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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: : Pleurobranchoidea: Pleurobranchidae

Pleurobranchaea obesa (A. E. Verrill, 1882)


Range: 39.94°N to 29.17°N; 88.15°W to 69.84°W
Depth: 353 to 571 m (live 353 to 571 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 128  mm

Synonymy

Koonsia obesa A. E. Verrill, 1882
Pleurobranchaea confusa Marcus & Gosliner, 1984

Details


Koonsia obesa A. E. Verrill, 1882a, p. 545-546, [Verrill 1884, pl. 28, fig. 7]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Several stations [Holotype from USFC sta. 939, 39°53'00"N, 69°50'30"W, 264 fm. (Gosliner 1985)]
Range: 39.94°N to 29.17°N; 88.15°W to 69.84°W
Depth: 353 to 571 m (live 353 to 571 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 128 mm
Distribution: USA: New Jersey, Delaware, Alabama; Bahamas
References: Verrill (1882a) DLNSEWM{dl}; Gosliner (1985) cdl

Pleurobranchaea confusa Marcus & Gosliner, 1984, 
[Synonym]
Range: 38.58°N ; 73.22°W
Depth: 571 m (live 571 m)
References: Gosliner (1985) s


Partial List of References

Verrill, A. E. 1882. Catalogue of marine Mollusca added to the fauna of the New England region, during the past ten years Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences 5 451-587, pls. 42-44, 57-58.

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