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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: : Calyptraeoidea: Calyptraeidae

Crepidula aplysioides Reeve, 1859


Range: 23°S to 23°S; 43°W
Maximum Reported Size: 21  mm

Synonymy

Crypta aplysioides (Reeve, 1859) 
Crepidula aplysioides Reeve, 1859

Details


Crepidula aplysioides Reeve, 1859b, pl. 4, fig. 19
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Rio Janeiro
Range: 23°S to 23°S; 43°W
Maximum Reported Size: 21 mm
Distribution: Brazil: Rio de Janeiro
References: Reeve (1859b) NSEWM; Mörch (1877b); Hoagland (1977)
Comments: Records from Venezuela are Crepidula aplysioides Simone, 2006. The identity of specimens from Trinidad reported by Mörch (1877b) is unknown. Argentinian records from Hoagland (1977) are C. cachimilla according to Cledón et al. (2004).
Combining Genera:  Crypta


Partial List of References

Reeve, L. 1859. Monograph of the genus Crepidula Conchologia Iconica 11 pls. 1-5 [Stated date: -- Jun 1859.]

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