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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: Cephalaspidea: Philinoidea: Cylichnidae

Cylichnella oryza (Totten, 1835)


Range: 44°N to 41°N; 72°W to 70°W
Depth: 4.5 to 7 m
Maximum Reported Size: 3.8  mm

Synonymy

Bulla oryza Totten, 1835
Cylichna oryza (Totten, 1835) 
Tornatina oryza (Totten, 1835) 
Acteocina oryza (Totten, 1835) 

Details


Bulla oryza Totten, 1835, p. 350-351, fig. 5
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Newport Harbor, Rhode Island, 15 feet
Range: 44°N to 41°N; 72°W to 70°W
Depth: 4.5 to 7 m
Maximum Reported Size: 3.8 mm
Distribution: USA: Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut
References: Totten (1834) dM; Stimpson (1851c)
Comments: The New Jersey record of Lowden (1965) needs confirmation, as do the Carolinian records of Kurtz (1860).
Combining Genera:  Acteocina Cylichna Tornatina


Partial List of References

Totten, J. G. 1835. Description of some new shells, belonging to the coast of New England. No. 2 American Journal of Science and Arts 28 347-353, 1 pl. [Stated date: -- Jul 1835.]

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