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Gastropoda: Cephalaspidea: Philinoidea: Gastropteridae

Gastropteron chacmol Gosliner, 1989


Range: 30.3°N to 24°S; 94°W to 48°W
Depth: 3 to 8 m (live 3 to 8 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 10  mm

Synonymy

Gastropteron rubrum auct. non Rafinesque, 1814
Gastropteron chacmol Gosliner, 1989

Details


Gastropteron chacmol Gosliner, 1989, p. 363-367, figs. 1i, 25a-e, 26a-d
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: In front of Hotel La Ceiba, Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Range: 21.8°N to 10.5°N; 87°W to 67°W
Depth: 3 to 8 m (live 3 to 8 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 10 mm
Distribution: Mexico: Quintana Roo; Venezuela: Vargas; Cuba: Pinar del Rio; Cayman Islands: Grand Cayman Island
References: Gosliner (1989) DdLlSEW; Espinosa et al. (2006) N; Valdés et al. (2006) M
Comments: Internal shell 1 mm (Gosliner 1989).

Gastropteron rubrum auct. non Rafinesque, 1814, 
[Not available]
Range: 30.3°N to 24°S; 94°W to 48°W
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida; USA: Texas; Cayman Islands: Grand Cayman Island; Brazil: Sao Paulo
References: Marcus & Marcus (1960a) M; Cooley (1978) N; Gosliner (1989) s
Comments: Misidentification by Marcus & Marcus (1960a).


Partial List of References

Gosliner, T. M. 1989. Revision of the Gastropteridae (Opisthobranchia: Cephalaspidea) with descriptions of a new genus and six new species Veliger 32 333-381. [Stated date: 02 Oct 1989.]

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