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Americoliva bifasciata (Küster, in Weinkauff, 1876)
Nomenclature
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Genus: AmericolivaUnranked: Americoliva - Western Atlantic species
Species:
Americoliva bifasciata (Küster, in Weinkauff, 1876)
Usage:
valid
Reference:
Die Gattung Oliva 38-39, Pl. 5 fig. 11, Pl. 10 figs. 10-11 [erroneously listed as 8-9 in text]
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Synonyms: 7
SUMMARY
Distribution: Tropical Atlantic realm. Tropical Northwestern Atlantic province. Greater Antilles ecoregion (Jamaica).
The species used to be a common find at the scallop (Argopecten gibbus) dumps at the northeast coast of Florida. It is only quite recently (early 2010's) that the species is found at the west coast of Florida, Captiva and Sanibel).
RV 6953a. USA, Florida, trawled off Fort Lauderdale. Scale bar is 1 cm.
RV 7208a. Guadeloupe, 2000. Scale bar is 1 cm.