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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Bivalvia: Euheterodonta: Mactroidea: Mactridae

Mactra janeiroensis E. A. Smith, 1915


Range: 6.38°N to 42.4°S; 64.29°W to 41.57°W
Depth: 0 to 75 m
Maximum Reported Size: 31  mm

Synonymy

Mactra janeiroensis E. A. Smith, 1915
Mactra surinamensis Altena, 1968

Details


Mactra (Mactrinula) janeiroensis E. A. Smith, 1915, p. 102-103, pl. 2, fig. 20
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Sta. 42, off Rio de Janeiro, 40 fms. [22°56'S, 41°34]
Range: 6°N to 42.4°S; 64.29°W to 41.57°W
Depth: 18 to 75 m
Maximum Reported Size: 31 mm
Distribution: Brazil: Rio de Janeiro; Argentina: Chubut
References: E. A. Smith (1915) EM; Signorelli (2008) TSW

Mactra surinamensis Altena, 1968, 
[Synonym]
Range: 6.38°N to 6°N; 56.3°W to 54.8°W
Depth: 0 to 27 m
Maximum Reported Size: 20 mm
Distribution: Surinam
References: Altena (1971) DdNSEWM


Partial List of References

Smith, E. A. 1915. Mollusca. Part I.--Gastropoda Prosobranchia, Scaphopoda, and Pelecypoda British Antarctic ("Terra Nova") Expedition, 1910. Natural History Report. Zoology 2 61-112, pls. 1-2. British Museum (Natural History): London. [Stated date: 27 Mar 1915.]

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