Alfonso,

You are correct:
Europe and western Africa = eastern Atlantic Ocean
eastern US, Brazil, Argentina = western Atlantic Ocean

western US, Chile, Peru = eastern Pacific Ocean
Japan, China, etc = western Pacific Ocean

Regards,
Charlie
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Research Associate - Section of Mollusks
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Assistant Professor - Family Medicine

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