Range: 23.7°S to 32°S; 50°W to 42.12°W Depth: 200 to 1140 m (live 1140 to 200 m) Maximum Reported Size: 15.1 mm
Details
Volvarina pontesiRios & Leal, 1993, p. 28-30, figs. 1-8 [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Off Itajaí, Santa Catarina State, Brazil, 27°00'S, 46°10'W, 1140 m Range: 23.7°S to 32°S; 50°W to 42.12°W Depth: 200 to 1140 m (live 1140 to 200 m) Maximum Reported Size: 15.1 mm Distribution: Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul References: Rios & Leal (1993) DdLlNSEWM; Cossignani (2006e) Comments: Leal (pers. comm. 1995) confirms 15.1 mm as the size of the holotype; 13.8 in the figure caption is an error.
Partial List of References
Rios, E. C. and J. H. Leal. 1993.Volvarina pontesi, a new bathyal marginellid (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from off Brazil Apex 8 27-30. [Stated date: -- Mar 1993.]
