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Gastropoda: Cephalaspidea: Diaphanoidea: Diaphanidae

Diaphana hiemalis (Couthouy, 1839)


Range: 70.67°N to 42°N; 70.2°W to 45°W
Depth: 55 to 539 m (live 539 to 539 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 6.5  mm

Synonymy

Diaphana minuta auct. non T. Brown, 1827
Atys hiemalis (Couthouy, 1839) 
Bulla hiemalis Couthouy, 1839
Amphisphyra hiemalis (Couthouy, 1839) 
Utriculus globosa auct. non Lovén, 1846
Amphisphyra globosa auct. non Lovén, 1846
Diaphana globosa auct. non Lovén, 1846
Utriculopsis vitrea M. Sars, 1870
Diaphana loveni Friele, 1886
Diaphana tibai Habe, 1976

Details


Bulla hiemalis Couthouy, 1839, p. 180-181, pl. 4, fig. 5
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Off Provincetown, Massachusetts Bay, 30 fathoms (ex pisces)
Range: 70.67°N to 42°N; 70.2°W to 45°W
Depth: 55 to 539 m (live 539 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 6.5 mm
Distribution: Greenland: West Greenland; Davis Strait; USA: Massachusetts
References: Couthouy (1838) dSW; Posselt & Jensen (1899) {D}NEM; Clarke (1974) DLl; Chaban (1996) v
Combining Genera:  Amphisphyra Atys

Diaphana globosa auct. non Lovén, 1846, 
[Not available]
References: Chaban (1996) s
Comments: Misidentication by Sowerby (1873), G. O. Sars (1878), Pilsbry (1893), and Kobelt (1896) fide Chaban (1996).
Combining Genera:  Amphisphyra Utriculus

Diaphana loveni Friele, 1886, 
[Synonym]
References: Chaban (1996) s

Diaphana minuta auct. non T. Brown, 1827, 
[Not available]
References: Chaban (1996) s
Comments: Misidentification by Lemche (1941, 1948) in part, fide Chaban (1996).

Diaphana tibai Habe, 1976, 
[Synonym]
References: Chaban (1996) s

Utriculopsis vitrea M. Sars, 1870, 
[Synonym]
References: Chaban (1996) s


Partial List of References

Couthouy, J. P. 1839. Monograph on the family Osteodesmacea of Deshayes, with remarks on two species of Patelloidea, and descriptions of new species of marine shells, a species of Anculotus, and one of Eolis Boston Journal of Natural History 2 129-189, pl. 4. [Stated date: -- Feb 1839.]

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