Malacolog 4.1.1: Western Atlantic Mollusk Species Database at The Academy of Natural Sciences

Malacolog Version 4.1.1

A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

Gastropoda: : Nacelloidea: Nacellidae

Nacella fuegiensis (Reeve, 1855)

Range: 52°S to 55.5°S; 68°W to 60°W
Maximum Reported Size: 50 mm

Synonymy

Patella fuegiensis Reeve, 1855
Patinigera fuegiensis (Reeve, 1855)

Details

Patella fuegiensis Reeve, 1855a, pl. 28, fig. 73a-b
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Tierra del Fuego; Falkland Islands
Range: 52°S to 55.5°S; 68°W to 60°W
Maximum Reported Size: 50 mm
Distribution: Falkland Islands, Tierra del Fuego; Indian Ocean: Kerguelen
References: E. A. Smith (1879); Rochebrune & Mabille (1889) SW; Powell (1973) NM
Comments: Zelaya (2005a) doubted Carcelles' (1953) record from South Georgia.
Combining Genera: Patinigera

Partial List of References

Reeve, L. 1855. Monograph of the genus Patella Conchologia Iconica 8 pls. 1, 25-42

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