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Gastropoda: : Eulimoidea: Eulimidae

Melanella chaunax (Watson, 1883)


Range: 18.64°N ; 65.09°W
Depth: 713 to 713 m
Maximum Reported Size: 3.8  mm

Synonymy

Eulima piriformis auct. non Brugnone, 1873
Eulima chaunax Watson, 1883

Details


Eulima chaunax Watson, 1883c, p. 114, [Watson 1886, pl. 35, figs. 3a-c]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Challenger sta. 24, north of Culebra Island
Range: 18.64°N ; 65.09°W
Depth: 713 m
Maximum Reported Size: 3.8 mm
Distribution: Puerto Rico: Culebra Island
References: Watson (1883c) DdNSEWM

Eulima piriformis auct. non Brugnone, 1873, 
[Not available]
Range: 18.64°N ; 65.09°W
Depth: 713 m
Maximum Reported Size: 3.8 mm
Distribution: Puerto Rico: Culebra Island
References: Warén (1990)
Comments: Misidentification by Watson (1886:507); M. piriformis is an Eastern Atlantic Sabinella.


Partial List of References

Watson, R. B. 1883. Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. Part XVII Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 17 112-130. [Stated date: 31 Jul 1883.]

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