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Gastropoda: : Neritoidea: Neritopsidae

Neritopsis atlantica Sarasúa, 1973


Range: 23°N to 20.5°S; 82.8°W to 29.3°W
Depth: 0 to 20 m
Maximum Reported Size: 17.4  mm

Synonymy

Neritopsis atlantica Sarasúa, 1973
Neritopsis finlayi Hoerle, 1974

Details


Neritopsis atlantica Sarasúa, 1973, p. 2-6, figs. 1-3
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Marianao, Cuba
Range: 23°N to 20.5°S; 82.5°W to 29.3°W
Depth: 0 to 20 m
Maximum Reported Size: 16.5 mm
Distribution: Cuba: North Havana Province; Brazil: Trindade Island
References: Sarasúa (1973) DNWM; Rios (1985) dSE

Neritopsis finlayi Hoerle, 1974, p. 104, fig. 1
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Chorrera Sands, Havana, Cuba
Range: 23°N ; 82.8°W to 81.3°W
Depth: 0 m
Maximum Reported Size: 17.4 mm
Distribution: Cuba: Pinar del Rio, North Havana Province, North Matanzas
References: Hoerle (1974) DdNSEWM; Hoerle (1975) s


Partial List of References

Hoerle, R. C. 1974. A recent Caribbean species of the genus Neritopsis (Mollusca: Gastropoda) Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 11 103-104. [Stated date: 31 Jul 1974.]
Sarasúa, H. 1973. El género Neritopsis (Mollusca:Neritoidea) en el Atlántico y descripción de su segunda especies viviente Poeyana 118 1-6. [Stated date: 06 Sep 1973.]

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