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Gastropoda: : Trochoidea: Skeneinae

Moelleriopsis watsoni (Tryon, 1888)


Range: 8.62°S to 8.62°S; 34.47°W
Depth: 1234 to 1234 m
Maximum Reported Size: 2  mm

Synonymy

Cyclostrema sulcatum Watson, 1886
Cyclostrema watsoni Tryon, 1888

Details


Cyclostrema (Cyclostrema) watsoni Tryon, 1888, p. 94, pl. 32, figs. 81-82
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Challenger sta. 120, 8°37'S, 34°28'W, off Pernambuco, 675 fathoms
Range: 8.62°S to 8.62°S; 34.47°W
Depth: 1234 m
Distribution: Brazil: Pernambuco
References: Rios (1994) s
Comments: New name for C. sulcatum Watson, 1886 non A. Adams, 1850.

Cyclostrema sulcatum Watson, 1886, p. 121-122, pl. 8, figs. 11a-c
[Objective synonym of valid name]
Type Locality: Challenger sta. 120, 8°37'S, 34°28'W, off Pernambuco, 675 fathoms
Range: 8.62°S to 8.62°S; 34.47°W
Depth: 1234 m
Maximum Reported Size: 2 mm
Distribution: Brazil: Pernambuco
References: Watson (1886) DdNSEWM; Tryon (1888) s
Comments: Non A. Adams, 1850.


Partial List of References

Tryon, G. W. 1888. Monographs of the families Neritidae, Neritopsidae, Adeorbidae, Cyclostrematidae, and Liotiidae Manual of Conchology (1)10 3-160, 291-311, pls. 1-36. [Stated date: -- --- 1888; true date: 16 Mar 1888.]
Watson, R. B. 1886. Report on the Scaphopoda and Gasteropoda collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876 Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, Zoology 15(2) i-v, 1-680, 692-756, 50 pls. Her Majesty's Government: London. [Stated date: -- --- 1886; true date: post Aug 9.]

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