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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: : Cavolinioidea: Limacinidae

Limacina trochiformis (d'Orbigny, 1834)


Range: 44°N to 39°S; 93.6°W to 0°W
Depth: 10 to 165 m (live 10 to 165 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 1  mm

Synonymy

Atlanta trochiformis d'Orbigny, 1834
Spirialis trochiformis (d'Orbigny, 1834) 
Heterofusus trochiformis (d'Orbigny, 1834) 
Spiratella trochiformis (d'Orbigny, 1834) 
Limacina naticoides Souleyet, 1852
Limacina contorta Sykes, 1905
Spirialis contorta (Sykes, 1905) 

Details


Allanta [sic] trochiformis d'Orbigny, 1834, p. 177-178 [1836], pl. 12, figs. 29-31 [1834]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Pacific, 20-30°S, 89-92°W (of Paris); Atlantic 34°N-28°S
Range: 44°N to 39°S; 93.6°W to 0°W
Depth: 10 to 165 m (live 10 to 165 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 1 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; USA: Louisiana, Flower Garden Banks; Mexico: Quintana Roo; Venezuela: Falcon; Bermuda, Cuba, Brazil: Pernambuco; Oceanic
References: d'Orbigny (1836) M; Burkenroad (1933); Chen & Bé (1964) dlN; Bé & Gilmer (1977) DL{dlS}; Princz & González (1982); Odé (1991a) W; Suárez-Morales & Gasca (1998); van der Spoel & Dadon (1999) S
Comments: Atlanta was misspelled on the plate caption, which was published before the text.
Combining Genera:  Heterofusus Spiratella Spirialis

Limacina contorta Sykes, 1905, 
[Synonym]
Attributed to: Monterosato (1875, nude name)
References: van der Spoel (1967) s
Combining Genera:  Spirialis

Limacina naticoides Souleyet, 1852a, 
[Synonym]
References: van der Spoel (1967) s


Partial List of References

d'Orbigny, A. 1834. Mollusques Voyage dans l'Amérique Méridionale 5 1-48, 73-128, pls. 1-2, 9-13, 15-16, 56 P. Bertrand: Paris. [True date: -- --- 1834.]

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