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Gastropoda: : Rissooidea: Caecidae

Caecum pulchellum Stimpson, 1851


Range: 43°N to 35°S; 97.8°W to 34.9°W
Depth: 0.3 to 101 m (live 3 to 101 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 4.5  mm

Synonymy

Caecum annulatum auct. non Brown, 1827
Coecum pulchellum Stimpson, 1851
Caecum conjunctum Folin, 1867
Caecum curtatum Folin, 1867
Caecum capitanum Folin, 1874

Details


Coecum pulchellum Stimpson, 1851c, p. 36, pl. 2, fig. 3
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: New Bedford Harbor [Buzzard's Bay, Massachusetts]
Range: 43°N to 35°S; 97.8°W to 34.9°W
Depth: 0.3 to 101 m (live 3 to 101 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 4.5 mm
Distribution: USA: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, Virginia, North Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida; USA: Flower Garden Banks, Texas; Mexico: Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche State, Cayo Arcas, Campeche, Yucatan State, Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo; Colombia: Offshore islands; Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela: Falcon; Bahamas: Hogsty Reef; Cuba: Villa Clara; Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; Guyana, Surinam, Brazil: Para, Maranhao, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Santa Catarina
References: Lyons et al. (1971) d; García-Cubas (1970) W; Wass (1972); Porter (1974) {D}; Princz (1977) M; Princz (1983); Mello & Perrier (1986) E; Odé (1988b) DL; Carvalho Lopes & Schaeffer-Novelli (1992); Mikkelsen et al. (1995) l; Fernández-Garcés (2006a)
Comments: See also C. pulchellum auct. = C. regulare. Also described by Stimpson (1851d: 112-113).

Caecum annulatum auct. non Brown, 1827, 
[Not available; synonymy uncertain]
Range: 41.5°N to 23°N; 82.4°W to 71.3°W
Distribution: USA: Rhode Island
References: Arango (1880) SW; Morse (1919a) NE
Comments: Misidentification.

Caecum capitanum Folin, 1874b, p. 227-228, pl. 9, fig. 8
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Montevideo, Uruguay
Range: 35°S to 35°S; 56°W
Maximum Reported Size: 2.8 mm
Distribution: Uruguay
References: Folin (1874b) NSEWM
Comments: Nude name in Folin (1872: 315).

Caecum conjunctum Folin, 1867g, p. 46, pl. 4, figs. 5-6
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Pernambuco, Brazil
Range: 8°S to 8°S; 35°W
Maximum Reported Size: 1.6 mm
Distribution: Brazil: Pernambuco
References: Folin (1867g) NSEWM

Caecum curtatum Folin, 1867c, p. 20, pl. 2, figs. 4-5
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
Range: 16.2°N ; 61.5°W
Depth: 6 m
Maximum Reported Size: 1.5 mm
Distribution: Guadeloupe
References: Folin (1867c) NSEWM; Folin (1875) Dd


Partial List of References

Folin, L. de. 1867. Rade de la Pointe-à-Pitre Les Fonds de la Mer 1 17-24, pls. 2-3 Savy: Paris. [True date: -- --- 1867.]
Folin, L. de. 1867. Rade de Pernambouc Les Fonds de la Mer 1 44-48, pls. 4-5 Savy: Paris. [True date: -- --- 1867.]
Folin, L. de. 1874. Rade de Montevideo Les Fonds de la Mer 2 227-228, pl. 9 Savy: Paris. [True date: -- --- 1874.]
Stimpson, W. 1851. Shells of New England  59 pp., 2 pls. Phillips, Sampson, and Company: Boston. [Stated date: 25 Nov 1851; true date: pre Dec 16.]

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