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Gastropoda: : Xenophoroidea: Xenophoridae

Xenophora caribaea Petit, 1857


Range: 29.5°N to 31.83°S; 90.5°W to 35°W
Depth: 20 to 640 m (live 20 to 455 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 116  mm

Synonymy

Xenophora caribaea Petit, 1857
Tugurium caribaea (Petit, 1857) 
Onustus caribaea (Petit, 1857) 

Details


Xenophora caribaea Petit, 1857, p. 248-249, pl. 9 [sic, 10], figs. 1-2
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Marie-Galante (dépendances de la Guadeloupe), 20 et 75 brasses [fathoms]
Range: 29.5°N to 31.83°S; 90.5°W to 35°W
Depth: 20 to 640 m (live 20 to 455 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 116 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys, Dry Tortugas; USA: Alabama; Mexico: Campeche Bank; Colombia; ABC Islands: Curacao; Bahamas: Little Bahama Bank, Bimini; Cuba: Havana Province, North Matanzas, South Matanzas, Villa Clara, Camaguey, Santiago de Cuba; Jamaica, Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Thomas, St. Croix, Anegada; Saba, Antigua, Montserrat, Guadeloupe, Barbados, Brazil: Pernambuco, Bahia, Rio Grande do Sul
References: Springer & Bullis (1956) {W}; Rios et al. (1975) S; Ponder (1983b) DLN; Simone (2005a) dLlM; García (2007b) W
Combining Genera:  Onustus Tugurium


Partial List of References

Petit de la Saussaye, S. 1857. Notice sur le G. Xenophora. Fischer (Phorus Montfort), et description d'une espèce nouvelle Journal de Conchyliologie 5 243-251, pl. 9 [sic, 10]. [Stated date: -- Jul 1856; true date: -- Jan 1857.]

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