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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Bivalvia: Euheterodonta: Galeommatoidea: Lasaeidae

Epilepton elpis Allen, 2007


Range: 35.833°N ; 65.183°W to 64.958°W
Depth: 4800 to 4833 m (live 4833 to 4833 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 2.5  mm

Details


Epilepton elpis Allen, 2007, p. 9-12, figs. 1e, 2a-b, 3a-b, 4a-b, 6
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Atlantis II 24, sta. 122, North American Basin, 35°50.0'N, 64°57.5'W, 4833 m [approx. 390 km north of Bermuda]
Range: 35.833°N ; 65.183°W to 64.958°W
Depth: 4800 to 4833 m (live 4833 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 2.5 mm
Distribution: Mid-Atlantic
References: Allen (2007) DdLlNSEWM


Partial List of References

Allen, J. A. 2007. A new deep-water species of the genus Epilepton (Bivalvia: Galeommatoidea) from the Atlantic Veliger 49 7-14. [Stated date: 30 Mar 2007.]

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