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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: : Epitonioidea: Epitoniidae

Cylindriscala andrewsii (A. E. Verrill, 1882)


Range: 40.03°N to 33.28°S; 90.5°W to 50.57°W
Depth: 165 to 914 m
Maximum Reported Size: 8  mm

Synonymy

Opalia andrewsii (A. E. Verrill, 1882) 
Scalaria andrewsii A. E. Verrill, 1882

Details


Scalaria (Opalia) andrewsii A. E. Verrill, 1882a, p. 526-527, pl. 57, fig. 35
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: USFC sta. 873, about 150 miles east of Barnegat Bay, 100 fms.
Range: 40.03°N to 33.28°S; 90.5°W to 50.57°W
Depth: 165 to 914 m
Maximum Reported Size: 8 mm
Distribution: USA: Off New Jersey, Florida: Florida Keys, Dry Tortugas; Mexico: Campeche Bank; Cuba: North Matanzas, Villa Clara; Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul
References: Verrill (1882a) N; Clench & Turner (1953) d{W}; Rios et al. (1975) SE; García (2007b) W
Comments: Record in 10-12 m from Cienfuegos by Espinosa & Garces (1990b) needs confirmation as it is unusually shallow.
Combining Genera:  Opalia


Partial List of References

Verrill, A. E. 1882. Catalogue of marine Mollusca added to the fauna of the New England region, during the past ten years Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences 5 451-587, pls. 42-44, 57-58.

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