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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: : Calyptraeoidea: Calyptraeidae

Crepidula protea (d'Orbigny, 1841)


Range: 20°N to 42°S; 74°W to 43°W
Depth: 0 to 125 m (live 16 to 50 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 34  mm

Synonymy

Calyptraea protea d'Orbigny, 1841
Crypta protea (d'Orbigny, 1841) 

Details


Calyptraea (Crepidula) protea d'Orbigny, 1841a, p. 465, [d'Orbigny 1842b, pl. 24, figs. 30-33]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Maldonado [Uruguay]; embouchure de la Plata; Brésil; Antilles
Range: 20°N to 42°S; 74°W to 43°W
Depth: 0 to 125 m (live 16 to 50 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 34 mm
Distribution: Cuba, Puerto Rico, Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul; Uruguay, Argentina: Buenos Aires, Rio Negro
References: Dall & Simpson (1901); Castellanos (1970a) S; Simone (2002b) DdLl; Collin (2003); Simone (2006a)
Combining Genera:  Crypta


Partial List of References

d'Orbigny, A. 1841. Mollusques Voyage dans l'Amérique Méridionale 5 425-488, pls. 72-76, 79-80. P. Bertrand: Paris. [True date: -- --- 1841.]

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