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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Muricoidea: Muricinae

Calotrophon ostrearum (Conrad, 1846)


Range: 30.3°N to 20°N; 90.5°W to 80°W
Depth: 0 to 64 m (live 0 to 30 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 30  mm

Synonymy

Muricopsis ostrearum (Conrad, 1846) 
Muricidea ostrearum (Conrad, 1846) 
Murex ostrearum Conrad, 1846
Urosalpinx perrugata auct. non Conrad, 1846
Fusus mexicanus Reeve, 1848
Urosalpinx floridana Conrad, 1869
Cantharus floridanus (Conrad, 1869) 
Muricidea floridanus (Conrad, 1869) 
Muricidea attenuata Dall, 1890
Calotrophon libertiensis auct. non Mansfield, 1930
Cantharus perplexus Olsson & Harbison, 1953
Calotrophon emilyae Petuch, 1988

Details


Murex ostrearum Conrad, 1846a, p. 25
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Tampa Bay [Florida]
Range: 30.3°N to 20°N; 90.5°W to 80°W
Depth: 0 to 64 m (live 0 to 30 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 30 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; Mexico: Campeche State, Yucatan State, Quintana Roo
References: Dall (1902a) d; Hopkins et al. (1977) L; Cooley (1978) N
Comments: The record from Venezuela by Princz (1982) needs confirmation.
Combining Genera:  Muricidea Muricopsis

Muricidea floridana var. attentuata Dall, 1890c, p. 149, not figured
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Pliocene marls of the Caloosahatchie and Shell Creek, Florida
Maximum Reported Size: 29 mm
References: Dall (1890c) M; E. H. Vokes (1992) s
Comments: Described as a fossil.

Calotrophon emilyae Petuch, 1988, p. 55-56, pl. 18, figs. 7-8
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Mule Pen Quarry, East Naples, Collier County Florida, 20 m depth, Buckingham Formation, early Pliocene
Maximum Reported Size: 19 mm
References: Petuch (1988) M; E. H. Vokes (1992) s
Comments: Described as a Pliocene fossil.

Urosalpinx floridana Conrad, 1869, p. 106, pl. 12, fig. 4
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Tampa Bay, Florida
Range: 29°N to 26.5°N; 83°W to 82°W
Distribution: USA: Florida: West Florida
References: Conrad (1869) {NW}; Calkins (1878) NW; Clench (1923) SE; E. H. Vokes (1992) s
Combining Genera:  Cantharus Muricidea

Calotrophon libertiensis auct. non Mansfield, 1930, 
[Not available]
References: E. H. Vokes (1992) s
Comments: Misidentification by Petuch (1988).

Fusus mexicanus Reeve, 1848a,  pl. 19, fig. 77
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Mexico
Distribution: Mexico
References: E. H. Vokes (1992) s

Cantharus (Pseudosalpinx) perplexus Olsson & Harbison, 1953, p. 255, pl. 37, fig. 1-1a
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Pliocene of North St. Petersburg, Florida
Maximum Reported Size: 28 mm
References: Olsson & Harbison (1953) M; E. H. Vokes (1992) s

Urosalpinx perrugata auct. non Conrad, 1846, 
[Not available]
References: Olsson & Harbison (1953) s (of C. perplexus)
Comments: Misidentification by Dall (1890).


Partial List of References

Conrad, T. A. 1846. Descriptions of new species of fossil and Recent shells and corals Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 3 19-27, pl. 1. [Stated date: -- Feb 1846; true date: pre June 30.]
Conrad, T. A. 1869. Notes on Recent Mollusca American Journal of Conchology 5 104-108, pls. 10, 12-13. [Stated date: 07 Oct 1869.]
Dall, W. H. 1890. Contributions to the Tertiary fauna of Florida, with especial reference to the Miocene silex-beds of Tampa and the Pliocene beds of the Caloosahatchie River. Part I. Pulmonate, opisthobranchiate and orthodont gastropods Transactions of the Wagner Free Institute of Science of Philadelphia 3 1-200, pls. 1-12. [Stated date: -- Aug 1890.]
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.]
Petuch, E. J. 1988. Neogene history of tropical American mollusks  [vi] + 217, 39 pls. Coastal Education & Research Foundation: Charlottesville, Virginia. [Stated date: 15 Dec 1988.]
Reeve, L. 1848. Monograph of the genus Fusus Conchologia Iconica 4 pls. 15-21

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