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Gastropoda: : Architectonicoidea: Architectonicidae

Adelphotectonica uruguaya (Carcelles, 1953)


Range: 25°N to 39°S; 82°W to 50°W
Depth: 96 to 250 m
Maximum Reported Size: 25  mm

Synonymy

Architectonica uruguaya Carcelles, 1953
Philippia uruguaya (Carcelles, 1953) 
Architectonica sindermanni Merrill & Boss, 1984
Architectonica sunderlandi Petuch, 1987

Details


Architectonica uruguaya Carcelles, 1953b, p. 3-5, pl. 1, fig. 1-6
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: 35°42'S, 52°52'W, 184 m [off Uruguay]
Range: 1°S to 39°S; 62°W to 50°W
Depth: 100 to 200 m
Maximum Reported Size: 17 mm
Distribution: Brazil: Para; Uruguay, Argentina: Buenos Aires
References: Carcelles (1953b) M; Castellanos (1970a) d; Bieler (1993) c
Combining Genera:  Philippia

Architectonica sindermanni Merrill & Boss, 1984, 
[Synonym]
Range: 6°N ; 51°W
Depth: 96 m
Maximum Reported Size: 8.9 mm
Distribution: French Guiana
References: Rios (1985) dSE; Bieler (1993) s

Architectonica sunderlandi Petuch, 1987, p. 21-22, pl. 10, figs. 1-4
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Off Key West, Florida Keys, Florida
Range: 25°N ; 82°W
Depth: 250 m
Maximum Reported Size: 25 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: Florida Keys
References: Bieler (1993) s
Comments: The 31 mm specimen cited by Petuch (1987) is in the Sunderland collection and measures 25 mm.


Partial List of References

Carcelles, A. R. 1953. Muevas especies de gastropodos marinos de las republicas oriental del Uruguay y Argentina Comunicaciones Zoologicas del Museo de Historia Natural de Montevideo 4(70) 1-16, 5 pls. [Stated date: 20 Dec 1953.]
Petuch, E. J. 1987. New Caribbean molluscan faunas  [v] + 154 + A1-A4, 29 pls. Coastal Education & Research Foundation: Charlottesville, Virginia. [True date: 08 Jul 1987.]

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