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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: Cephalaspidea: Philinoidea: Aglajidae

Philinopsis pusa (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1966)


Range: 25.5°N to 23.93°S; 86.7°W to 44.28°W
Depth: 23 to 23 m (live 23 to 23 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 45  mm

Synonymy

Aglaja pusa Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1966
Doridium pusa (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1966) 
Aglaja quinza Ev. Marcus, 1979

Details


Aglaja pusa Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1966, p. 170, [Marcus & Marcus 1967b, figs. 10-12]
[Basis of the current name]
Attributed to: Marcus & Marcus (1967b)
Type Locality: Not stated [Biscayne Bay, off West Point, Key Biscayne, Florida (Marcus & Marcus 1967b)]
Range: 25.5°N to 11.3°N; 86.7°W to 60.8°W
Maximum Reported Size: 45 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida; Mexico: Quintana Roo; Guadeloupe; Trinidad & Tobago: Tobago
References: Marcus & Marcus (1966) M; Marcus & Marcus (1967b) N{SEW}; Gosliner (1980); Valdés et al. (2006) SEW
Comments: Brief description published in Marcus & Marcus (1966), full description Marcus & Marcus (1967b). Internal shell to 15 mm.
Combining Genera:  Doridium

Aglaja quinza Ev. Marcus, 1979, p. 132-133, figs. 1-4
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: Calypso sta. 115, 23°56'S, 44°17'W, 23 m
Range: 23.93°S to 23.93°S; 44.28°W
Depth: 23 m (live 23 m)
Distribution: Brazil: Sao Paulo
References: Ev. Marcus (1979) DdLlNSEW; Valdés et al. (2006) s?


Partial List of References

Marcus, E. d. B.-R. 1979. Campagne de la Calypso au large des côtes atlantiques de l'Amérique du Sud (1961-1962). 31. Mollusca Opisthobranchia Résultats Scientifiques des Campagnes de la Calypso 11 131-137.
Marcus, E. [d. B.-R.] and E. Marcus. 1966. Opisthobranchs from tropical West Africa Studies in Tropical Oceanography 4 152-208. [Stated date: 20 Oct 1966.]

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