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Gastropoda: : Triphoroidea: Cerithiopsidae

Joculator brucei (Melvill & Standen, 1912)


Range: 18.4°S to 18.4°S; 37.97°W
Depth: 66 to 66 m
Maximum Reported Size: 2.75  mm

Details


Bittium brucei Melvill & Standen, 1912, p. 351, fig. 11
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Sta. 81, 18°24'S, 37°58'W, 36 fms. [off Espirito Santo, Brazil]
Range: 18.4°S to 18.4°S; 37.97°W
Depth: 66 m
Maximum Reported Size: 2.75 mm
Distribution: Brazil: Espirito Santo
References: Melvill & Standen (1912) DdNSEWM; Smaldon et al. (1976) cT
Comments: Species was collected by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition; its vessel 'Scotia' dredged off Brazil on December 20, 1902 (Wilton & Brown 1908:3).


Partial List of References

Melvill, J. C. and R. Standen. 1912. The marine Mollusca of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition. Part II. Being a supplementary catalogue Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 48 333-366, 1 pl. [Stated date: 26 Aug 1912.]

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