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Bivalvia: Euheterodonta: Cuspidarioidea: Cuspidariidae

Protocuspidaria jarauara Oliveira & Absalao, 2009


Range: 21.8781°S to 22.8014°S; 40.2906°W to 39.6758°W
Depth: 900 to 1950 m
Maximum Reported Size: 5  mm

Details


Protocuspidaria (Bidentaria) jarauara Oliveira & Absalao, 2009, p. 153-154, figs. 5G-M
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Campos Basin, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, 21°58'36"S, 39°46'30"W, 1700 m
Range: 21.8781°S to 22.8014°S; 40.2906°W to 39.6758°W
Depth: 900 to 1950 m
Maximum Reported Size: 5 mm
Distribution: Brazil: Rio de Janeiro
References: Oliveira & Absalao (2009) DdNSEWM
Comments: Maximum size stated as 5 mm in original description, but holotype only 2.5 mm according to scale bar.


Partial List of References

Oliveira, C. D. d. C. and Absalao, R. S. 2009. The genera Myonera, Octoporia, and Protocuspidaria (Pelecypoda, Cuspidariidae) from deep waters of Campos Basin, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with descriptions of two new species American Malacological Bulletin 27 141-156. [Stated date: 29 Jul 2009.]

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