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Gastropoda: : Cerithioidea: Vermetidae

Petaloconchus myrakeenae Absalao & Rios, 1987


Range: 22.98°S to 22.98°S; 43.05°W
Depth: 0 to 0 m (live 0 to 0 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 50  mm

Details


Petaloconchus myrakeenae Absalao & Rios, 1987, p. 415-418, figs. 1-5
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Ponta de Itaipu, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
Range: 22.98°S to 22.98°S; 43.05°W
Depth: 0 m (live 0 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 50 mm
Distribution: Brazil: Rio de Janeiro
References: Absalao & Rios (1987) DdLlNSEWM; Rios (1994)
Comments: Not Stephapoma myrakeenae. Spelled myrekeenae in caption of fig. 2, but stated to be named for Angeline Myra Keen in the acknowledgements.


Partial List of References

Absalao, R. S. and E. C. Rios. 1987. Petaloconchus myrakeenae, a new species of Vermetidae from Brazilian waters (Molusca [sic]: Gastropoda) Revista Brasileira de Biologia 47 415-418. [Stated date: -- Aug 1987.]

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