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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Buccinoidea: Nassariidae

Nassarius karinae Usticke, 1971


Range: 18°N to 8°S; 83.07°W to 33.8°W
Depth: 2 to 0 m
Maximum Reported Size: 10  mm

Synonymy

Nassarius nanus Usticke, 1959
Nassarius karinae Usticke, 1971

Details


Nassarius karinae Usticke, 1971, p. 14, pl. 2, fig. 806
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Cane Bay, St. Croix
Range: 17.9°N to 12.5°N; 69°W to 62.9°W
Maximum Reported Size: 10 mm
Distribution: ABC Islands: Aruba or Curacao; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; St. Barthelemy/St. Bartholomew
References: Usticke (1971) NE; Faber (2004b) SWM

Nassarius albus var. nanus Usticke, 1959, p. 70, pl. 4, fig. 5
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Cane Bay, St. Croix
Range: 18°N to 8°S; 83.07°W to 33.8°W
Depth: 2 to 0 m
Maximum Reported Size: 5 mm
Distribution: Costa Rica, Venezuela: unlocalized; Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; St. Barthelemy/St. Bartholomew, Brazil: Para, Maranhao, Ceara, Atol das Rocas, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco
References: Usticke (1959) M; Warmke & Abbott (1961) N; Houbrick (1968) W; Princz (1982a); Mello & Perrier (1986) DdS
Comments: Non A. Adams, 1852; described as variety, but Usticke states in the description 'this dwarf race is so strikingly different, that it deserves a sub specific title', therefore the name is available under ICZN Article 45.6.1. Specimen illustrated by Macsotay & Campos (2001, pl. 4, fig. 16) from Sucre, Venezuela appears to be misidentified.


Partial List of References

Usticke, G. W. Nowell. 1959. A Check List of Marine Shells of St. Croix  vi + 90, 4 pls. Author: Christiansted, St. Croix. [Stated date: -- --- 1959; true date: post June.]
Usticke, G. W. Nowell. 1971. A Supplementary Listing of New Shells, revised edition  32 pp., 6 pls. Author: St. Croix.

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