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Gastropoda: : Cerithioidea: Turritellidae

Vermicularia spirata (Philippi, 1836)


Range: 34.5°N to 12°S; 96.3°W to 40°W
Depth: 3 to 80 m (live 3 to 44 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 90  mm

Synonymy

Vermetus lumbricalis auct. non Linnaeus, 1758
Vermiculus spirata (Philippi, 1836) 
Vermetus spiratus Philippi, 1836
Vermetus quadrangulus Philippi, 1848
Vermiculus bicarinatus Mörch, 1861
Vermiculus melanosclera Mörch, 1861
Vermiculus quadrangularis Mörch, 1861
Vermiculus scalaris Mörch, 1861
Vermiculus teres Mörch, 1861
Vermiculus ungulina Mörch, 1861

Details


Vermetus spiratus Philippi, 1836b, p. 224-225, pl. 7, fig. 1
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Havana
Range: 34.5°N to 12°S; 96.3°W to 40°W
Depth: 3 to 80 m (live 3 to 44 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 90 mm
Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; USA: Flower Garden Banks, Texas; Mexico: Campeche State, Cayo Arcas, Campeche, Yucatan State, Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo; Nicaragua, Colombia, Venezuela: unlocalized; Bermuda, Bahamas: Abaco (Great or Little), Bimini; Cuba: North Havana Province, North Matanzas, Granma; Cayman Islands: Grand Cayman Island; Jamaica, Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; Brazil: Bahia
References: Dautzenberg (1900); Ladd (1951); Parker & Curray (1956) LW; Waller (1973) {d}; Porter (1974) N; Princz (1982a); Reed & Mikkelsen (1987) DN; Mikkelsen et al. (1995) dl
Comments: Recorded as fossil in New Jersey (Lowden 1965).
Combining Genera:  Vermiculus

Vermiculus spiratus var. [gamma] bicarinata Mörch, 1861, p. 174
[Not available]
Type Locality: Havanna
Range: 23°N to 12°N; 82.5°W to 63°W
Distribution: ABC Islands: Curacao; Cuba: North Havana Province; St. Martin/St. Maarten
References: Mörch (1861) NW; Mörch (1877b) SE
Comments: Infrasubspecific.

Vermetus lumbricalis auct. non Linnaeus, 1758, 
[Not available]
Range: 23°N to 17°N; 82.3°W to 61.8°W
Distribution: Cuba: North Havana Province, North Matanzas; Antigua
References: Arango (1880) NW; Maury (1922) s
Comments: Misidentification by Arango (1880), Dall (1889) and others.

Vermiculus spiratus var. ? melanosclera Mörch, 1861, p. 174
[Not available]
Type Locality: Veracruz
Range: 19°N ; 96°W
Distribution: Mexico: Veracruz
References: Mörch (1861) NSEW
Comments: Infrasubspecific.

Vermiculus spiratus var. ß quadrangularis Mörch, 1861, p. 174
[Not available]
Type Locality: Yucatan
Range: 20°N to 13.2°N; 87°W to 59.6°W
Distribution: Mexico: Yucatan Peninsula; Barbados
References: Mörch (1861) NW; Mörch (1877b) SE
Comments: Infrasubspecific.

Vermetus quadrangulus Philippi, 1848c, p. 17
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Yucatan
Distribution: Mexico: Yucatan Peninsula
References: Mörch (1861) s

Vermiculus spiratus var. [] scalaris Mörch, 1861, p. 175
[Not available]
Type Locality: St. Thomas
Range: 18.3°N ; 65°W
Distribution: Virgin Islands: St. Thomas
References: Mörch (1861) NSEW
Comments: Infrasubspecific.

Vermiculus spiratus var. [] teres Mörch, 1861, p. 175
[Not available]
Type Locality: Not stated
Comments: Infrasubspecific.

Vermiculus spiratus var. ? ungulina Mörch, 1861, p. 174-175
[Not available]
Type Locality: St. Thomas
Range: 25°N to 18.3°N; 80°W to 65°W
Distribution: USA: Florida: Florida Keys; Bahamas: New Providence; Virgin Islands: St. Thomas
References: Mörch (1861) SE; Mörch (1877b) NW
Comments: Infrasubspecific.


Partial List of References

Mörch, O. A. L. 1861. Review of the Vermetidae (Part I) Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1861 145-181. [Stated date: 09 Apr 1861; true date: -- Sep 1861.]
Philippi, R. A. 1836. Beschreibung einiger neuen Conchylien-Arten und Bemerkungen über die Gattung Lacuna von Turton Archiv für Naturgeschichte 2(1) 224-235, pls. 7-8.
Philippi, R. A. 1848. Testaceorum novorum centuria (continuatio) Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie 5 17-27. [Stated date: -- Feb 1848.]

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