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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Bivalvia: Euheterodonta: Cuspidarioidea: Cuspidariidae

Cardiomya alternata (d'Orbigny, 1853)


Range: 24.6°N to 14.8°N; 80°W to 61°W
Depth: 154 to 278 m
Maximum Reported Size: 4  mm

Details


Sphena alternata d'Orbigny, 1853, p. 286, pl. 27, figs. 17-20
[Basis of the current name]
Attributed to: d'Orbigny (1842)
Type Locality: Martinique
Range: 24.6°N to 14.8°N; 80°W to 61°W
Depth: 154 to 278 m
Maximum Reported Size: 4 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: Florida Keys; Martinique
References: d'Orbigny (1853) M; Mikkelsen & Bieler (2004) N


Partial List of References

d'Orbigny, A. 1853. Mollusques Histoire Physique, Politique et Naturelle de l'île de Cuba 2 [iv] + 225-380, pls. 26-28?.

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