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Bivalvia: Euheterodonta: Gastrochaenoidea: Gastrochaenidae

Gastrochaena ovata Sowerby I, 1834


Range: 34°N to 18°S; 82°W to 38°W
Depth: 6 to 80 m
Maximum Reported Size: 22  mm

Synonymy

Gastrochaena brevis Sowerby I, 1834
Gastrochaena hyalina Sowerby I, 1834
Gastrochaena ovata Sowerby I, 1834
Gastrochaena mowbrayi C. A. Davis, 1904

Details


Gastrochaena ovata Sowerby I, 1834,
[Basis of the current name]
Range: 34°N to 18°S; 82°W to 38°W
Depth: 6 to 80 m
Maximum Reported Size: 22 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida; Bermuda
References: Perry & Schwengel (1955) W; Reed & Mikkelsen (1987) Dd
Comments: This name has precedence over G. brevis and G. hyalina by first reviser's choice of Bernard (1983) according to Coan et al. (2000).

Gastrochaena brevis Sowerby I, 1834, 
[Synonym]
References: Coan et al. (2000) s

Gastrochaena hyalina Sowerby I, 1834, 
[Synonym]
References: Coan et al. (2000) s

Gastrochaena mowbrayi C. A. Davis, 1904, p. 128, pl. 4, fig. 21
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Harrington Sound, Bermuda, 20-40 feet
Range: 32.3°N ; 64.7°W
Depth: 6 to 12 m
Maximum Reported Size: 6 mm
Distribution: Bermuda
References: C. A. Davis (1904) DdNSEWM


Partial List of References

Davis, C. A. 1904. Notes on the Mollusca of the Bermuda Islands Nautilus 17 125-130, pl. 4. [Stated date: -- Mar 1904.]

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