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Gastropoda: : Littorinoidea: Skeneopsidae

Skeneopsis planorbis (Fabricius, 1780)


Range: 69.23°N to 27°N; 82°W to 0°W
Depth: 0 to 70 m (live 0 to 0 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 2.7  mm

Synonymy

Skenea planorbis (Fabricius, 1780) 
Turbo planorbis Fabricius, 1780
Helix depressa Montagu, 1803
Delphinula serpuloides auct. non Montagu, 1808
Skenea serpuloides auct. non Montagu, 1808
Helix trumbulli Linsley, 1845
Skenea gouldii Philippi, 1853
Skenea hyalina Jeffreys, 1867
Skenea maculata Jeffreys, 1867
Skenea trochiformis Jeffreys, 1867

Details


Turbo planorbis Fabricius, 1780, p. 394-395
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Siuterursak, Greenland
Range: 69.23°N to 27°N; 82°W to 0°W
Depth: 0 to 70 m (live 0 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 2 mm
Distribution: Greenland: West Greenland; Canada: Nova Scotia; USA: Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, North Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida
References: Fabricius (1780) M; Stimpson (1851c); Posselt & Jensen (1899) N; Procter (1933) Ll; Fretter & Graham (1978) DdE; Maury (1922) SW
Combining Genera:  Skenea

Helix depressa Montagu, 1803, p. 439-440, pl. 13, fig. 5
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Whitsand Bay; Falmouth, Cornwall; Burrow Island, Devonshire
Maximum Reported Size: 2 mm
References: Montagu (1803) M; Philippi (1853a) s

Skenea planorbis Philippi, 1853a, p. 10
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Massachusetts
Distribution: USA: Massachusetts

Skenea planorbis var. hyalina Jeffreys, 1867a, p. 66
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Skye and Channel Isles
References: Sabelli et al. (1990) s

Skenea planorbis var. maculata Jeffreys, 1867a, p. 66
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Channel Isles
References: Sabelli et al. (1990) s

Delphinula serpuloides auct. non Montagu, 1808, 
[Not available]
Maximum Reported Size: 1.2 mm
Distribution: USA: Massachusetts
References: Gould (1841) M; Stimpson (1851c) s; Gould (1870) s
Comments: Misidentification by Gould (1841).
Combining Genera:  Skenea

Skenea planorbis var. trochiformis Jeffreys, 1867a, p. 66
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Shetland, Skye, and Lough Larne
References: Sabelli et al. (1990) s

Helix trumbulli Linsley, 1845, p. 280, Not figured
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Long Island Sound near high-water mark; Stonington, Connecticut
Range: 41.3°N ; 71.9°W
Depth: 0 m
Maximum Reported Size: 2.7 mm
Distribution: USA: Connecticut
References: Linsley (1845) DdNSEWM; Gould (1848a) s (of S. serpuloides)


Partial List of References

Fabricius, O. 1780. Fauna Greenlandica  xvi + 452 pp., 1 pl. Joannis Gottlob Rothe: Hafniae et Lipsiae.
Jeffreys, J. G. 1867. British conchology British Conchology 4 [ii] + 486 pp., frontispiece, 8 pls. John Van Voorst: London.
Linsley, J. H. 1845. Catalogue of the shells of Connecticut American Journal of Science and Arts 48 271-286. [Stated date: -- Apr 1845.]
Montagu, G. 1803. Testacea Britannica  [iii] + xxxix + 606 + [4]. J. S. Hollis: Romsey. [True date: post Sept 1.]
Philippi, R. A. 1853. Die Gattungen Adeorbis, Skenea, Orbis und Fossarus Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet (2)2 14 pp., 1 pl.

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