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Gastropoda: : Trochoidea: Turbininae

Lithopoma tectum (Lightfoot, 1786)


Range: 23°N to 28°S; 92°W to 0°W
Depth: 0 to 10 m (live 0 to 10 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 63  mm

Synonymy

Astraea tectum (Lightfoot, 1786) 
Trochus tectus Lightfoot, 1786
Astraea imbricatum (Gmelin, 1791) 
Trochus imbricatus Gmelin, 1791
Astraea papillatum (Potiez & Michaud, 1838) 
Trochus papillatus Potiez & Michaud, 1838
Trochus tuberosus Philippi, 1843
Pachypoma cubanum (Philippi, 1849) 
Imperator cubanum (Philippi, 1849) 
Astraea cubanum (Philippi, 1849) 
Trochus cubanus Philippi, 1849
Trochus olfersii Philippi, 1850
Calcar olfersii (Philippi, 1850) 
Astraea olfersii (Philippi, 1850) 
Trochus papillosus Philippi, 1850
Trochus saxosus Philippi, 1850
Turbo ramosus Mörch, 1852
Trochus corolla Reeve, 1861
Astralium guadeloupense Crosse, 1865

Details


Trochus tectus Lightfoot, 1786, p. 187, [Lister 628.14]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Island of All Saints, in the West Indies
Range: 23°N to 28°S; 87.3°W to 29.3°W
Depth: 0 to 10 m (live 0 to 10 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 60 mm
Distribution: Mexico: Quintana Roo; Colombia: Offshore islands; Costa Rica, Colombia, Venezuela: Sucre; Bahamas: Abaco (Great or Little); Jamaica, Puerto Rico; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Grenada
References: Vokes & Vokes (1983, original station data) W; Leal (1991b) dLSE; Macsotay & Campos (2001)
Combining Genera:  Astraea

Trochus corolla Reeve, 1861,  pl. 8, fig. 38
[Synonym]
Type Locality: West Indies
Maximum Reported Size: 38 mm
References: Reeve (1861) M; Abbott (1958) s

Trochus (Calcar) cubanus Philippi, 1849b, p. 104, [Küster, Conch Cab. pl. 40, fig. 5]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Cuba
Range: 22.5°N to 17.8°N; 90.5°W to 63°W
Maximum Reported Size: 27 mm
Distribution: Mexico: Campeche State, Yucatan State, Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo; Cuba: Havana Province; Cayman Islands: Grand Cayman Island; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; St. Martin/St. Maarten
References: Arango (1880); Usticke (1959) SE; Vokes & Vokes (1983, original station data) N; Hess & Abbott (1994) Dd
Combining Genera:  Astraea Imperator Pachypoma

Astralium guadeloupense Crosse, 1865a, p. 36-38, pl. 1, figs. 10-11
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Guadeloupe
Range: 16.5°N ; 61.5°W
Maximum Reported Size: 23.5 mm
Distribution: Guadeloupe
References: Crosse (1865a) NSEWM; Abbott (1958) s

Trochus imbricatus Gmelin, 1791, p. 3581, [Lister pl. 628, f. 14; Gualtieri pl. 60, f. Q; Born pl. 12, f.19-20; Chemnitz 1781, pl. 162, f.1531]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Americam australem
Range: 23°N
Maximum Reported Size: 56 mm
Distribution: Cuba
References: Lamarck (1822b) M; Abbott (1958) s
Combining Genera:  Astraea

Trochus olfersii Philippi, 1850, 
[Synonym]
Attributed to: Troschel MS
Range: 4°S to 28°S; 49°W to 32.5°W
Depth: 0 m
Maximum Reported Size: 63 mm
Distribution: Brazil: Fernando de Noronha, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Bahia, Espirito Santo, Trindade Island, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Parana, Santa Catarina
References: Abbott (1958) s
Combining Genera:  Astraea Calcar

Trochus papillatus Potiez & Michaud, 1838, p. 337-338, pl. 30, figs. 10-11
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Unknown
Range: 22.5°N to 18.4°N; 92°W to 87°W
Maximum Reported Size: 30 mm
Distribution: Mexico: Campeche State, Cayo Arcas, Campeche, Yucatan State, Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo
References: Potiez & Michaud (1838) M; Abbott (1958) s; Vokes & Vokes (1983, original station data) NSW
Combining Genera:  Astraea

Trochus papillosus Philippi, 1850, 
[Synonym]
References: Abbott (1958) s
Comments: Non da Costa, 1778.

Turbo (Astralium) ramosus Mörch, 1852, p. 160
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Antilles
References: Arango (1880)
Comments: Objective synonym of T. imbricatus Gmelin, 1791.

Trochus saxosus Philippi, 1850, 
[Synonym]
References: Abbott (1958) s

Trochus tuberosus Philippi, 1843, p. 69, pl. 2, fig. 11
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Unknown
Maximum Reported Size: 28 mm
References: Philippi (1843) M; Abbott (1958) s
Comments: Non Risso, 1826.


Partial List of References

Crosse, H. 1865. Description d'espèces nouvelles de la Guadeloupe Journal de Conchyliologie 13 27-38, pl. 1. [Stated date: 01 Jan 1865.]
Gmelin, J. F. 1791. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae. Editio decima tertia Systema Naturae, 13th ed., vol. 1(6) 3021-3910. Lipsiae.
Mörch, O. A. L. 1852. Catalogus Conchyliorum quae Reliquit D. Alphonso d'Aguirra & Gadea Comes de Yoldi. Fasciculus Primus  [vi] + 170 pp. Hafniae. [Stated date: -- --- 1852; true date: pre 1 Oct.]
Philippi, R. A. 1843. Trochus Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien 1(2-3) 31-34, 65-69, pl. 1-2.
Philippi, R. A. 1849. Centuria altera testaceorum novorum Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie 5 99-112. [Stated date: -- Jan 1849; true date: -- Feb 1849.]
Potiez, V.-L.-V. and A.-L.-G. Michaud. 1838. Galerie des Mollusques, ou Catalogue méthodique, descriptif et raisonné des mollusques et coquilles du Muséum de Douai Galerie des Mollusques 1 xxxvi + 560 + [4] + 56 pp., 37 pls. J.-B. Baillière: Paris.
Reeve, L. 1861. Monograph of the genus Trochus Conchologia Iconica 13 pls. 2-15
[Lightfoot, J.] 1786. Catalogue of the Portland Museum  viii + 3-194, frontispiece.

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