Range: 52°S to 55.5°S; 70°W to 60°W Depth: 50 to 30 m Maximum Reported Size: 6 mm
Synonymy
Astarte longirostra d'Orbigny, 1842 Astarte magellanica E. A. Smith, 1881 Astarte antarctica Thiele, 1912
Details
Astarte longirostrad'Orbigny, 1842d, p. 576 [1846], pl. 83, figs. 21-24 [1842] [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Not stated [îles Maloines [Falkland Islands] (d'Orbigny 1846)] Range: 52°S to 55.5°S; 68°W to 60°W Maximum Reported Size: 6 mm Distribution: Falkland Islands, Tierra del Fuego References: d'Orbigny (1846) M; Rochebrune & Mabille (1889) SW; Bernard (1983)
Astarte antarctica Thiele, 1912, [Synonym] References: Bernard (1983) s
Astarte longirostris sic, [Not available] Range: 52.7°S to 52.7°S; 70°W Depth: 50 to 30 m Distribution: Straits of Magellan, Chile; Antarctica: Weddell Sea References: Hain (1990); Dell (1990); Ríos, Mutschke & Morrison (2003) DdNSEW Comments: Error for A. longirostra. Emendation might be attributed to Hain (1990) who cites the original spelling, but adopts the subsequent spelling. Earlier works should be checked to see who first emended the spelling.
Astarte magellanica E. A. Smith, 1881, [Synonym] Range: 54°S to 54°S; 68°W Distribution: Straits of Magellan References: Bernard (1983) s
Partial List of References
d'Orbigny, A. 1842. Mollusques Voyage dans l'Amérique Méridionale 5 pls. 83-85. P. Bertrand: Paris. [True date: -- --- 1842.]
