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

Gastropoda: : Fissurelloidea: Fissurellidae

Fissurella picta (Gmelin, 1791)

Range: 52°S to 55.5°S; 75°W to 60°W
Depth: 0 to 105 m
Maximum Reported Size: 86 mm

Synonymy

Patella picta Gmelin, 1791
Fissurella atrata Reeve, 1850
Fissurella muricata Reeve, 1850

Details

Patella picta Gmelin, 1791, p. 3729, [Davila pl. 3, fig. C; Martini 1769, pl. 11, fig. 90]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: 'streto magellanico'
Range: 52°S to 55.5°S; 75°W to 60°W
Depth: 0 to 105 m
Maximum Reported Size: 86 mm
Distribution: Falkland Islands, Tierra del Fuego, Straits of Magellan, Chile
References: Rochebrune & Mabille (1889) S; Strebel (1908) d{S}; Powell (1951) DNEWM

Fissurella atrata Reeve, 1850a, pl. 11, fig. 73
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Unknown
References: McLean (1984b) s

Fissurella muricata Reeve, 1850a, pl. 14, fig. 103
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Unknown
References: McLean (1984b) s

Partial List of References

Gmelin, J. F. 1791. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae. Editio decima tertia Systema Naturae, 13th ed., vol. 1(6) 3021-3910. Lipsiae.
Reeve, L. 1850. Monograph of the genus Fissurella Conchologia Iconica 6 pls. 9-16

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