Range: 40.05°N to 30°N; 80°W to 70.52°W Depth: 128 to 260 m Maximum Reported Size: 5.3 mm
Synonymy
Fossarus elegans Verrill & Smith, 1882 Fossarus latericeus A. E. Verrill, 1882
Details
Fossarus elegans Verrill & Smith in A. E. Verrill, 1882a, p. 522, pl. 57, fig. 28 [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: USFC sta. 949, off Martha's Vineyard (79 1/2 miles S of Gay Head Light) [40°03'00", 70°31'00"], 100 fms Range: 40.05°N to 30°N; 80°W to 70.52°W Depth: 128 to 260 m Maximum Reported Size: 5.3 mm Distribution: USA: Off New Jersey, North Carolina, Florida: unlocalized References: Verrill (1882a) NEM; Johnson (1934) D; Abbott (1974) dSW
Fossarus latericeusA. E. Verrill, 1882a, p. 586, pl. 57, fig. 28 [Objective synonym of valid name] Type Locality: USFC sta. 949, off Martha's Vineyard (79 1/2 miles S of Gay Head Light), USFC sta. 949 [40°03'00", 70°31'00"], 100 fms References: R. I. Johnson (1989) s Comments: In text as F. elegans, on plate caption as F. latericeus.
Partial List of References
Verrill, A. E. 1882. Catalogue of marine Mollusca added to the fauna of the New England region, during the past ten years Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences 5 451-587, pls. 42-44, 57-58.
