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Gastropoda: : Epitonioidea: Epitoniidae

Opalia aurifila (Dall, 1889)


Range: 35.13°N to 14.44°N; 90.5°W to 60.92°W
Depth: 91 to 311 m
Maximum Reported Size: 11  mm

Synonymy

Scala aurifila Dall, 1889

Details


Scala (Dentiscala) aurifila Dall, 1889a, p. 322-323, pl. 18, fig. 4
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Blake sta. 206, off Martinique, 270 fms. [sic, 170 fms.]
Range: 35.13°N to 14.44°N; 90.5°W to 60.92°W
Depth: 91 to 311 m
Maximum Reported Size: 11 mm
Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys, Dry Tortugas; Mexico: Campeche Bank; Martinique
References: Dall (1889a) DSE; Clench & Turner (1950b) d{W}; Clench & Turner (1953) N; García (2007b) W

Opalia aurifilia sic, 
[Not available]
Comments: Error for aurifila by Clench & Turner (1953).


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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