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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: : Rissooidea: Truncatellidae

Truncatella scalaris (Michaud, 1830)


Range: 22°N to 18°N; 78°W to 67°W
Depth: 0 to 0 m (live 0 to 0 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 6.4  mm

Synonymy

Rissoa scalaris Michaud, 1830
Truncatella costata Pfeiffer, 1839
Truncatella cumingii C. B. Adams, 1845
Truncatella scalariformis C. B. Adams, 1845
Truncatella adamsi Pfeiffer, 1846

Details


Rissoa scalaris Michaud, 1830,
[Basis of the current name]
Range: 18°N ; 77°W to 67°W
Depth: 0 m (live 0 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 5 mm
Distribution: Cuba: unlocalized; Jamaica, Puerto Rico
References: Warmke & Abbott (1961) E; Rosenberg (1996)
Comments: See also T. scalaris auct. = T. clathrus; records outside Jamaica need confirmation.

Truncatella adamsi Pfeiffer, 1846, 
[Synonym]
References: Torre (1960) s

Truncatella costata Pfeiffer, 1839b, p. 356, Not figured
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Cuba, Nordküste [Matanzas Bay or Cardenas, based on localities cited by Pfeiffer (1854c)]
Range: 22°N to 23°N; 78°W to 84°W
Maximum Reported Size: 6.4 mm
Distribution: Cuba: unlocalized
References: Pfeiffer (1839b) NSEWM; Torre (1960) s

Truncatella cumingii C. B. Adams, 1845, p. 12, Not figured
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Jamaica
Range: 18°N ; 77°W
Maximum Reported Size: 4.6 mm
Distribution: Jamaica
References: C. B. Adams (1845) NSEWM; Torre (1960) s

Truncatella scalariformis C. B. Adams, 1845, p. 12, Not figured
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Jamaica
Range: 18°N ; 77°W
Maximum Reported Size: 4.1 mm
Distribution: Jamaica
References: C. B. Adams (1845) NSEWM; Torre (1960) s
Comments: Non Reeve, 1842.


Partial List of References

Adams, C. B. 1845. Specierum novarum conchyliorum, in Jamaica repertorum, synopsis Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 2 1-17. [Stated date: -- Jan 1845.]
Pfeiffer, L. 1839. Bericht über die Ergebnisse meiner Reise nach Cuba im Winter 1838-1839 Archiv für Naturgeschichte 5(1) 346-358.

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