Cerion (Strophiops) platei Clench, 1933

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Synonymy

Cerion (Strophiops) platei Clench, 1933:90-91, pl. 1, figs. 7,8.

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Geographic Distribution: Cat Island, Bahama Islands.

Type Locality: Bight Road, Cat Island, Bahama Islands.

Additional paratypes from Old Bight and Devil Point, Cat Island, Bahamas.

Type Material: Holotype, MCZ 095731

Additional Records

CAT sta. 1 Along road, about 3 miles W of Bailey Town, south shore, Cat Island, Bahamas., Cat Island, Bahama Islands [24° 8.85' N, 75° 23.967' W]. [USNM 1112671] H. G. Lee, A. Joffe, et al. ! April 5, 2008

Remarks

Clench (1933:90) noted that Plate had identified this species as C. fordii Pilsbry & Vanatta. He considered this to belong to the "group of Cerion martensi (Weinland)"

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