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Gastropoda: : Epitonioidea: Epitoniidae

Epitonium novangliae (Couthouy, 1838)


Range: 37°N to 23°S; 97°W to 36°W
Depth: 0 to 457 m (live 8 to 8 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 20  mm

Synonymy

Scalaria novangliae Couthouy, 1838
Scalaria uncinaticosta d'Orbigny, 1842
Scala aeospila Mörch, 1875
Scala bahamensis Dall, 1889
Scala muscapedia Dall, 1889
Epitonium duplinianum Olsson, 1916

Details


Scalaria novangliae Couthouy, 1838, p. 96-97, pl. 3, fig. 5
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Off Cape Ann, Massachusetts Bay (ex pisces) [adventitious fide Clench & Turner, 1952]
Range: 37°N to 23°S; 97°W to 36°W
Depth: 0 to 457 m (live 8 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 20 mm
Distribution: USA: Virginia, North Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys, Dry Tortugas; USA: Texas; Mexico: Campeche State, Yucatan State, Campeche Bank, Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo; Costa Rica, Colombia, Bermuda, Bahamas: New Providence; Cuba: Pinar del Rio, North Havana Province, North Matanzas, South Matanzas, Cienfuegos; Jamaica, Haiti, Puerto Rico: Culebra Island; Virgin Islands: St. Thomas, St. Croix; Anguilla, St. Martin/St. Maarten; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: The Grenadines; Barbados; Trinidad & Tobago: Tobago; Brazil: Alagoas, Rio de Janeiro
References: Rice & Kornicker (1965); Gundersen (1998) M; Fallon (2008)
Comments: Couthouy (1838) spelled it novangli in text and novangliae on the plate caption. Records north of Virginia need confirmation (Clench & Turner, 1952).

Scala aeospila Mörch, 1875a, p. 264
[Synonym]
Type Locality: St. Croix
Range: 17.7°N ; 64.8°W
Maximum Reported Size: 14.5 mm
Distribution: Virgin Islands: St. Croix
References: Mörch (1875a) NSEWM; Clench & Turner (1952) s

Scala centiquadra var. bahamensis Dall, 1889a, p. 317
[Synonym]
Attributed to: Piele (1926)
Type Locality: Bahamas
Distribution: Bahamas
References: Clench & Turner (1952) s

Epitonium duplinianum Olsson, 1916, 
[Synonymy uncertain]
References: Campbell et al. (1975) s

Scala muscapedia Dall, 1889a, p. 314-315
[Synonym]
Type Locality: USFC sta. 2619, off Cape Fear, North Carolina
Range: 33.63°N ; 77.6°W
Depth: 27 m
Maximum Reported Size: 17.5 mm
Distribution: USA: South Carolina
References: Dall (1889a) DNSEW; Clench & Turner (1952) s

Scalaria uncinaticosta d'Orbigny, 1842b, p. 19, pl. 11 [11 bis], figs. 25-27, 27'
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Guadeloupe
Range: 16.5°N to 11.3°N; 74°W to 61.5°W
Depth: 15 m
Maximum Reported Size: 6 mm
Distribution: Colombia, Guadeloupe
References: Dautzenberg (1900) DdSW; Clench & Turner (1952) s


Partial List of References

Couthouy, J. P. 1838. Descriptions of new species of Mollusca and shells, and remarks on several polypi found in Massachusetts Bay Boston Journal of Natural History 2 53-111, pls. 1-3. [Stated date: -- Feb 1838.]
d'Orbigny, A. 1842. Mollusques Histoire Physique, Politique et Naturelle de l'île de Cuba 2 1-112, pls. 10-21?. Arthus Bertrand: Paris. [Stated date: -- --- 1853; true date: -- --- 1842.]
Dall, W. H. 1889. Reports on the results of dredgings, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U. S. Coast Survey Steamer 'Blake,' Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 18 1-492, pls. 10-40. [Stated date: 08 Jun 1889.]
Mörch, O. A. L. 1875. Synopsis familiae Scalidarum Indiarum occidentalium. Oversigt over Vestindiens Scalarier Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den Naturhistoriske Forening i Kjöbenhavn ?? 250-268. [Stated date: 27 May 1875.]

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