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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Bivalvia: Euheterodonta: Cuspidarioidea: Cuspidariidae

Myonera alleni Poutiers, 1995


Range: 36.38°N to 36.09°S; 67.97°E to 12.25°W
Depth: 2480 to 4680 m (live 4680 to 1780 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 5.1  mm

Synonymy

Cuspidaria atlantica Allen & Morgan, 1981
Myonera alleni Poutiers, 1995

Details


Myonera alleni Poutiers, 1995,
[Basis of the current name]
References: Scarabino (2003)

Cuspidaria (Myonera) atlantica Allen & Morgan, 1981, p. 470-473, figs. 35-36
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Not stated [same locality as USNM 151906]
Range: 36.38°N to 36.09°S; 67.97°E to 12.25°W
Depth: 2480 to 4680 m (live 4680 to 1780 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 5.1 mm
References: Allen & Morgan (1981) DdLlNSEWM
Comments: Non Cuspidaria (Cuspidaria) atlantica Allen & Morgan, 1981.


Partial List of References

Allen, J. A. and R. E. Morgan. 1981. The functional morphology of Atlantic deep water species of the families Cuspidariidae and Poromyidae (Bivalvia): an analysis of the evolution of the septibranch condition Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 294 413-546. [Stated date: 29 Aug 1981.]

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