The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia

Malacolog Version 4.1.1

A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia


Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Buccinoidea: Buccinidae

Colus pygmaeus (Gould, 1841)


Range: 47°N to 35°N; 75.6°W to 65°W
Depth: 0 to 1836 m (live 8 to 1836 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 20  mm

Synonymy

Fusus pygmaeus Gould, 1841
Neptunea pygmaeus (Gould, 1841) 
Tritonium pygmaeus (Gould, 1841) 
Chrysodomus pygmaeus (Gould, 1841) 
Sipho pygmaeus (Gould, 1841) 
Fusus trumbulli Linsley, 1845
Sipho planulus A. E. Verrill, 1882
Chrysodomus planulus (A. E. Verrill, 1882) 

Details


Fusus islandicus var. pygmaeus Gould, 1841, p. 284-285, fig. 199
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Boston Harbor, Massachusetts
Range: 47°N to 35°N; 75.6°W to 65°W
Depth: 0 to 1836 m (live 8 to 1836 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 20 mm
Distribution: Canada: Gulf of St. Lawrence, Nova Scotia; USA: Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina
References: Gould (1841) M; Bush (1893) DL; Procter (1933) l; Wass (1972) W; Porter (1974) S{L}; Long Island Shell Club (1988) d
Combining Genera:  Chrysodomus Neptunea Sipho Tritonium

Sipho pygmaeus var. planulus A. E. Verrill, 1882a, p. 505
[Synonym]
Type Locality: off Martha's Vineyard [Massachusetts], 20-350 fathoms
Range: 41°N to 36°N; 75°W to 71°W
Depth: 37 to 640 m
Distribution: USA: Massachusetts, North Carolina
References: A. E. Verrill (1882a) DdNE; Johnson (1934) SW; Bouchet & Warén (1985) s
Combining Genera:  Chrysodomus

Fusus trumbulli Linsley, 1845, p. 285, text-figs. 1-2 [Gould 1848a, text-fig. 7]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Stonington, Connecticut, from stomach of haddock
Maximum Reported Size: 11 mm
Distribution: USA: Connecticut
References: Linsley (1845) M; A. E. Verrill (1873b) s; Bouchet & Warén (1985) s


Partial List of References

Gould, A. A. 1841. Report on the Invertebrata of Massachusetts  xiii + 373 pp. Commissioners on the Zoological and Botanical Survey of the State: Cambridge, Massachusetts. [True date: pre Oct.]
Linsley, J. H. 1845. Catalogue of the shells of Connecticut American Journal of Science and Arts 48 271-286. [Stated date: -- Apr 1845.]
Verrill, A. E. 1882. Catalogue of marine Mollusca added to the fauna of the New England region, during the past ten years Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences 5 451-587, pls. 42-44, 57-58.

Key To Reference Codes
List of ANSP Collections   Terms and Conditions of Use

Learn about the AcademyMembershipfor KidsLibraryfor FamiliesshopNewsMuseumEducationResearch
SitemapSitemap
©1998 - 2010 All Rights Reserved, The Academy of Natural Sciences, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Tel: 215-299-1000 Email: webmaster@acnatsci.org