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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Buccinoidea: Buccinidae

Prosipho contrarius Thiele, 1912


Range: 53.85°S to 74.68°S; 180°W to 19.62°W
Depth: 94 to 500 m (live 94 to 138 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 6  mm

Synonymy

Prosipho contrarius Thiele, 1912
Prosipho perversus A. W. B. Powell, 1951

Details


Prosipho contrarius Thiele, 1912, p. 209, pl. 13, fig. 1
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Gauss-Station
Range: 53.97°S to 74.68°S; 180°W to 19.62°W
Depth: 94 to 500 m (live 94 to 138 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 6 mm
Distribution: Subantarctic: South Georgia, South Shetland Islands; Antarctica: Weddell Sea
References: Dell (1990) W; Hain (1990) DSEM; Zelaya (2005a) dLlN

Prosipho perversus A. W. B. Powell, 1951,  pl. 6, fig. 11
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Sta. 144, off mouth of Stromness Harbour, South Georgia, 54°04'S, 36°27'W to 53°58'S, 36°26'W
Range: 53.85°S to 53.85°S; 37.63°W to 36.45°W
Depth: 101 to 155 m
Maximum Reported Size: 5.6 mm
Distribution: Subantarctic: South Georgia
References: Powell (1951) DEM; Dell (1990) dNSW; Hain (1990) s


Partial List of References

Powell, A. W. B. 1951. Antarctic and Subantarctic Mollusca: Pelecypoda and Gastropoda Discovery Reports 26 47-196, pls. 5-10. [Stated date: -- Mar 1951.]
Thiele, J. 1912. Die antarktischen Schnecken und Muscheln Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903 13 183-286, pls. 11-19 Georg Reimer: Berlin. [Stated date: -- Aug 1912.]

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