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Gastropoda: : Onchidoridoidea: Corambidae

Corambe obscura A. E. Verrill, 1870


Range: 42.83°N to 25°S; 97°W to 45°W
Depth: 0 to 24 m (live 0 to 24 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 8  mm

Synonymy

Corambe obscura A. E. Verrill, 1870
Doridella obscura (A. E. Verrill, 1870) 
Corambe sargassicola Bergh, 1871
Corambe batava Kerbert, 1886
Corambella depressa Balch, 1899
Corambella baratariae Harry, 1953
Corambella carambola Er. Marcus, 1955
Doridella burchi Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967

Details


Corambe obscura A. E. Verrill, 1870, [A. E. Verrill 1873b, pl. 25, figs. 173a-b]
[Basis of the current name]
Range: 41.3°N to 25°N; 97°W to 70.8°W
Depth: 0 to 24 m (live 0 to 24 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 8 mm
Distribution: USA: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Georgia, Florida: West Florida; USA: Louisiana, Texas
References: Verrill (1882a) DdLlNE; Wass (1972); J. Andrews (1977) W{M}; Swennen & Dekker (1995) c; Valdés et al. (2006) M
Combining Genera:  Doridella

Corambella baratariae Harry, 1953, p. 1-7, figs. 1-7
[Synonym]
Type Locality: oyster beds, lower Barataria Bay, Lousiana, 5 feet
Range: 39.1°N to 28°N; 97°W to 75°W
Depth: 1.5 m (live 1.5 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 3 mm
Distribution: USA: New Jersey, North Carolina, Louisiana, Texas
References: Harry (1953) LlM; Marcus & Marcus (1960c) SW; Er. Marcus (1961) {NE}; Lowden (1965) NE; Swennen & Dekker (1995) s

Corambe batava Kerbert, 1886, 
[Synonym]
References: Swennen & Dekker (1995) s

Doridella burchi Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967e, p. 205-209, figs. 7-12
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Off Nanny Goat Beach, Sapelo Island, Georgia
Range: 31.4°N ; 81.2°W
Depth: 0 to 16 m (live 0 to 16 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 8 mm
Distribution: USA: Georgia
References: Marcus & Marcus (1967e) DdNSEWM; Swennen & Dekker (1995) s

Corambella carambola Er. Marcus, 1955, p. 163-166, fig. 209-217
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Island of Sao Sebastiao; Ubatuba
Range: 23°S to 25°S; 47.83°W to 45°W
Depth: 0 m (live 0 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 6 mm
Distribution: Brazil: Sao Paulo
References: Er. Marcus (1955) DdLlEM; Ev. Marcus (1970a) S; Swennen & Dekker (1995) s

Corambella depressa Balch, 1899, 
[Synonym]
References: Swennen & Dekker (1995) s

Corambe sargassicola Bergh, 1871, p. 1294-1297, pl. 11, figs. 21-27; pl. 12, figs. 1-11
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Sargasso Sea, 42°50'N, 46°20'W
Range: 42.83°N ; 46.33°W
Maximum Reported Size: 3 mm
Distribution: Sargasso Sea
References: Bergh (1871) NSEWM; Swennen & Dekker (1995) s


Partial List of References

Bergh, R. 1871. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Mollusken des Sargassomeeres Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-königlichen Zoologische-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 21 1273-1308, pls. 11-13.
Harry, H. W. 1953. Corambella baratariae, a new species of Nudibranch from the coast of Louisiana Occasional Papers of the Marine Laboratory, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge 8 1-9. [Stated date: 15 Dec 1953.]
Marcus, E. 1955. Opisthobranchia from Brazil Bol. Faculdade de Filosofia, Cięncies e Letras da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Zoologia 20 89-200, pl. 1-30.
Marcus, E. [d. B.-R.] and E. Marcus. 1967. Some opisthobranchs from Sapelo Island, Georgia, U. S. A Malacologia 6 199-222. [Stated date: -- Dec 1967.]

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