for male A-1 of S. frons; unknown for S. sculpta )

1 Length of carapace shorter than 2.5 mm .................................................................... 2

- Length of carapace longer than 2.5 mm .................................................................... 4

2 Carapace with lateral ribs............................................................................... 3

- Carapace without lateral ribs....................................................................... S. wolffi View in CoL

3 Second endopodial joint of antenna short, 7th limb without peg on opposite comb............................... S. pix View in CoL

- Second endopodial joint of antenna long, 7th limb with peg on opposite comb................................ S. flexilis View in CoL

4 Rostrum on valves of carapace with ventral horn............................................................. 5

- Rostrum on valves of carapace without ventral horn.......................................................... 6

5 Terminal comb of 7th limb has 8 teeth with long marginal spines, caudal furca with 15+15 claws.................. S. solox View in CoL

- Terminal comb of 7th limb has 15–17 teeth with long marginal spines, caudal furca with 13+13 (14) claws........ S. arcuata View in CoL

6 Terminal comb of 7th limb has bare teeth or pegs, base of Bellonci organ segmented................................. 7

- Terminal comb of 7th limb has alate teeth with short spines, base of Bellonci organ unsegmented....................... 8

7 Medial eye with 3 tubercles............................................................ S. tuberculata View in CoL sp. nov.

- Medial eye bare.............................................................................. S. gallardoi View in CoL

8 Carapace elongated, with thin ribs................................................................ S. edentata View in CoL

- Carapace short, with thick ribs.................................................................. S. appelloefi View in CoL