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Gastropoda: : Seguenzioidea: Seguenziidae

Seguenzia elegans Jeffreys, 1876


Range: 32.3°N to 38.98°S; 64.8°W to 41.75°W
Depth: 5130 to 5130 m
Maximum Reported Size: 3.2  mm

Details


Seguenzia elegans Jeffreys, 1876, p. 201, [Jeffreys 1885, pl. 5, figs. 1-1a]
[Basis of the current name]
Attributed to: Jeffreys (1885)
Type Locality: Porcupine Expedition 1870, off the coast of Portugal, 740-1095 fathoms [Atlantic stations 16, 17, 17a (Jeffreys 1885)]
Range: 32.3°N to 38.98°S; 64.8°W to 41.75°W
Depth: 5130 m
Maximum Reported Size: 3.2 mm
Distribution: Bermuda, Argentina: Argentine Basin
References: Jeffreys (1885) M; Clarke (1961) DSE
Comments: Warén (1980a) considered this a nude name in Jeffreys (1876) on p. 187, but Jeffreys gave a brief description "base perforated or umbilicated" on p. 201 following his description of Seguenzia on p. 200.


Partial List of References

Jeffreys, J. G. 1876. Preliminary report of the biological results of a cruise in the H.M.S. 'Valorous' to Davis Strait in 1875 Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 25 177-230, pls. 2-4. [True date: post 15 Jun.]

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