Fusus retroversusFleming, 1823, p. 498-500, pl. 15, fig. 2 [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Noss Island, Zetland Range: 70°N to 34°N; 75°W to 0°W Depth: 10 to 95 m (live 10 to 0 m) Maximum Reported Size: 3 mm Distribution: Greenland, Canada: Labrador, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia; USA: Maine, Massachusetts, North Carolina; Bermuda, Oceanic References: Pelseneer (1888); Clarke (1954a) D; Chen & Bé (1964) dLl; Bé & Gilmer (1977) NSEW Comments: Circumpolar; also occurs in southern hemisphere, 38 to 60°S (Bé & Gilmer 1977). Records from the Gulf of Mexico (e.g., Suárez 1994) need confirmation. Combining Genera: Heterofusus
Heterofusus alexandriA. E. Verrill, 1872b, p. 281 [Synonym] Type Locality: Not stated References: Pelseneer (1888) s; van der Spoel (1967) s Comments: New name for H. flemingii Binney non Forbes.
Limacina balea Möller, 1841, [Synonym] Range: 64.33°N to 43°N; 70°W to 0°W Maximum Reported Size: 5 mm Distribution: Greenland: West Greenland; USA: Massachusetts References: Gould (1870) SW; Pelseneer (1888) s; Posselt & Jensen (1899) NSEWM Combining Genera: Heterofusus Spirialis
Peracle flemingi Forbes in W. Thompson, 1844, p. 249, Not figured [Objective synonym of valid name] Attributed to: Forbes Type Locality: Bundoran, coast of Donegal, Ireland References: Pelseneer (1888) s; van der Spoel (1967) s Comments: Thompson attributed this name to Forbes, and used it as a replacement for Fusus retroversus Fleming. Forbes (1844: 186) named the genus Peracle, but did not mention P. flemingi. Thompson (1844: 248) acknowledges the assistance of Forbes, so I attribute the name to Forbes in Thompson (1844) (Rosenberg herein, 22 Jan 2007). Combining Genera: Spirialis
Spirialis gouldiiStimpson, 1851a, p. 8, [Stimpson 1851c, pl. 1, fig. 4] [Synonym] Type Locality: Massachusetts Bay Range: 43.7°N to 42.5°N; 70.5°W to 70.2°W Maximum Reported Size: 2.5 mm Distribution: USA: Maine, Massachusetts References: Stimpson (1851a) SWM; Pelseneer (1888) s; Danforth (1907) NE; van der Spoel (1967) s
Spirialis jeffreysiiForbes & Hanley, 1849, p. 386, pl. 57, fig. 8 [Synonym] Type Locality: British Channel, shore References: van der Spoel (1967) s
Trochus lunarisGmelin, 1791, p. 3587, [Chemnitz, 1786, pl. 113, fig. 971] [Synonymy uncertain] Type Locality: Unknown References: Pelseneer (1888) s?; van der Spoel (1967) s? Comments: Has priority if the synonymy is correct, but precedence might be reversed if conditions of ICZN Article 23.9 apply. Combining Genera: Scaea
Spirialis macandreiForbes & Hanley, 1849, p. 385-386, pl. 57, fig. 6-7 [Synonym] Type Locality: 15 miles south of Mizen Head, south of Ireland, 60 fathoms References: van der Spoel (1967) s Comments: As macandrei in the text, m'andrei in the table of contents, and m'andrii on the plate.
Scaea stenogyraPhilippi, 1844a, p. 164, pl. 25, fig. 20 [Synonymy uncertain] Type Locality: Prope Panormum et Pezzo (in Calabria prope Rhegium) Maximum Reported Size: 2.2 mm References: Philippi (1844a) M; Pelseneer (1888) s; van der Spoel (1967) s? Combining Genera: Spirialis
Partial List of References
Fleming, J. 1823. On a reversed species of Fusus, (Fusus retroversus) Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society 4 498-500, pl. 15. Forbes, E. and S. Hanley. 1849. A History of British Mollusca, and their Shells A History of British Mollusca 2 pp. 1-480, pls. P-S, U, AA-BB, DD, FF, II, NN, 35-71. John van Voorst: London. Gmelin, J. F. 1791. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae. Editio decima tertia Systema Naturae, 13th ed., vol. 1(6) 3021-3910. Lipsiae. Philippi, R. A. 1844. Enumeratio Molluscorum Siciliae Enumeratio Molluscorum Siciliae 2 iv + 303 pp., pls. 13-28. Eduardi Anton: Halis Saxonum. Stimpson, W. 1851. Descriptions of two new species of shells from Massachusetts Bay Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 4 7-9. [Stated date: -- Jun 1851; true date: pre Sep 2.] Thompson, W. 1844. Report on the fauna of Ireland: Div. Invertebrata Report of the Thirteenth meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 245-291. Verrill, A. E. 1872. Brief contributions to Zoölogy, from the Museum of Yale College. No. XX.--Recent additions to the molluscan fauna of new England and the adjacent waters, with notes on other species American Journal of Science and Arts (3)3 281-290, pls. 6-8. [Stated date: -- Apr 1872.]
