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basionym: Triceratium alternans Bailey legitimate

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nomenclatural synonym: Triceratium alternans Bailey legitimate

• APC Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
• Distribution: N & NW Australia, Qld (Capricorn Coast, Noosa, Moreton Bay), N.S.W. (Port Hacking, Sydney), W.A. (Perth)
• Ex.distribution: Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, U.S.A. (E and NE coasts), Canada (E coast), Canary Islands, British Isles, North Sea, Baltic Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, Faeroes, Denmark Strait, South Africa, Arabian Sea, Japan, New Zealand

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