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Gastropoda: : Cerithioidea: Fossarinae

Fossarus compactus Dall, 1889


Range: 35.14°N to 23°N; 97°W to 75.09°W
Depth: 18 to 154 m
Maximum Reported Size: 2.3  mm

Synonymy

Fossarus compactus Dall, 1889
Gottoina compactus (Dall, 1889) 

Details


Fossarus (Gottoina) compacta Dall, 1889a, p. 273, pl. 28, fig. 6
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Off Havana, 84 fms.; USFC sta. 2595, 2596, 2612, off North Carolina
Range: 35.14°N to 23°N; 97°W to 75.09°W
Depth: 18 to 154 m
Maximum Reported Size: 2.3 mm
Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Florida: Florida Keys; USA: Texas; Cuba: North Havana Province
References: Dall (1889a) DNSE{dW}; Odé (1987c) dW
Combining Genera:  Gottoina


Partial List of References

Dall, W. H. 1889. Reports on the results of dredgings, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U. S. Coast Survey Steamer 'Blake,' Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 18 1-492, pls. 10-40. [Stated date: 08 Jun 1889.]

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