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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Volutoidea: Cystiscidae

Persicula moscatellii (F. Boyer, 2004)


Range: 5.2°N to 13°S; 52.5°W to 35°W
Depth: 20 to 250 m (live 25 to 20 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 14.9  mm

Synonymy

Persicula pulcherrima auct. non Gaskoin, 1849
Gibberula moscatellii F. Boyer, 2004

Details


Gibberula moscatellii F. Boyer, 2004, p. 36, 38, figs. 9-12
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Barra, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, 20-25 m
Range: 5.2°N to 13°S; 52.5°W to 35°W
Depth: 20 to 250 m (live 25 to 20 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 14.9 mm
Distribution: French Guiana, Brazil: Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Bahia
References: Boyer (2004) DdLlNSEWM

Persicula pulcherrima auct. non Gaskoin, 1849, 
[Not available]
Distribution: Brazil: Para, Bahia
References: Boyer (2004) s
Comments: Misidentification by Rios (1985).


Partial List of References

Boyer, F. 2004. Les groupes Gibberula frumentum (Sowerby, 1832) et G. pulchella (Kiener, 1834) dans l'Atlantique occidental Novapex 5 33-42. [Stated date: 10 Apr 2004; true date: pre 11 May.]

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