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Gastropoda: : Cypraeoidea: Ovulidae

Phenacovolva piragua (Dall, 1889)


Range: 34.2°N to 17.73°N; 76.12°W to 64.8°W
Depth: 42 to 70 m (live 42 to 42 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 23  mm

Synonymy

Amphiperas piragua Dall, 1889
Neosimnia piragua (Dall, 1889) 

Details


Amphiperas (Simnia) piragua Dall, 1889a, p. 235
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: USFC sta. 2138, between Jamaica and Hayti
Range: 34.2°N to 17.73°N; 76.12°W to 64.8°W
Depth: 42 to 70 m (live 42 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 23 mm
Distribution: USA: North Carolina; Bermuda, Jamaica
References: Dall (1889a) dlS{E}; Porter (1974) DNW (UNC-IMS #4335); Lightbourn collection E
Combining Genera:  Neosimnia


Partial List of References

Dall, W. H. 1889. Reports on the results of dredgings, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U. S. Coast Survey Steamer 'Blake,' Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 18 1-492, pls. 10-40. [Stated date: 08 Jun 1889.]

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