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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Bivalvia: Euheterodonta: Tellinoidea: Macominae

Macoma cerina (C. B. Adams, 1845)


Range: 26°N to 18.5°N; 83°W to 67°W
Maximum Reported Size: 12  mm

Details


Psammobia cerina C. B. Adams, 1845, p. 10, Not figured
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Jamaica
Range: 26°N to 18.5°N; 83°W to 67°W
Maximum Reported Size: 12 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: West Florida, Florida Keys, Dry Tortugas; Jamaica, Puerto Rico
References: C. B. Adams (1845) S; Dall (1889b); Cable (1956) E; Mikkelsen & Bieler (2004) W
Comments: Clench & Turner's (1950) lectotype, a specimen of Heterodonax bimaculatus, is not consistent with the original description of Psammobia cerina.


Partial List of References

Adams, C. B. 1845. Specierum novarum conchyliorum, in Jamaica repertorum, synopsis Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 2 1-17. [Stated date: -- Jan 1845.]

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