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Gastropoda: : Eulimoidea: Eulimidae

Eulimostraca subcarinata (d'Orbigny, 1841)


Range: 35°N to 41.77°S; 97°W to 43°W
Depth: 0 to 192 m (live 2 to 42 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 5.4  mm

Synonymy

Eulima subcarinata d'Orbigny, 1841
Polygireulima subcarinata (d'Orbigny, 1841) 
Balcis subcarinata (d'Orbigny, 1841) 
Melanella subcarinata (d'Orbigny, 1841) 
Eulima carolii auct. non Dall, 1889

Details


Eulima subcarinata d'Orbigny, 1841b, p. 217-218, pl. 16, figs. 4-6
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Guadeloupe
Range: 35°N to 41.77°S; 97°W to 43°W
Depth: 0 to 192 m (live 2 to 42 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 5.4 mm
Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida; USA: South of Dry Tortugas, Florida, Texas; Mexico: Yucatan Peninsula; Colombia, Guadeloupe, Brazil: Rio de Janeiro; Argentina: Buenos Aires, Rio Negro
References: Lyons (1978a) cDNSE{dW}; Castellanos (1981) SEM; Castellanos (1982a); Odé (1989a) dLlW
Combining Genera:  Balcis Melanella Polygireulima

Eulima carolii auct. non Dall, 1889, 
[Not available]
References: Lyons (1978a) s
Comments: Misidentification by Dall (1889a); Dall named carolii as a replacement for Eulima affinis C. B. Adams, but his specimens do not match the description.


Partial List of References

d'Orbigny, A. 1841. Mollusques Histoire Physique, Politique et Naturelle de l'île de Cuba 1 1-240, pls. 1-10?. Arthus Bertrand: Paris. [Stated date: -- --- 1853; true date: -- --- 1841.]

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