Range: 34.5°N to 9.4°N; 89.7°W to 60°W Depth: 12 to 183 m Maximum Reported Size: 12 mm
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Scala (Dentiscala) hellenica var. mörchianaDall, 1889a, p. 322, pl. 18, fig. 1 [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Barbados Range: 34.5°N to 9.4°N; 89.7°W to 60°W Depth: 12 to 183 m Maximum Reported Size: 12 mm Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys, Dry Tortugas; Mexico: Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo; Panama, Bermuda, Bahamas: Andros; Cuba: North Havana Province, Cienfuegos, Holguin; Dominican Republic; Virgin Islands: St. Thomas, St. Croix; Martinique, Barbados References: Dall (1889a) DE; Olsson & McGinty (1958) S; Porter (1974) N; Vokes & Vokes (1983, original station data) W; Espinosa & Fernández-Garcés (1990b) dv Comments: The spelling moerchiana was used by Vokes & Vokes (1983), which may be correct, depending on interpretation of ICZN Article 32.5.2.1 (Mörch was Danish not German). Even if morchiana is an incorrect spelling it can be maintained under ICZN Article 33.3.1, being in prevailing usage.
Partial List of References
Dall, W. H. 1889. Reports on the results of dredgings, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U. S. Coast Survey Steamer 'Blake,' Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 18 1-492, pls. 10-40. [Stated date: 08 Jun 1889.]