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Gastropoda: : Rissooidea: Caecidae

Caecum multicostatum Folin, 1867


Range: 35.05°N to 8°S; 95°W to 34.9°W
Depth: 2 to 46 m
Maximum Reported Size: 4.2  mm

Synonymy

Caecum multicostatum Folin, 1867
Brochina multicostatum (Folin, 1867) 
Caecum compactum auct. non Dall, 1892
Caecum heladum Olsson & Harbison, 1953
Brochina heladum (Olsson & Harbison, 1953) 

Details


Caecum multicostatum Folin, 1867f, p. 32-33, pl. 3, figs. 4-5
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Guayra [La Guaira], Venezuela
Range: 10.55°N to 8°S; 67.35°W to 35°W
Maximum Reported Size: 2.4 mm
Distribution: Venezuela: Vargas; Brazil: Maranhao, Pernambuco
References: Folin (1867f) M; Folin (1875: 319) NW; Mello & Maestrati (1986) SE
Combining Genera:  Brochina

Caecum compactum auct. non Dall, 1892, 
[Not available]
References: Olsson & Harbison (1953) s (of C. heladum)
Comments: Misidentification by Mansfield (1930).

Caecum (Bambusum) heladum Olsson & Harbison, 1953, p. 319, pl. 45, fig. 6-6a
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Pliocene of North St. Petersburg, Florida
Range: 35.05°N to 8°S; 95°W to 34.9°W
Depth: 2 to 46 m
Maximum Reported Size: 4.2 mm
Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida; USA: Louisiana, Texas; Panama, Brazil: Pernambuco
References: Porter (1974) N (UNC-IMS #8803); Mello & Perrier (1986) dSE; Odé (1988b) DW; Lyons (1989b) {W}; Absalao & Gomes (2001) s
Comments: Rios (1994) consider this a synonym of C. striatum.
Combining Genera:  Brochina


Partial List of References

Folin, L. de. 1867. Rade de la Guayra Les Fonds de la Mer 1 30-33, pls. 3-4 Savy: Paris. [True date: -- --- 1867.]
Olsson, A. A. and A. Harbison. 1953. Pliocene Mollusca of Southern Florida, with special reference to those from North Saint Petersburg Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8 vii + 459, 65 pls. [Stated date: 06 Nov 1953.]

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