182. Spathochlamys benedicti (Verrill & Bush [in Verrill], 1897)

Bathymetric distribution: 40–90 m —SW.

Geographical distribution: USA (North Carolina) to Brazil (AP to ES; Abrolhos and Trindade islands)—WGD.

Remarks: This species was refereed from Brazil as Chlamys munda (Reeve, 1853) (e.g., Bavay 1913; FischerPiette & Testud 1967a; Rios 1985), a species considered a homonym of C. mundus (M'Coy, 1844) (this latter a fossil species from Ireland). Waller (1993) considered C. munda (Reeve, 1853) a synonym of S. benedicti .

References: Bavay (1913), Fischer–Piette & Testud (1967a), Rios (1985, 1994, 2009), Waller (1993).