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Gastropoda: : Rissooidea: Rissoinae

Frigidoalvania pelagica (Stimpson, 1851)


Range: 48.8°N to 39.86°N; 71.06°W to 53.7°W
Depth: 13 to 808 m (live 13 to 17 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 3  mm

Synonymy

Cingula semicostata auct. non Montagu, 1803
Cingula carinata Mighels & Adams, 1842
Alvania carinata (Mighels & Adams, 1842) 
Rissoa carinata (Mighels & Adams, 1842) 
Rissoa pelagica Stimpson, 1851
Onoba pelagica (Stimpson, 1851) 

Details


Rissoa pelagica Stimpson, 1851b, p. 15, Not figured
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Off Cape Ann, Massachusetts
Range: 48°N to 39.86°N; 71.06°W to 64°W
Depth: 30 to 808 m
Maximum Reported Size: 3 mm
Distribution: USA: Massachusetts
References: Warén (1974) dNE; Abbott (1974) M; Vale & Rex (1989) DSW; Bouchet & Warén (1993) c
Combining Genera:  Onoba

Cingula carinata Mighels & Adams, 1842, p. 49, pl. 4, fig. 23
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Casco Bay, Maine
Range: 48.8°N to 42.6°N; 70.5°W to 53.7°W
Depth: 13 to 51 m (live 13 to 17 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 2.8 mm
Distribution: Canada: Newfoundland, Quebec, New Brunswick; USA: Maine, Massachusetts
References: Mighels & Adams (1842) M; Procter (1933) dLlNE; Clarke (1954a) DSW; Warén (1974) s
Comments: Non da Costa, 1777, nec Philippi, 1836.
Combining Genera:  Alvania Rissoa

Cingula semicostata auct. non Montagu, 1803, 
[Not available]
Maximum Reported Size: 2.8 mm
Distribution: USA: Maine
References: Mighels & Adams (1842) M; Stimpson (1851c) s; Warén (1974) s
Comments: Misidentification by Mighels & Adams (1842).


Partial List of References

Mighels, J. W. and C. B. Adams. 1842. Descriptions of twenty-four species of the shells of New England Boston Journal of Natural History 4 37-54, pl. 4. [Stated date: -- Jan 1842.]
Stimpson, W. 1851. Notices of several species of testaceous Mollusca new to Massachusetts Bay, including new species Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 4 12-18. [True date: pre Sep 2.]

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