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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: : Naticoidea: Naticidae

Polinices leptaleus (Watson, 1881)


Range: 30.98°N to 18.4°N; 85°W to 63.47°W
Depth: 538 to 1170 m
Maximum Reported Size: 8.9  mm

Details


Natica leptalea Watson, 1881a, p. 261-262, [Watson 1886, pl. 27, figs. 7a-c]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Challenger sta. 23, off Sombrero Island
Range: 30.98°N to 18.4°N; 85°W to 63.47°W
Depth: 538 to 1170 m
Maximum Reported Size: 8.9 mm
Distribution: USA: Georgia; Florida Strait (offshore), Yucatan Strait, Sombrero Island
References: Watson (1881a) SEM; Dall (1889a) W; Dall (1927b) dN


Partial List of References

Watson, R. B. 1881. Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. Part VII Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 15 245-274. [Stated date: 25 Mar 1881.]

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