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Gastropoda: : Seguenzioidea: Chilodontidae

Cataegis finkli (Petuch, 1987)


Range: 29°N to 9°N; 97°W to 68°W
Depth: 384 to 1281 m
Maximum Reported Size: 25  mm

Synonymy

Homalopoma finkli Petuch, 1987
Cataegis toreuta McLean & Quinn, 1987

Details


Homalopoma finkli Petuch, 1987, p. 92, pl. 26, figs. 13-14
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Off Puerto Cabello, Golfo de Triste [sic, Golfo Triste], Venezuela, 50 m
Range: 11°N ; 68°W
Depth: 625 to 600 m
Maximum Reported Size: 20.5 mm
Distribution: Venezuela: Carabobo
References: Warén & Bouchet (1993) DdM
Comments: 50 meter depth reported by Petuch (1987) is probably erroneous.

Cataegis toreuta McLean & Quinn, 1987, p. 113-115, figs. 1, 2, 6, 9, 10
[Synonym]
Type Locality: W of Punta Piedras, Colombia
Range: 29°N to 9°N; 97°W to 76°W
Depth: 384 to 1281 m
Maximum Reported Size: 25 mm
Distribution: Colombia


Partial List of References

McLean, J. H. and J. F. Quinn, Jr. 1987. Cataegis, new genus of three new species from the continental slope (Trochidae: Cataeginae new subfamily) Nautilus 101 111-116. [Stated date: 31 Jul 1987.]
Petuch, E. J. 1987. New Caribbean molluscan faunas  [v] + 154 + A1-A4, 29 pls. Coastal Education & Research Foundation: Charlottesville, Virginia. [True date: 08 Jul 1987.]

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