Characteristics of bivalve diversity in typical habitats of China seas

doi:10.3724/SP.J.1003.2011.07158

Abstract

Abstract:

With vast sea areas, long coastline and complex environmental conditions, the China seas contain various habitats for bivalves. The diversity characteristics of some typical habitats can reflect the molluscan fauna of China seas. Based on our years of work and records from malacologists home and abroad, the bivalve diversity, habitats and ecological habits in different environments are described, and the distribution characters in different sea areas are analysed. Due to the effects of coastal water, Yellow Sea Cold Water Mass and Yellow Sea Warm Current, faunal elements in Yellow Sea are the most complex. Most of the species in East China Sea are subtropical elements, and the warm water species increases with the decrease of latitude and distance from coast, because of the hydrological characters of Kuroshio Warm Current and Taiwan Warm Current. The south part of the South China Sea is close to the equator and the north part is subtropical, with many special habitats, such as, coral reefs, mangroves and sea grass beds. The biodiversity is the highest among China seas. Up to now, a total of 1,104 species of bivalves belonging to 393 genera 77 families are reported. The number of species occurred in Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, East China Sea and South China Sea are 87, 175, 337 and 822 respectively.

Key words: mollusca, bivalves, biodiversity, ecological habit, habitat, fauna

Fengshan Xu, Junlong Zhang. Characteristics of bivalve diversity in typical habitats of China seas[J]. Biodiv Sci, 2011, 19(6): 716-722.

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科名 Family	海南 Hainan	台湾 Taiwan
贻贝科 Mytilidae	29	48
珍珠贝科 Pteriidae	21	19
扇贝科 Pectinidae	21	53
海菊蛤科 Spondylidae	12	17
锉蛤科 Limidae	7	13
鸟蛤科 Cardiidae	29	56
樱蛤科 Tellinidae	49	43
帘蛤科 Veneridae	66	112

科名 Family	海南 Hainan	台湾 Taiwan
贻贝科 Mytilidae	29	48
珍珠贝科 Pteriidae	21	19
扇贝科 Pectinidae	21	53
海菊蛤科 Spondylidae	12	17
锉蛤科 Limidae	7	13
鸟蛤科 Cardiidae	29	56
樱蛤科 Tellinidae	49	43
帘蛤科 Veneridae	66	112