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Gastropoda: : Tonnoidea: Ranellidae

Sassia philomelae (Watson, 1881)


Range: 37.43°S to 37.43°S; 12.48°W
Depth: 274 to 183 m
Maximum Reported Size: 29  mm

Details


Triton philomelae Watson, 1881a, p. 268-270, [Watson 1886, pl. 14, fig. 10; Cernohorsky 1977, fig. 4]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Challenger sta. 135c, Nightingale Island, Tristan da Cunha Islands
Range: 37.43°S to 37.43°S; 12.48°W
Depth: 274 to 183 m
Maximum Reported Size: 29 mm
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Tristan de Cunha
References: Watson (1881a) DdNSEWM; Henning & Hemmen (1993) c


Partial List of References

Watson, R. B. 1881. Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. Part VII Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 15 245-274. [Stated date: 25 Mar 1881.]

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