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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: : Onchidoridoidea: Hexabranchidae

Hexabranchus morsomus Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1962


Range: 19.3°N to 9.41°N; 82.58°W to 64.43°W
Depth: 0 to 33 m (live 0 to 33 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 100  mm

Synonymy

Hexabranchus sanguineus auct. non Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828
Hexabranchus morsomus Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1962
Caribranchus morsomus (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1962) 

Details


Hexabranchus morsomus Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1962b,
[Basis of the current name]
Range: 19.3°N to 9.75°N; 82.58°W to 64.43°W
Depth: 0 to 33 m (live 0 to 33 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 100 mm
Distribution: Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Cayman Islands: Grand Cayman Island; Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: Virgin Gorda
References: Marcus & Marcus (1962b) E{NM}; Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus (1970) DL; Ev. Marcus (1976b); Hess & Abbott (1994) N{W}; Espinosa & Ortea (2001a) SWM; Collin et al. (2005); Valdés (2002b) dlT; Valdés et al. (2006)
Combining Genera:  Caribranchus

Hexabranchus mormosus sic, 
[Not available]
Comments: Error for morsomus by Díaz & Puyana (1994).

Hexabranchus sanguineus auct. non Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828, 
[Not available]
Range: 9.56°N to 9.41°N; 79.86°W to 78.94°W
Depth: 0.5 to 12 m (live 0.5 to 12 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 100 mm
Distribution: Panama
References: Meyer (1977) DdLlNSEWM; Valdés (2002b) s
Comments: Misidentification.



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