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Bivalvia: Euheterodonta: Veneroidea: Tapetinae

Retrotapes exalbidus (Dillwyn, 1817)


Range: 34°S to 55.5°S; 72°W to 68°W
Depth: 50 to 70 m
Maximum Reported Size: 70  mm

Synonymy

Venus exalbida Dillwyn, 1817
Marcia exalbidus (Dillwyn, 1817) 
Samarangia exalbidus (Dillwyn, 1817) 
Eurhomalea exalbidus (Dillwyn, 1817) 
Venus striatolamellata Ihering, 1897
Marcia rada Ihering, 1914
Marcia tehuelcha Ihering, 1914

Details


Venus exalbida Dillwyn, 1817, p. 170, [Chemnitz 1795, pl. 202, fig. 1977 {sic, 1974}]
[Basis of the current name]
Attributed to: Chemnitz (1795)
Type Locality: Falkland Islands
Range: 34°S to 55.5°S; 72°W to 68°W
Depth: 50 to 70 m
Maximum Reported Size: 70 mm
Distribution: Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul; Argentina: Chubut; Falkland Islands, Tierra del Fuego, Straits of Magellan, Chile
References: Rochebrune & Mabille (1889) S; Ihering (1907); del Río (1997) s; Ríos, Mutschke & Morrison (2003) d; ANSP M
Combining Genera:  Eurhomalea Marcia Samarangia

Marcia rada Ihering, 1914, 
[Synonym]
References: Parodiz (1996) s

Venus striatolamellata Ihering, 1897, 
[Synonym]
References: Parodiz (1996) s

Marcia tehuelcha Ihering, 1914, 
[Synonym]
References: Parodiz (1996) s


Partial List of References

Dillwyn, L. W. 1817. A descriptive catalogue of recent shells A Descriptive Catalogue of Recent Shells 1-2 xii + 1-580; [iv] + 581-1121. John and Arthur Arch: Cornhill.

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