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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Bivalvia: : Arcoidea: Arcidae

Scapharca chemnitzii (Philippi, 1851)


Range: 28°N to 35°S; 82°W to 35°W
Depth: 11 to 75 m
Maximum Reported Size: 32  mm

Synonymy

Arca rhombea Born, 1778
Arca cayenensis auct. non Lamarck, 1819
Arca chemnitzii Philippi, 1851
Arca dorbignyi Kobelt, 1891

Details


Arca chemnitzii Philippi, 1851,
[Basis of the current name]
Range: 28°N to 35°S; 82°W to 35°W
Depth: 11 to 75 m
Maximum Reported Size: 22 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: West Florida; Brazil: Rio de Janeiro
References: Maury (1920) W

Arca bicops sic, 
[Not available]
Range: 20°N to 23°S; 75°W to 43°W
Maximum Reported Size: 32 mm
Distribution: Cuba, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Brazil: Rio de Janeiro
References: d'Orbigny (1846) NSEWM; Dall (1898b) s
Comments: Misspelling and misidentification of Arca bicors Jonas in Philippi, 1845 by d'Orbigny (1846: 652).

Arca cayenensis auct. non Lamarck, 1819, 
[Not available]
References: Mikkelsen (2005) s
Comments: Misidentification; this is the second variety included by Lamarck under Arca cayenensis.

Arca dorbignyi Kobelt, 1891, 
[Synonym]
References: Mikkelsen (2005) s

Arca rhombea Born, 1778, 
[Synonym]
Attributed to: Chemnitz (1784)

Arca rhombica sic, 
[Not available]
References: Dall (1898b) s
Comments: Error for rhombea, attributed to Rawson MS by Dall (1898: 636).



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