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Gastropoda: : Cavolinioidea: Limacinidae

Limacina helicina rangii (d'Orbigny, 1834)


Range: 36°S to 78°S; 180°W to 0°W
(live 200 to 0 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 5  mm

Synonymy

Atlanta rangii d'Orbigny, 1834
Spiratella rangii (d'Orbigny, 1834) 
Atlanta rotunda d'Orbigny, 1834
Limacina cucullata Gould, 1852
Agadina cucullata (Gould, 1852) 
Limacina antarctica S. P. Woodward, 1854
Limacina costulata Preston, 1916

Details


Allanta [sic] rangii d'Orbigny, 1834, p. 176 [1836], pl. 12, figs. 25-28 [1834]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: l'Océan atlantique, 36°S, 31°W (of Paris)
Range: 36°S to 70°S; 70°W to 0°W
Depth: (live 200 to 0 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 2 mm
Distribution: Argentina: unlocalized; Oceanic
References: d'Orbigny (1836) M; van der Spoel (1967) SE; Dadon & Chauvin (1998) {W}; van der Spoel & Dadon (1999) LlNW
Comments: Epipelagic. Atlanta was misspelled on the plate, which was published before the text.
Combining Genera:  Spiratella

Limacina antarctica S. P. Woodward, 1854, 
[Synonym]
Range: 50°S to 78°S; 180°W to 0°W
Depth: (live 200 to 0 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 5 mm
Distribution: Antarctica: Antarctic Peninsula, Weddell Sea; Oceanic
References: Pelseneer (1888) M; Pelseneer (1903); Bé & Gilmer (1977) N; van der Spoel & Dadon (1999) LlS
Comments: Epipelagic.

Limacina costulata Preston, 1916, 
[Synonym]
References: van der Spoel (1967) s

Limacina (?) cucullata Gould, 1852, p. 486, [Gould 1860, pl. 51, fig. 601-601b]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Within twenty miles of the Antarctic continent, 66°S, 106°20'E
References: van der Spoel (1967) s
Combining Genera:  Agadina

Allanta [sic] rotunda d'Orbigny, 1834, p. 175-176 [1835], pl. 12, figs. 20-24 [1834]
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: l'Océan Atlantique, 36°S, 40°W (of Paris)
Range: 36°S to 36°S; 42°W
Maximum Reported Size: 1.5 mm
References: d'Orbigny (1836) NSEWM
Comments: Atlanta was misspelled on the plate, which was published before the text.


Partial List of References

d'Orbigny, A. 1834. Mollusques Voyage dans l'Amérique Méridionale 5 1-48, 73-128, pls. 1-2, 9-13, 15-16, 56 P. Bertrand: Paris. [True date: -- --- 1834.]
Gould, A. A. 1852. Mollusca & Shells United States Exploring Expedition 12 xv + 510 pp. Gould & Lincoln: Boston.

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