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Gastropoda: : Cypraeoidea: Cypraeidae

Muracypraea donmoorei (Petuch, 1979)


Range: 12.5°N to 8.63°N; 80°W to 72.25°W
Depth: 15 to 70 m
Maximum Reported Size: 75  mm

Synonymy

Siphocypraea donmoorei Petuch, 1979
Barycypraea donmoorei (Petuch, 1979) 

Details


Siphocypraea donmoorei Petuch, 1979a, p. 220-221, figs. 1D-H, 2B, F-H
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Off Cabo La Vela, Guajira Peninsula, Colombia (12°10'N, 72°15'W)
Range: 12.5°N to 8.63°N; 80°W to 72.25°W
Depth: 15 to 70 m
Maximum Reported Size: 75 mm
Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela: Gulf of Venezuela
References: Petuch (1979a) d; Petuch (1981a) SE; García collection M
Comments: Lorenz & Hubert (1993) consider bicornis Sowerby, 1870 to be an older name.
Combining Genera:  Barycypraea


Partial List of References

Petuch, E. J. 1979. A new species of Siphocypraea (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae) from northern South America with notes on the genus in the Caribbean Bulletin of Marine Science 29 216-225. [Stated date: -- Apr 1979.]

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