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Gastropoda: : Rissooidea: Tornidae

Cochliolepis surinamensis Altena, 1966


Range: 8.5°N to 12°N; 60°W to 74°W
Maximum Reported Size: 2.7  mm

Details


Cochliolepis surinamensis Altena, 1966, p. 236-237, figs. 3a-d
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: shell ridge at the "Kerkplein" (Church square) in Paramaribo, Surinam, at 1 m depth
Range: 8.5°N to 12°N; 60°W to 74°W
Maximum Reported Size: 2.7 mm
Distribution: Venezuela: unlocalized
References: Altena (1966) M; Altena (1975); Princz (1982a) NW
Comments: Described as Holocene fossil; recorded as living by Princz (1982a).


Partial List of References

Altena, C. O. van Regteren. 1966. Vitrinellidae (Marine Mollusca Gastropoda) from Holocene deposits in Surinam (Dutch Guiana) Zoologische Mededelingen 41 233-241. [Stated date: 27 Jul 1966.]

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