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Bivalvia: Euheterodonta: Tellinoidea: Tellininae

Merisca martinicensis (d'Orbigny, 1853)


Range: 26.5°N to 23°S; 91°W to 35°W
Depth: 2 to 77 m
Maximum Reported Size: 13  mm

Synonymy

Tellina martinicensis d'Orbigny, 1853
Tellina versluysi Dautzenberg, 1900

Details


Tellina martinicensis d'Orbigny, 1853, p. 253, pl. 26, figs. 6-8
[Basis of the current name]
Attributed to: d'Orbigny (1842)
Type Locality: Martinique and Guadeloupe
Range: 26.5°N to 23°S; 91°W to 35°W
Depth: 2 to 77 m
Maximum Reported Size: 13 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: West Florida, Florida Keys; Mexico: Gulf of Campeche; Guadeloupe, Martinique
References: Perry & Schwengel (1955) N; Mikkelsen & Bieler (2004) c; García (2007b) D

Tellina (Tellinella) versluysi Dautzenberg, 1900, p. 259, pl. 10, fig. 5, 5, 5, 5
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Chazalie sta. 44, Santa Marta [Colombia], 23 m
Range: 11.3°N ; 74°W
Depth: 23 m
Maximum Reported Size: 8.5 mm
Distribution: Colombia
References: Dautzenberg (1900) DdNSEWM; Boss (1968) s


Partial List of References

d'Orbigny, A. 1853. Mollusques Histoire Physique, Politique et Naturelle de l'île de Cuba 2 [iv] + 225-380, pls. 26-28?.
Dautzenberg, P. 1900. Croisière du Yacht Chazalie dans l'Atlantique. Mollusques Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France 13 145-265, pls. 9-10.

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