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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Buccinoidea: Fusininae

Fusinus timessus (Dall, 1889)


Range: 30.11°N to 19.94°N; 96.42°W to 75.79°W
Depth: 37 to 465 m
Maximum Reported Size: 158  mm

Synonymy

Fusus timessus Dall, 1889
Heilprinia timessus (Dall, 1889) 
Heilprinia lindae Petuch, 1987

Details


Fusus timessus Dall, 1889a, p. 166-167
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: USFC sta. 2411, between Cedar Keys and Dry Tortugas, 27 fms. [by lectotype designation of Hadorn & Rogers (2000)]
Range: 30.11°N to 19.94°N; 96.42°W to 75.79°W
Depth: 37 to 465 m
Maximum Reported Size: 158 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; USA: Texas; Cuba: Santiago de Cuba
References: Dall (1889a) DSE; Springer & Bullis (1956) NW; Hutsell, Hutsell & Pisor (1997) M; Hadorn & Rogers (2000) T
Combining Genera:  Heilprinia

Heilprinia lindae Petuch, 1987, p. 15, pl. 2, figs. 1-2
[Synonym]
Type Locality: 50 km south of Apalachicola, Florida
Range: 29°N ; 85°W
Depth: 61 to 150 m
Maximum Reported Size: 143 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: West Florida
References: Sunderland & Sunderland (1995c) d; Hadorn (1996) s; Hadorn & Rogers (2000) s


Partial List of References

Dall, W. H. 1889. Reports on the results of dredgings, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U. S. Coast Survey Steamer 'Blake,' Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 18 1-492, pls. 10-40. [Stated date: 08 Jun 1889.]
Petuch, E. J. 1987. New Caribbean molluscan faunas  [v] + 154 + A1-A4, 29 pls. Coastal Education & Research Foundation: Charlottesville, Virginia. [True date: 08 Jul 1987.]

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