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Gastropoda: : Cypraeoidea: Ovulidae

Pseudosimnia vanhyningi (M. Smith, 1940)


Range: 27.97°N to 31°S; 91.77°W to 38.37°W
Depth: 46 to 183 m
Maximum Reported Size: 15.4  mm

Synonymy

Primovula carnea auct. non Poiret, 1789
Primovula vanhyningi M. Smith, 1940
Pseudosimnia pyrifera Cate, 1973
Primovula solemi Cate, 1973
Pseudosimnia sphoni Cate, 1973

Details


Primovula (Pseudosimnia) vanhyningi M. Smith, 1940, p. 46, pl. 2, fig. 8
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Off Boynton Beach, Florida
Range: 27.97°N to 31°S; 91.77°W to 38.37°W
Depth: 46 to 183 m
Maximum Reported Size: 15.4 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida; USA: Louisiana; Barbados, Brazil: Ceara, Sao Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul
References: M. Smith (1940) {N}; Rios (1994) S{E}; García & Lee (2003); Simone (2007) EM; HMNS NW

Primovula carnea auct. non Poiret, 1789, 
[Not available]
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida
Comments: Misidentification by Abbott (1954).

Pseudosimnia (Pseudosimnia) pyrifera Cate, 1973, p. 26, fig. 48
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Smithsonian Expedition sta. 437, off telegraph station, Barbados, 13°15'N; 59°30'W, 176 m
Range: 13.2°N ; 59.6°W
Depth: 176 m
Maximum Reported Size: 9.1 mm
Distribution: Barbados
References: Cate (1973) DdNSEWM; Rosenberg (herein) s

Primovula (Adamantia) solemi Cate, 1973, p. 44-45, figs. 91-91a
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Off Boynton Beach, Florida (26°31'N, 80°03'W)
Range: 26.52°N ; 80.05°W
Depth: 731 to 183 m
Maximum Reported Size: 8.6 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida
References: Cate (1973) DdNSEWM; Rosenberg (herein) s

Pseudosimnia (Pseudosimnia) sphoni Cate, 1973, p. 25-26, fig. 47
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Smithsonian Expedition sta. 344, off Key West, Florida (24°33'N; 81°47'W), 183 m
Range: 24.55°N ; 81.78°W
Depth: 183 m
Maximum Reported Size: 14 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: Florida Keys
References: Cate (1973) DdNSEWM; Rosenberg (herein) s


Partial List of References

Cate, C. N. 1973. A systematic revision of the Recent cypraeid family Ovulidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) Veliger 15 (supplement) 116 + [1] pp., [51]. [Stated date: 31 Jan 1973.]
Smith, M. 1940. New Recent and fossil molluscs from Florida Nautilus 54 44-46, pl. 2. [Stated date: -- Oct 1940.]

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