Range: 37°N to 13.75°N; 83.18°W to 61.1°W Depth: 402 to 4707 m Maximum Reported Size: 9.6 mm
Details
Actaeon melampoidesDall, 1881, p. 95 [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Blake sta. 19, off Bahia Honda, Cuba Range: 37°N to 13.75°N; 83.18°W to 61.1°W Depth: 402 to 4707 m Maximum Reported Size: 9.6 mm Distribution: USA: Virginia, North Carolina, Florida: Florida Keys; Cuba: Pinar del Rio; St. Lucia, Barbados References: Dall (1881) {S}WM; Verrill (1884) {E}; Abbott (1974) N; Ev. Marcus (1974) SEM Comments: Treece's (1980) record off Yucatan needs confirmation.
Partial List of References
Dall, W. H. 1881. Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico, and in the Caribbean Sea, 1877-79, by the United States Coast Survey Steamer 'Blake,' Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 9 33-144. [True date: -- Aug 1881.]
