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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Bivalvia: : Arcoidea: Arcidae

Bathyarca orbiculata (Dall, 1881)


Range: 24.02°N ; 88.97°W
Depth: 2868 to 2560 m
Maximum Reported Size: 5  mm

Synonymy

Arca orbiculata Dall, 1881
Arca corpulenta E. A. Smith, 1885
Arca imitata E. A. Smith, 1885
Arca nucleator Dall, 1908
Arca pompholyx Dall, 1908

Details


Arca orbiculata Dall, 1881,
[Basis of the current name]
Range: 24.02°N ; 88.97°W
Depth: 2868 to 2560 m
Maximum Reported Size: 5 mm
Distribution: Mexico: Campeche Bank

Arca corpulenta E. A. Smith, 1885, 
[Synonym]

Arca imitata E. A. Smith, 1885, 
[Synonym]

Arca nucleator Dall, 1908, 
[Synonym]
Comments: Synonymized with Bathyarca orbiculata by Abbott (1974), but treated as a valid Eastern Pacific species by Bernard (1983) and Coan, Scott & Bernard (2000).

Arca pompholyx Dall, 1908, 
[Synonym]



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