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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: Cephalaspidea: Philinoidea: Rhizoridae

Volvulella texasiana Harry, 1967


Range: 29.37°N to 12°N; 97°W to 74°W
Depth: 0 to 139 m (live 13 to 51 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 5.1  mm

Synonymy

Volvulella texasiana Harry, 1967
Paravolvulella texasiana (Harry, 1967) 

Details


Volvulella (Paravolvulella) texasiana Harry, 1967, p. 141, fig. 21
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Southeast of the bae of the Bolivar Peninsula (east of Galveston, Texas), about ten miles offshore, 94°23'W, 29°22'N, 7 fathoms
Range: 29.37°N to 12°N; 97°W to 74°W
Depth: 0 to 139 m (live 13 to 51 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 5.1 mm
Distribution: USA: Louisiana, Texas; Colombia
References: Harry (1967) lN; J. Andrews (1977) W; Odé (1990b) DdL{l}M; Díaz & Puyana (1994) SE
Combining Genera:  Paravolvulella


Partial List of References

Harry, H. W. 1967. A review of the living tectibranch snails of the genus Volvulella, with descriptions of a new subgenus and species from Texas Veliger 10 133-147. [Stated date: 01 Oct 1967.]

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