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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Bivalvia: : Arcoidea: Arcidae

Cucullaearca candida (Helbling, 1779)


Range: 35°N to 28°S; 87.5°W to 37°W
Depth: 0 to 120 m (live 0 to 16 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 100  mm

Synonymy

Arca candida Helbling, 1779
Barbatia candida (Helbling, 1779) 
Arca helblingii Bruguière, 1789
Arca jamaicensis Gmelin, 1791
Arca nivea Röding, 1798

Details


Arca candida Helbling, 1779,
[Basis of the current name]
Attributed to: Gmelin (1791)
Range: 35°N to 28°S; 87.5°W to 37°W
Depth: 0 to 120 m (live 0 to 16 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 100 mm
Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; Honduras: Swan Island; Brazil: Bahia, Abrolhos Islands, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Santa Catarina
References: Simone & Chichvarkhin (2004) LlM; Mikkelsen & Bieler (2004) c
Combining Genera:  Barbatia

Arca helblingii Bruguière, 1789, 
[Synonym]
References: Dall (1898b) s

Arca jamaicensis Gmelin, 1791, 
[Synonym]
References: Dall (1898b) s

Arca nivea Röding, 1798, p. 174, [Chemnitz 1784, pl. 54, fig. 538]
[Synonym]
Attributed to: Chemnitz (1784)
Type Locality: Not stated
References: Mikkelsen (2005) s


Partial List of References

Röding, P. F. 1798. Museum Boltenianum  viii + 199 pp. Hamburg. [Stated date: -- Sep 1798.]

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