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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Volutoidea: Marginellidae

Prunum circumvittatum (Weisbord, 1962)


Range: 11.45°N to 11.38°N; 64.02°W to 63.02°W
Depth: 55 to 288 m
Maximum Reported Size: 20  mm

Synonymy

Marginella marginata auct. non Born, 1778
Marginella circumvittata Weisbord, 1962

Details


Marginella (Prunum) circumvittata Weisbord, 1962, p. 403-404, pl. 36, figs. 13-16
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Mare formation, in stream 250 meters south-southwest of mouth of Quebrada Las Pailas, Venezuela
Range: 11.45°N to 11.38°N; 64.02°W to 63.02°W
Depth: 55 to 288 m
Maximum Reported Size: 20 mm
Distribution: Venezuela: Isla Margarita, Los Testigos
References: Macsotay & Campos (2001) DdNSEWM
Comments: Described as a fossil.

Marginella marginata auct. non Born, 1778, 
[Not available; synonymy uncertain]
References: Macsotay & Campos (2001) s
Comments: Misidentification by Coomans (1958) according to Macsotay & Campos (2001), referring to his record from north of Isla Margarita.


Partial List of References

Weisbord, N. E. 1962. Late Cenozoic gastropods from northern Venezuela Bulletins of American Paleontology 42(193) 672 pp., 48 pls. [Stated date: 05 Mar 1962.]

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