Range: 34°S to 55.5°S; 72°W to 52°W Depth: 0 to 70 m Maximum Reported Size: 35 mm
Synonymy
Venus gayi Hupé, 1854 Chione gayi (Hupé, 1854) Tawera gayi (Hupé, 1854) Chione fuegiensis E. A. Smith, 1905
Details
Venus gayi Hupé, 1854, [Basis of the current name] Range: 34°S to 55.5°S; 72°W to 52°W Depth: 25 to 70 m Maximum Reported Size: 35 mm Distribution: Argentina: Chubut; Tierra del Fuego, Chile References: Rochebrune & Mabille (1889) S; Pastorino (1995) N Comments: Reported from Venezuela by Pérez et al. (2007), but their record was based on Macsotay & Campos (2001), who said Clausinella cf. C. gayi. Combining Genera: Chione Tawera
Chione fuegiensisE. A. Smith, 1905, p. 336-337, text-fig. V [Synonym] Type Locality: Southern shore of Useless Bay [Bahía Inutil] around Rio McClelland, Tierra del Fuego [Chile] Range: 53.5°S to 53.5°S; 70°W Depth: 0 m Maximum Reported Size: 25.5 mm Distribution: Tierra del Fuego, Straits of Magellan, Chile References: E. A. Smith (1905) DdNSEWM; Bernard (1983) s
Partial List of References
Smith, E. A. 1905. On a small collection of Mollusca from Tierra del Fuego Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 6 333-339. [Stated date: -- Sep 1905.]
