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Gastropoda: : Cypraeoidea: Ovulidae

Spiculata advena Cate, 1978


Range: 24.55°N ; 81.78°W
Maximum Reported Size: 14.6  mm

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Spiculata advena Cate, 1978, p. 164, fig. 6
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Off Sand Key, Florida, 7 miles SW of Key West
Range: 24.55°N ; 81.78°W
Maximum Reported Size: 14.6 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: Florida Keys
References: Cate (1978) NSEWM
Comments: Simone (2007a) synonymized S. advena with S. bijuri, but the former has a much wider aperture, anteriorly and posterior, and a more elongate (less pyriform) shape (Rosenberg, herein, 24 December 2008).


Partial List of References

Cate, C. N. 1978. New species of Ovulidae and reinstatement of Margovula pyrulina (A. Adams, 1854) (Gastropoda) Nautilus 92 160-167. [Stated date: 30 Oct 1978.]

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