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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: : Eulimoidea: Eulimidae

Eulima patula Dall & Simpson, 1901


Range: 30.73°N to 18°N; 96.3°W to 67°W
Depth: 4 to 805 m
Maximum Reported Size: 6  mm

Synonymy

Eulima patula Dall & Simpson, 1901
Melanella patula (Dall & Simpson, 1901) 
Strombiformis patula (Dall & Simpson, 1901) 
Sabinella patula (Dall & Simpson, 1901) 

Details


Eulima (Leiostraca) patula Dall & Simpson, 1901, p. 413, pl. 57, fig. 3
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Fish Hawk sta. 6062, Mayaguez Harbor, Porto Rico
Range: 30.73°N to 18°N; 96.3°W to 67°W
Depth: 4 to 805 m
Maximum Reported Size: 6 mm
Distribution: USA: Georgia, Texas; Puerto Rico
References: Dall & Simpson (1901) SE; Dall (1927b) DN; Parker & Curray (1956) W; Abbott (1974) M
Combining Genera:  Melanella Sabinella Strombiformis


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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