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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Muricoidea: Coralliophilinae

Coralliophila aedonia (Watson, 1886)


Range: 27°N to 37.43°S; 80°W to 12.48°W
Depth: 85 to 250 m
Maximum Reported Size: 18.8  mm

Synonymy

Murex aedonius Watson, 1886

Details


Murex (Pseudomurex) aëdonius Watson, 1886, p. 161, pl. 17, figs. 5a-c
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Challenger sta. 135c, Nightingale Island, Tristan da Cunha Islands
Range: 27°N to 37.43°S; 80°W to 12.48°W
Depth: 85 to 250 m
Maximum Reported Size: 18.8 mm
Distribution: Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul; Argentina: unlocalized; Eastern Atlantic: Tristan de Cunha
References: Watson (1886) SEM; Petuch (1987) dNW

Coralliophila aedonis sic, 
[Not available]
Comments: Error for aedonia by Kosuge & Suzuki (1985).


Partial List of References

Watson, R. B. 1886. Report on the Scaphopoda and Gasteropoda collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876 Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, Zoology 15(2) i-v, 1-680, 692-756, 50 pls. Her Majesty's Government: London. [Stated date: -- --- 1886; true date: post Aug 9.]

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