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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: : Rissooidea: Caecidae

Meioceras nitidum (Stimpson, 1851)


Range: 30.3°N to 35°S; 97.75°W to 34.9°W
Depth: 0 to 24 m
Maximum Reported Size: 3.1  mm

Synonymy

Coecum nitidum Stimpson, 1851
Caecum rotundum Folin, 1868
Meioceras bitumidum Folin, 1869
Meioceras carpenteri Folin, 1869
Meioceras coxi Folin, 1869
Meioceras crossei Folin, 1869
Meioceras deshayesi Folin, 1869
Meioceras moreleti Folin, 1869
Meioceras subinflexum Folin, 1869
Meioceras undulosum Folin, 1869
Meioceras fischeri Folin, 1870
Meioceras imiklis Folin, 1870
Caecum constrictum Gabb, 1873
Meioceras contractum Folin, 1874
Meioceras leoni Bérillon, 1874
Meioceras cingulatum Dall, 1892
Caecum lermondi Dall, 1924
Meioceras apanium Woodring, 1928
Meioceras amblyoceras Woodring, 1959

Details


Coecum nitidum Stimpson, 1851d, p. 112
[Basis of the current name]
Attributed to: Bean MS
Type Locality: Florida [probably Tampa Bay (Moore 1972: 892)]
Range: 30.3°N to 35°S; 97.75°W to 34.9°W
Depth: 0 to 24 m
Maximum Reported Size: 3.1 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; USA: Texas; Mexico: Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Campeche State, Yucatan State, Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo, Cozumel; Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Cuba: North Havana Province, Cienfuegos, North Camaguey, Granma; Jamaica, Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; Brazil: Paraiba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Bahia, Abrolhos Islands; Uruguay
References: Carpenter (1858a) c; García-Cubas (1971) W; Moore (1972b) T; J. Andrews (1977) d; Cooley (1978) N; Mello & Perrier (1986) E; Odé (1988b) M; Fernández Milera (1998)
Comments: E. A. Smith's (1890b) record from St. Helena and Morse's (1919) record from Rhode Island need confirmation.

Meioceras amblyoceras Woodring, 1959, p. 163, pl. 31, fig. 1
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Locality 155a, USGS 16970, spoil dump of Gatun Third Locks excavation, units 11 and 12 of section, middle part of Gatun formation, Panama
Maximum Reported Size: 2.1 mm
References: Woodring (1959) M; Moore (1972b) s

Meioceras apanium Woodring, 1928, p. 351, pl. 26, figs. 11-12
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Bowden beds, Jamaica
Maximum Reported Size: 2.3 mm
References: Woodring (1928) M; Moore (1972b) s

Meioceras bitumidum Folin, 1869a, p. 25, fig. 4
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Guadeloupe
Range: 16.2°N ; 61.5°W
Depth: 6 m
Maximum Reported Size: 2.3 mm
Distribution: Guadeloupe
References: Folin (1869a) NSEWM; Folin (1875) Dd; Moore (1972b) s

Meioceras carpenteri Folin, 1869a, p. 24-25, fig. 3
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Antilles
Range: 16.2°N ; 61.5°W
Depth: 6 m
Maximum Reported Size: 2.5 mm
Distribution: Guadeloupe
References: Folin (1869a) M; Folin (1875) DdNSEW; Moore (1972b) s
Comments: Non Bartsch, 1920.

Meioceras cingulatum Dall, 1892b, p. 302, pl. 16, figs. 6-7
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Pliocene of the Caloosahatchie and Shell Creek, Florida
Maximum Reported Size: 2.25 mm
References: Dall (1892b) M; Moore (1972b) s

Caecum constrictum Gabb, 1873, p. 241, not figured
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: 'Miocene', Santo Domingo
References: Moore (1972b) s
Comments: Non Pilsbry & Aguayo, 1933. Described as a fossil from the Dominican Republic.

Meioceras contractum Folin, 1874a, p. 213, pl. 9, fig. 7
[Synonym]
Type Locality: 7°21'S, 36°55'W [of Paris?, off Paraiba, Brazil]
Range: 7.3°S to 7.3°S; 35°W
Depth: 24 m
Maximum Reported Size: 1.2 mm
Distribution: Brazil: Paraiba
References: Folin (1874a) DdNSEWM

Meioceras coxi Folin, 1869a, p. 29, fig. 9
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Guadeloupe
Range: 16.2°N ; 61.5°W
Depth: 6 m
Maximum Reported Size: 2 mm
Distribution: Guadeloupe
References: Folin (1869a) NSEWM; Folin (1875) Dd; Moore (1972b) s

Meioceras crossei Folin, 1869a, p. 27, fig. 7
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Antilles
Range: 16.2°N ; 61.5°W
Depth: 6 m
Maximum Reported Size: 3 mm
Distribution: Guadeloupe
References: Folin (1869a) M; Folin (1875) DdNSEW; Moore (1972b) s

Meioceras deshayesi Folin, 1869a, p. 27, fig. 6
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Guadeloupe
Range: 28°N to 16.2°N; 83°W to 61.5°W
Depth: 6 m
Maximum Reported Size: 2.2 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: West Florida; Jamaica, Guadeloupe
References: Folin (1869a) SEM; Folin (1875) Dd; Maury (1922) NW; Moore (1972b) s

Meioceras fischeri Folin, 1870a, p. 188-189, pl. 26, figs. 3-4
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Veracruz, Mexico
Range: 19°N ; 96°W
Depth: 1.5 m
Maximum Reported Size: 1.8 mm
Distribution: Mexico: Veracruz
References: Folin (1870a) NSEWM; Folin (1875) Dd; Moore (1972b) s

Meioceras imiklis Folin, 1870a, p. 189, pl. 26, figs. 5-6
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Veracruz, Mexico
Range: 19°N ; 96°W
Depth: 1.5 m
Maximum Reported Size: 1.9 mm
Distribution: Mexico: Veracruz
References: Folin (1870a) NSEWM; Folin (1875) Dd; Moore (1972b) s

Meioceras immiklis sic, 
[Not available]
Comments: Error for imiklis by Folin (1872: 303; 1875: 325).

Meioceras leoni Bérillon, 1874, p. 250-251, pl. 10, fig. 3
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Veracruz, Mexico
Range: 19°N ; 96°W
Maximum Reported Size: 2.5 mm
Distribution: Mexico: Veracruz
References: Bérillon (1874) NSEWM; Pilsbry & Aguayo (1933) s; Moore (1972b) s

Caecum (Meioceras) lermondi Dall, 1924b, p. 7-8
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Boca Ciga Bay, Florida [sic, Ciega]
Range: 27.7°N ; 82.7°W
Maximum Reported Size: 2.5 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: West Florida
References: Dall (1924b) NSEWM; Moore (1972b) s

Meioceras moreleti Folin, 1869a, p. 26, fig. 5
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Guadeloupe
Range: 16.2°N ; 61.5°W
Depth: 6 m
Maximum Reported Size: 1.8 mm
Distribution: Guadeloupe
References: Folin (1869a) NSEWM; Folin (1875) Dd; Moore (1972b) s

Caecum rotundum Folin, 1868a, 
[Synonym]
Range: 13°S to 13°S; 38.5°W
Maximum Reported Size: 2 mm
Distribution: Brazil: Bahia
References: Folin (1868a) NSEWM

Meioceras subinflexum Folin, 1869c, p. 165, pl. 23, fig. 8
[Synonym]
Type Locality: New Providence, Bahamas
Range: 25°N ; 77.5°W
Maximum Reported Size: 2 mm
Distribution: Bahamas: New Providence
References: Folin (1869c) NSEWM; Moore (1972b) s

Meioceras undulatum sic, 
[Not available]
Comments: Error for undulosum by Folin (1875:320).

Meioceras undulosum Folin, 1869a, p. 28, fig. 8
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Venezuelam et Antillas
Range: 27°N to 12°N; 82°W to 61.5°W
Depth: 6 m
Maximum Reported Size: 3 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: West Florida; Venezuela: unlocalized; Guadeloupe
References: Folin (1869a) SEM; Folin (1875) DdE; Maury (1922) NW; Moore (1972b) s


Partial List of References

Berillon, ?. 1874. Côtes du Mexique (Pacifique et mer des Antilles). Mollusques Les Fonds de la Mer 2 250-251, pl. 10 Savy: Paris. [True date: -- --- 1874.]
Dall, W. H. 1892. Contributions to the Tertiary fauna of Florida, with especial reference to the Miocene silex-beds of Tampa and the Pliocene beds of the Caloosahatchie River. Part II. Streptodont and other gastropods, concluded Transactions of the Wagner Free Institute of Science of Philadelphia 3 [i-vii], 201-473, 1 fold-out map, pls. 13-22. [Stated date: -- Dec 1892.]
Dall, W. H. 1924. A remarkable caecid from Florida Nautilus 38 7-8. [Stated date: -- Jul 1924.]
Folin, L. de. 1869. Le genre Meioceras Annales de la Société Linnéenne du Département de Maine-et-Loire 11 17-31, 1 pl. [True date: -- --- 1869.]
Folin, L. de. 1870. Vera-Cruz et Carmen Les Fonds de la Mer 1 181-191, pls. 23, 25-56 Savy: Paris. [True date: -- --- 1870.]
Folin, L. de. 1874. Sur les côtes du Brésil Les Fonds de la Mer 2 210-214, pls. 9-10 Savy: Paris. [True date: -- --- 1874.]
Folin, [L.] de. 1869. Addition aux mollusques de la Nouvelle-Providence Les Fonds de la Mer 1 163-165, pl. 23 Savy: Paris. [True date: -- --- 1870.]
Gabb, W. M. 1873. On the topography and geology of Santo Domingo Transactions of the American Philosophical Society (ns)15 49-259, 2 fold-out maps.
Stimpson, W. 1851. Monograph of the genus Coecum in the United States Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 4 112-113. [Stated date: -- Dec 1851.]
Woodring, W. P. 1928. Miocene Mollusks from Bowden, Jamaica. Part II. Gastropods and discussion of results Carnegie Institute of Washington Publication 385 vii + 564 pp., 40 pls. [Stated date: 28 Nov 1928.]
Woodring, W. P. 1959. Geology and paleontology of Canal Zone and adjoining parts of Panama: Description of Tertiary mollusks (Gastropods: Vermetidae to Thaididae) U. S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 306-B 147-239, pls. 24-38.

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