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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: : Trochoidea: Liotiidae

Munditia meridionalis (Melvill & Standen, 1912)


Range: 60°S to 60.63°S; 47°W to 44.64°W
Depth: 18 to 16 m (live 18 to 16 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 0.75  mm

Details


Cyclostrema meridionale Melvill & Standen, 1912, p. 346-347, pl. 1, figs. 6-6a, 22-22a
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Scotia Bank, South Orkneys, 9-10 fathoms, sta. 325
Range: 60°S to 60.63°S; 47°W to 44.64°W
Depth: 18 to 16 m (live 18 to 16 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 0.75 mm
Distribution: Subantarctic: South Orkney Islands, South Shetland Islands
References: Melvill & Standen (1912) DdLlSEM; Powell (1951) NW; Smaldon et al. (1976) cT
Comments: The record of Castellanos et al. (1987) from 46°S, 60°W needs confirmation; specimens are much larger than the types.


Partial List of References

Melvill, J. C. and R. Standen. 1912. The marine Mollusca of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition. Part II. Being a supplementary catalogue Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 48 333-366, 1 pl. [Stated date: 26 Aug 1912.]

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