Range: 34.5°N to 10°S; 92.3°W to 32.5°W Depth: 0 to 183 m (live 11 to 11 m) Maximum Reported Size: 15 mm
Synonymy
Scala hellenica auct. non Forbes, 1843 Epitonium hellenica auct. non Forbes, 1843 Scala pumilio Mörch, 1875 Scala subvaricosa Mörch, 1875 Nodiscala dunkeri de Boury, 1889 Scala nodosocarinata Dall, 1889 Nodiscala semivaricosa de Boury, 1889 Scala barbadensis de Boury, 1913 Epitonium linteatum Schwengel, 1943
Details
Scala (Opalia) subvaricosa var. pumilioMörch, 1875a, p. 268 [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: St. Thomas Range: 34.5°N to 10°S; 92.3°W to 32.5°W Depth: 0 to 183 m (live 11 m) Maximum Reported Size: 15 mm Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; USA: Louisiana; Mexico: Campeche Bank; Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Bahamas: Abaco (Great or Little), Bimini, Andros; Cuba: Pinar del Rio, North Havana Province, Cienfuegos; Jamaica, Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Thomas, St. Croix; Barbados, Brazil: Amapa, Ceara, Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Alagoas References: Rice & Kornicker (1965) W; Porter (1974) N; Mello & Perrier (1986) d; Lyons (1989b) l; Espinosa & Garces (1990b); Sunderland (1990c) M; Leal (1991b) dE; García (2000) Comments: The record for Espirito Santo, Brazil by Oliveira & Rezende (1994) needs confirmation.
Scala barbadensis de Boury, 1913, [Synonym] References: Clench & Turner (1953) s Comments: Unnecessary new name for morchiana Dall, 1889, non morchi Sowerby, 1874, which are not homonyms.
Nodiscala dunkeri de Boury, 1889, [Synonym]
Scala hellenica auct. non Forbes, 1843, [Not available] Comments: Misidentification by Dall (1889a), Johnson (1934) ; O. hellenica is Eastern Atlantic. Combining Genera: Epitonium
Epitonium (Cirsotrema) linteatumSchwengel, 1943, p. 77-78, pl. 7, fig. 6 [Synonym] Type Locality: Off Palm Beach, Florida Range: 26.7°N ; 80°W Depth: 137 m Maximum Reported Size: 10.6 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida References: Schwengel (1943) DdNSEWM
Scala (Dentiscala) hellenica var. nodosocarinataDall, 1889a, p. 321 [Synonym] Type Locality: Not stated [5 miles off Cape Florida, 8 fms. (Clench & Turner 1950b)] Range: 26°N ; 80°W Depth: 15 m Maximum Reported Size: 4 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida
Nodiscala semivaricosa de Boury, 1889, [Synonym]
Scala (Opalia) subvaricosaMörch, 1875a, p. 268 [Synonym] Attributed to: Dunker MS Type Locality: St. Thomas, Anguilla, Bahamas Range: 21°N to 17.8°N; 71°W to 63°W Maximum Reported Size: 14 mm Distribution: Bahamas; Virgin Islands: St. Thomas, St. Croix; Anguilla References: Mörch (1875a) NEWM; Usticke (1959) S Comments: Non Cantraine, 1842.
Partial List of References
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.] Schwengel, J. S. 1943. New marine shells from Florida Nautilus 56 75-78, pl. 7. [Stated date: -- Jan 1943.]
