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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Bivalvia: : Arcoidea: Arcidae

Scapharca crassissima Macsotay, 2001


Range: 11.33°N to 11°N; 71.5°W to 63.17°W
Depth: 20 to 44 m
Maximum Reported Size: 128.8  mm

Details


Scapharca (Scapharca) crassissima Macsotay in Macsotay & Campos, 2001, p. 124, pl. 15, figs. 1, 4; pl. 16, figs. 1 [sic, 2], 5
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: 'Cuadrante D-21', off Isla Margarita, Venezuela, 27-35 m
Range: 11.33°N to 11°N; 71.5°W to 63.17°W
Depth: 20 to 44 m
Maximum Reported Size: 128.8 mm
Distribution: Venezuela: Zulia, Sucre, Isla Margarita
References: Macsotay in Macsotay & Campos (2001) DdNSEWM
Comments: Caption for plate 15 indicates fig. 8 as part of type series, but text shows it as Scapharca cf. S. baughmani.


Partial List of References

Macsotay, O. and R. Campos Villarroel. 2001. Molucos representativos de la Plataforma de Margarita - Venezuela  [iii], iii, 280 pp., 32 pls. Editora Rivolta: Valencia, Venezuela. [Stated date: -- Jul 2001.]

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