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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Buccinoidea: Buccinidae

Antillophos oxyglyptus (Dall & Simpson, 1901)


Range: 18.2°N to 12°N; 72°W to 59.64°W
Depth: 200 to 167 m
Maximum Reported Size: 24.3  mm

Details


Phos oxyglyptus Dall & Simpson, 1901, p. 401-402, pl. 57, fig. 18
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Mayaguez, Porto Rico
Range: 18.2°N to 12°N; 72°W to 59.64°W
Depth: 200 to 167 m
Maximum Reported Size: 24.3 mm
Distribution: Colombia, Puerto Rico, Barbados
References: Dall & Simpson (1901) N; Sarasúa (1970); Abbott (1974) s (of ^candei^); Watters (2008) vDdSEW
Comments: Ekdale's (1974) record off NE Yucatan Sarasúa's (1970) record from Cuba, and Humfrey's (1975) record from Jamaica need confirmation; Watters (2008) considered A. oxyglyptus to be restricted to the eastern and southern Caribbean.


Partial List of References

Dall, W. H. and C. T. Simpson. 1901. The Mollusca of Porto Rico U. S. Fisheries Commission Bulletin 20 351-524, pls. 53-58.

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