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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: : Trochoidea: Calliostomatidae

Calliostoma torrei Clench & Aguayo, 1940


Range: 30.29°N to 23.22°N; 81.37°W to 79.34°W
Depth: 704 to 863 m (live 863 to 863 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 41  mm

Synonymy

Calliostoma torrei Clench & Aguayo, 1940
Calliostoma rugosum Quinn, 1992

Details


Calliostoma (Calliostoma) torrei Clench & Aguayo, 1940, p. 79-80, pl. 14, fig. 5
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Atlantis Sta. 3985, off Matanzas, Matanzas Province, Cuba, 23°13'N, 81°22', 385 fathoms
Range: 30.29°N to 23.22°N; 81.37°W to 79.34°W
Depth: 704 to 863 m (live 863 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 41 mm
Distribution: Florida: East Florida; Cuba: North Matanzas
References: Clench & Aguayo (1940) dSWM; Harasewych & Sedberry (2006) DLlNE
Comments: The 843 m depth reported in the abstract of Harasewych & Sedberry (2006) is an error for 863 m, correctly stated in the material examined section (M. G. Harasewych, pers. comm. 21 August 2006). The record from Jamaica by Humfrey (1975) needs confirmation.

Calliostoma rugosum Quinn, 1992b, p. 103, figs. 78-79
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: Straits of Florida, Gillis Cruise 7307, sta. 13
Range: 24°N to 26°N; 80°W
Maximum Reported Size: 25 mm
Distribution: Florida Strait (offshore)
References: Quinn (1992b) EWM; Harasewych & Sedberry (2006) s?


Partial List of References

Clench, W. J. and C. G. Aguayo. 1940. Notes and descriptions of new deep-water Mollusca obtained by the Harvard-Habana Expedition off Cuba. III. Memorias de la Sociedad Cubana de Historia Natural "Felipe Poey" 14 77-94, pls. 14-16. [Stated date: 30 Mar 1940; true date: pre 16 Apr.]
Quinn, J. F., Jr. 1992. New species of Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 (Gastropoda: Trochidae), and notes on some poorly known species from the Western Atlantic Ocean Nautilus 106 77-114. [Stated date: 21 Aug 1992.]

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