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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Bivalvia: Euheterodonta: Myoidea: Myidae

Sphenia hatcheri Pilsbry, 1899


Range: 34.7°S to 52.6°S; 74°W to 54°W
Depth: 37 to 37 m
Maximum Reported Size: 17.2  mm

Synonymy

Sphenia hatcheri Pilsbry, 1899
Sphenia subequalis Dall, 1908

Details


Sphenia hatcheri Pilsbry, 1899, p. 128, pl. 1, figs. 5-6
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Cape Fairweather, Patagonia
Range: 34.7°S to 52.6°S; 74°W to 54°W
Depth: 37 m
Maximum Reported Size: 17.2 mm
Distribution: Uruguay, Argentina: Buenos Aires, Chubut, Santa Cruz; Tierra del Fuego, Straits of Magellan, Chile
References: Coan (1999) DdNSEWMT

Sphenia subequalis Dall, 1908, 
[Synonym]
Range: 52.6°S to 52.6°S; 70.2°W
Depth: 37 m
Maximum Reported Size: 6.9 mm
Distribution: Straits of Magellan
References: Coan (1999) sMT


Partial List of References

Pilsbry, H. A. 1899. Littoral mollusks from Cape Fairweather, Patagonia American Journal of Science (4)7 126-128, pl. 1. [True date: pre 18 Feb.]

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