Malacolog 4.1.1: Western Atlantic Mollusk Species Database at The Academy of Natural Sciences

Malacolog Version 4.1.1

A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

Bivalvia: : Mytiloidea: Lithophaginae

Lithophaga nigra (d'Orbigny, 1853)

Range: 28.58°N to 20°S; 89.7°W to 29°W
Depth: 0 to 100 m
Maximum Reported Size: 65 mm

Synonymy

Lithodomus lithophagus auct. non Linnaeus, 1758
Modiola antillarum Philippi, 1847
Modiola caribaea Philippi, 1847
Lithophaga crenulata Dunker, 1849
Lithodomus nigra d'Orbigny, 1853

Details

Lithodomus niger d'Orbigny, 1853, p. 331-332, pl. 28, figs. 10-11
[Basis of the current name]
Attributed to: Lister; d'Orbigny (1842)
Type Locality: Cuba, Martinique, Saint-Domingue and Saint-Lucie
Range: 28.58°N to 20°S; 89.7°W to 29°W
Depth: 0 to 100 m
Maximum Reported Size: 65 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys, Dry Tortugas; Mexico: Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo; Bermuda, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Martinique, St. Lucia
References: Rice & Kornicker (1962) W; Hopkins et al. (1977) N

Modiola antillarum Philippi, 1847,
[Synonym]
Range: 18°N ; 77°W
Depth: 0 m

Modiola caribaea Philippi, 1847,
[Synonym]

Lithophaga crenulata Dunker, 1849,
[Synonym]

Lithodomus lithophagus auct. non Linnaeus, 1758,
[Not available]
References: Mikkelsen & Bieler (2004) s
Comments: Misidentification by Calkins (1878).

Partial List of References

d'Orbigny, A. 1853. Mollusques Histoire Physique, Politique et Naturelle de l'île de Cuba 2 [iv] + 225-380, pls. 26-28?.

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