Batillipes friaufi Riggin, 1962

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13. Batillipes friaufi Riggin, 1962

Batillipes friaufi n. sp. ( Riggin 1962)

Terra typica : Atlantic Ocean ( USA, North America)

Atlantic Ocean:

• 29°54′N, 84°24′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO31] Type Locality: USA, Florida State, Franklin County, Gulf of Mexico, Alligator Harbor. Riggin (1962)

• 29°54′N, 84°24′W; 0–5 cm / 0.05 m bsl: [FAO31] USA, Florida State, Franklin County, Gulf of Mexico, Alligator Harbor, beach, low to mid-tidal height, the vertical wall of the excavation from the beach surface to the depth of the water, siliceous sand of medium grain size. McKirdy (1975)

Record numbers (Sea/Ocean classification): Atlantic Ocean: 2; total: 2.

Record numbers (FAO classification): FAO31: 2; total: 2.

Remarks: This species was collected only twice in the intertidal zone in the Gulf of Mexico.