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Gastropoda: : Trochoidea: Margaritinae

Gaza olivacea Quinn, 1991


Range: 15.63°N to 23.67°S; 81.5°W to 41°W
Depth: 283 to 808 m (live 545 to 545 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 44.9  mm

Synonymy

Gaza superba auct. non Dall, 1881
Gaza olivacea Quinn, 1991

Details


Gaza olivacea Quinn, 1991b, p. 166-168, figs. 1-3
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Oregon sta. 5690, north of Cabo de la Vela, Peninsula de la Guajira, Colombia, 12°30'N, 72°08'W, 470 m
Range: 15.63°N to 23.67°S; 81.5°W to 41°W
Depth: 283 to 808 m (live 545 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 44.9 mm
Distribution: Panama, Colombia, Venezuela: Falcon, Los Testigos; Dominica; Trinidad & Tobago: Tobago; French Guiana, Surinam, Brazil: Rio de Janeiro
References: Quinn (1991b) DNWM; Díaz & Puyana (1994); Simone & Cunha (2006) LlSE

Gaza superba auct. non Dall, 1881, 
[Not available]
References: Quinn (1991b) s
Comments: Misidentification by Okutani (1983).


Partial List of References

Quinn, J. F., Jr. 1991. New species of Gaza, Mirachelus, Calliotropis, and Echinogurges (Gastropoda: Trochidae) from the northwestern Atlantic Ocean Nautilus 105 166-172.

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