Zygochlamys patagonica (King & Broderip, 1832)

Rosenfeld, Sebastian, Aldea, Cristian, Mansilla, Andres, Marambio, Johanna & Ojeda, Jaime, 2015, Richness, systematics, and distribution of molluscs associated with the macroalga Gigartina skottsbergii in the Strait of Magellan, Chile: A biogeographic affinity study, ZooKeys 519, pp. 49-100 : 73

Zygochlamys patagonica (King & Broderip, 1832) Fig. 7E

Material examined.

2 spm (12 × 10 - 14 × 11 mm).

Synonymy.

See Cárdenas et al. (2008).

Remarks.

Waloszek (1984) reported that the species has a wide variability in its morphological characteristics, presenting different types of sculpture. Coloration can range from white to dark red and yellow. This species is found in shallow waters and on the front of slopes, where it forms large banks ( Zelaya 2009b).

Distribution.

Magellanic: Chiloé Archipelago ( Waloszek 1984), Estero Elefantes ( Reid and Osorio 2000), and Wellington Island in Puerto Edén ( Dell 1971); Strait of Magellan ( King and Broderip 1832): eastern micro-basin of the Strait of Magellan ( Ríos et al. 2003), Carlos III Island ( Aldea et al. 2011a), Punta Santa Ana ( Ríos et al. 2007), and Punta Santa María (this record); Beagle Channel ( Rochebrune and Mabille 1889) and Cape Horn ( Waloszek 1984); Chubut ( Carcelles 1944), Santa Cruz ( Carcelles 1944), and Malvinas/Falkland Islands ( Grau 1959) toward 55°S ( Morris and Rosenberg 2005). WTSA: Uruguay ( Scarabino 2003b), and Buenos Aires Province ( Carcelles 1944). SO: South Shetland Islands ( USNM 2010).