Calyptraea (Crepidula) protead'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.]