Cerion (Strophiops) mariguanense Clench, 1933

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Synonymy

Cerion (Strophiops) mariguanense Clench, 1933:94-95, pl. 1, fig. 3.

Cerion mariguanense Clench, 1937:65.

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Geographic Distribution: Mayaguana Island, Bahama Islands.

Type Locality: South coast of Mariguana, Bahama Islands

Type Material: Holotype, MCZ 101162

Remarks

Clench (1933) considered this to belong to the "group of Cerion regina P. & V." Clench (1937:65) noted the rarity of this taxon and reported that the hurricane of 1932 "did a great deal of damage to the southeastern portion of Mariguana... This storm may have been responsible for the destruction of the Cerions."

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