Charlie and Harry,
I wondered whether this species might be more a denizen of oceanic islands,
or at least of outer continental shelves, than of nearshore continental
waters. The Isla Fernando do Noronha, for which noronhensis is presumably
named, is well off the coast of Brazil. You might check species lists for
other remote Atlantic islands such as Ascension, Tristan da Cunha, and St.
Helena, and of course Madeira and the Azores.
A brief Web search suggests that all of these are great tourist destinations
these days -- a far cry from the days of my youth, when I read National
Geographic articles about such remote places as Tristan with fascination. I
have the impression that most islands are largely taken up by enormous
airstrips now.
Andrew
Andrew K. Rindsberg
Geological Survey of Alabama
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Charlie,
I presume you meant "species" where you type "specimen" below.
In my collection are shells from Bermuda which appear to be this species.
Harry
At 11:35 AM 6/13/2005, you wrote:
>Folks,
>
>Argopecten noronhensis (E.A.Smith, 1885) was described with a type
>locality off the coast of Brazil. Does anyone know of a record of this
>specimen from anywhere other than Brazil, that is from further south
>(Argentina) or further north (Caribbean). Thanks.
>
>Regards,
>Charlie
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