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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: : Triphoroidea: Cerithiopsidae

Seila beauforti Thiriot-Quiévreux, 1980


Range: 34.7°N ; 76.7°W
Depth: 20 to 20 m

Details


Seila adamsi var. beauforti Thiriot-Quiévreux, 1980, p. 4, figs. 26-29
Type Locality: Cape Lookout, North Carolina, 20 m
Range: 34.7°N ; 76.7°W
Depth: 20 m
Distribution: USA: North Carolina
References: Thiriot-Quiévreux (1980) DdNSEW
Comments: This name is not available as it was introduced at infrasubspecific rank, however, it refers to a taxon different from Seila adamsii in protoconch morphology. The size of the teleoconch was not stated in the description; the stated magnification in the figure captions does not agree with the stated measurements of the protoconch.


Partial List of References

Thiriot-Quiévreux, C. 1980. Identification of some planktonic prosobranch larvae present off Beaufort, North Carolina Veliger 23 1-9, 4 pls. [Stated date: 01 Jul 1980.]

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