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Gastropoda: : Epitonioidea: Epitoniidae

Amaea retifera (Dall, 1889)


Range: 35.14°N to 1°S; 90.5°W to 47°W
Depth: 15 to 219 m
Maximum Reported Size: 30  mm

Synonymy

Scalaria leroyi auct. non Guppy, 1867
Scala retifera Dall, 1889
Scalina retifera (Dall, 1889) 
Epitonium retifera (Dall, 1889) 

Details


Scala (Acrilla) retifera Dall, 1889a, p. 312, [Dall 1902a, pl. 30, fig. 9]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: USFC sta. 2595, 2596, 17 to 25 miles off North Carolina, 49-63 fms.
Range: 35.14°N to 1°S; 90.5°W to 47°W
Depth: 15 to 219 m
Maximum Reported Size: 30 mm
Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys, Dry Tortugas; Mexico: Campeche Bank; Colombia, Venezuela: unlocalized; Cuba: Cienfuegos; Puerto Rico, Anguilla, St. Barthelemy/St. Bartholomew, Antigua, Barbados, Surinam, Brazil: Para
References: Dall (1889a) N; Clench & Turner (1950b) {d}SE; Rice & Kornicker (1965) W; Princz (1982a); Sunderland (1989a) M; Espinosa & Garces (1990b) d
Combining Genera:  Epitonium Scalina

Scalaria leroyi auct. non Guppy, 1867, 
[Not available]
References: Robinson (1991) s


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.]

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