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Gastropoda: : Arminoidea: Arminidae

Armina wattla Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967


Range: 35.3°N to 18.6°N; 97°W to 75°W
Depth: 0 to 37 m (live 0 to 37 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 50  mm

Synonymy

Armina tigrina auct. non Rafinesque, 1814
Pleurophyllidia cuvieri auct. non d'Orbigny, 1837
Armina wattla Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967
Armina abbotti Thompson, Cattaneo & Wong, 1990

Details


Armina wattla Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967e, p. 213-216, figs. 16-20
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Sapelo Island, Georgia, 11-19.5 miles from sea buoy, 16.5-19 m
Range: 35.3°N to 18.6°N; 97°W to 75°W
Depth: 16.5 to 19 m (live 16.5 to 19 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 24 mm
Distribution: USA: North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Texas; Mexico
References: Marcus & Marcus (1967e) LlM; Ardila & Valdés (2004) s (of ^A. muelleri); Valdés et al. (2006) v

Armina abbotti Thompson, Cattaneo & Wong, 1990, p. 403
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Not stated
References: Ardila & Valdés (2004) s (of A. muelleri); Valdés et al. (2006) s

Pleurophyllidia cuvieri auct. non d'Orbigny, 1837, 
[Not available]
Distribution: USA: North Carolina
References: Abbott (1954a) s (of A. tigrina [auct.])
Comments: Misidentification by Bush (1885b: 586).

Armina tigrina auct. non Rafinesque, 1814, 
[Not available]
Range: 35.3°N to 18.6°N; 97°W to 75°W
Depth: 0 to 37 m (live 0 to 37 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 50 mm
Distribution: USA: North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida; USA: Texas; Mexico: Tabasco
References: Abbott (1954a) LlNSEWM; Ardila & Valdés (2004) s (of A. muelleri)
Comments: Misidentification by Abbott (1954a).


Partial List of References

Marcus, E. [d. B.-R.] and E. Marcus. 1967. Some opisthobranchs from Sapelo Island, Georgia, U. S. A Malacologia 6 199-222. [Stated date: -- Dec 1967.]
Thompson, T. E., R. Cattaneo and Y. M. Wong. 1990. Eastern Mediterranean Opisthobranchia: Dotidae (Dendronotoidea), Arminidae and Madrellidae (Arminoidea) Journal of Molluscan Studies 56 393-413. [Stated date: -- Aug 1990.]

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