Dear Sergio:
    Anphi-atlantic species not are only pelagic species, there are some
molluscs like Ranellids that are larva for a long time, In this state there
are pelagic and some species with this characteristics are anphi-atlantic
and appear in African, European and American coasts. I hope you can
understand that.
 Best regards
Antonio Agüera
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De: Sérgio Ávila <[log in to unmask]>
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Fecha: miércoles 6 de octubre de 1999 22:34
Asunto: Shallow-water marine molluscs of the Azores


>Dear collegues:
>
>I am just finishing a paper about the biogeographical relationships of the
>shallow-water marine molluscs of the Azores and a question as arised.
>Does anyone have a definition for an amphi-Atlantic species? Should we
>consider as amphi-Atlantic the pelagic species like Janthina or Spirula?
>
>Thank you
>
>Best wishes,
>
>Sérgio
>
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> Departament of Biology
> Marine Biology Section
> University of the Azores
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>Best wishes,