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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: Cephalaspidea: Diaphanoidea: Diaphanidae

Diaphana paessleri (Strebel, 1905)


Range: 52.37°S to 75.23°S; 72.1°W to 35.83°W
Depth: 15 to 580 m (live 15 to 580 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 3.3  mm

Synonymy

Tornatina paessleri Strebel, 1905
Retusa paessleri (Strebel, 1905) 
Retusa antarctica Melvill & Standen, 1912
Diaphana extrema Thiele, 1912
Diaphana kerguelensis Thiele, 1912
Retusa frigida Hedley, 1916

Details


Tornatina (Utriculus) paessleri Strebel, 1905b, p. 577-578, pl. 22, figs. 34, 34a
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Südspitze Amerikas
Range: 52.37°S to 75.23°S; 72.1°W to 35.83°W
Depth: 15 to 580 m (live 15 to 580 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 3.3 mm
Distribution: Falkland Islands, Tierra del Fuego, Chile; Subantarctic: South Georgia, South Orkney Islands; Antarctica: Weddell Sea; Indian Ocean: Kerguelen
References: Strebel (1905b) S; Strebel (1908) {d}; Powell (1951) c{D}; Linse (1997) D{M}; Schiötte (1998) NSWM; Linse (2002) dLl; Zelaya (2005a) E;
Combining Genera:  Retusa

Retusa antarctica Melvill & Standen, 1912, p. 357, fig. 20
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Scotia Bay, South Orkneys, 60°43'42"S, 44°38'33"W, 9-10 fms., sta. 325
Range: 60.73°S to 60.73°S; 44.64°W
Depth: 18 to 16 m
Maximum Reported Size: 3.25 mm
Distribution: Subantarctic: South Orkney Islands
References: Melvill & Standen (1912) DdNSEWM; Smaldon et al. (1976) T; Schiötte (1998) s

Diaphana extrema Thiele, 1912, 
[Synonym]
References: Schiötte (1998) s

Retusa frigida Hedley, 1916b, p. 88, fig. 3
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Raised beachs of McMurdo Sound, Antarctica
Maximum Reported Size: 2.25 mm
References: Hedley (1916b) M; Schiötte (1998) s

Diaphana kerguelensis Thiele, 1912, 
[Synonym]
References: Schiötte (1998) s


Partial List of References

Hedley, C. 1916. REport on Mollusca from elevated marine beds, "raised beaches," of McMurdo Sound British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-9. Reports on the Scientific Investigation. Geology 2 85-88.
Melvill, J. C. and R. Standen. 1912. The marine Mollusca of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition. Part II. Being a supplementary catalogue Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 48 333-366, 1 pl. [Stated date: 26 Aug 1912.]
Strebel, H. 1905. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Molluskenfauna der Magalhaen-Provinz. No. 3 Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere 22 575-666, pl. 21-24. [Stated date: 24 Oct 1905.]

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