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Gastropoda: : Triphoroidea: Cerithiopsidae

Cerithiopsis guaraniana (d'Orbigny, 1841)
Dubious name


Range: 23°S to 23°S; 43°W
Maximum Reported Size: 3  mm

Details


Cerithium guaranianum d'Orbigny, 1841a, p. 443-444, pl. 77, figs. 11-12
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Rio de Janeiro
Range: 23°S to 23°S; 43°W
Maximum Reported Size: 3 mm
Distribution: Brazil: Rio de Janeiro
References: d'Orbigny (1841a) NSEWM; Houbrick (1974) c?
Comments: May be a Cerithiopsis or a juvenile Cerithium atratum according to Houbrick (1974).


Partial List of References

d'Orbigny, A. 1841. Mollusques Voyage dans l'Amérique Méridionale 5 425-488, pls. 72-76, 79-80. P. Bertrand: Paris. [True date: -- --- 1841.]

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