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Gastropoda: : Triphoroidea: Cerithiopsidae

Cerithiopsis ara Dall & Bartsch, 1911


Range: 32.3°N to 12°N; 93.83°W to 64.7°W
Depth: 24 to 55 m (live 27 to 55 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 3.2  mm

Synonymy

Cerithiopsis ara Dall & Bartsch, 1911
Cerithiopsis contrapupa Usticke, 1969

Details


Cerithiopsis ara Dall & Bartsch, 1911, p. 282-283, pl. 35, fig. 1
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Bermuda
Range: 32.3°N to 12°N; 93.83°W to 64.7°W
Depth: 24 to 55 m (live 27 to 55 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 3.2 mm
Distribution: USA: Flower Garden Banks, Texas; Bermuda
References: Dall & Bartsch (1911) NE; Waller (1973) {D}; Odé (1989c) DdLl; HMNS W

Cerithiopsis contra-pupa Usticke, 1969, p. 12, pl. 2, fig. 394
[Synonym]
Type Locality: St. Croix [Long Reef, Christiansted (Usticke 1971)]
Range: 17.7°N ; 65°W
Maximum Reported Size: 3 mm
Distribution: Virgin Islands: St. Croix
References: Usticke (1969) NSEW; Usticke (1971) M; Jong & Coomans (1988) s; Boyko & Cordeiro (2001a) T


Partial List of References

Dall, W. H. and P. Bartsch. 1911. New species of shells from Bermuda Proceedings of the United States National Museum 40(1820) 277-288, pl. 35. [Stated date: 08 May 1911.]
Usticke, G. W. Nowell. 1969. A Supplementary Listing of New Shells, to be Added to the Check List of the Marine Shells of St. Croix  32 pp., 6 pls. Author: St. Croix. [Stated date: -- Feb 1969.]

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