title: A new species of the genusPolicordia(Bivalvia, Verticordioidea, Lyonsiellidae) from off the coast of southern California.
abstract: A new species,Policordia hispida, is described and compared with three similar species:Policordia densicostata(Locard, 1898);Policordia pilula(Pelseneer, 1911) and a yet un-described species,Policordiasp. (=Policordia pilulasensu Ivanova, 1977 not Pelseneer, 1911). This is a first record for the genus in the Californian province.
authors.affiliation: Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Biological Faculty, Moscow State University, Moscow 119992, Russia.
authors.forename: Lyudmila A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Safonova
authors.affiliation: Orange County Sanitation District, 10844 Ellis Avenue, Fountain Valley, California 92708, USA.
authors.forename: Kelvin L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Barwick
keywords: Anomalodesmata; Eastern Pacific; Heterodonta; Policordia hispida; bathyal; carnivorous bivalves