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Gastropoda: : Cerithioidea: Turritellidae

Turritella variegata (Linnaeus, 1758)


Range: 28.92°N to 6°N; 97°W to 55°W
Depth: 0 to 53 m (live 24 to 31 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 120  mm

Synonymy

Epitonium imbricata (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Turbo imbricatus Linnaeus, 1758
Turbo terebra auct. non Linnaeus, 1758
Haustator variegata (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Turbo variegatus Linnaeus, 1758
Turbo marmoratus Chemnitz, 1780
Epitonium marmoreum Röding, 1798
Turritella elongata Reeve, 1849

Details


Turbo variegatus Linnaeus, 1758, p. 767, [Bonan. recr. 3, t. 112]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Unknown
Range: 28.92°N to 6°N; 97°W to 55°W
Depth: 0 to 53 m (live 24 to 31 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 120 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida; USA: Texas; Colombia, Venezuela: Gulf of Venezuela, Falcon, Carabobo, Miranda, Sucre, Isla Margarita; Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; Martinique, Surinam
References: Dautzenberg (1900); Maury (1922) NW; Springer & Bullis (1956) DN; Altena (1975) dlSE; Princz (1978b); Díaz & Puyana (1994) M; Macsotay & Campos (2001) L
Comments: See also variegata auct. = Turritella acropora.
Combining Genera:  Haustator

Turritella variegata var. elongata Reeve, 1849a, p. species 19, [Kiener pl. 9, fig. 2a]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Not stated
References: Tryon (1886) s

Turbo imbricatus Linnaeus, 1758, p. 766, [Bonan. 3, pl. 118; Gualtieri pl. 58, fig. E]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Jamaica
Range: 18.3°N to 11.5°N; 77°W to 61°W
Depth: 0 m
Maximum Reported Size: 81 mm
Distribution: Colombia, Jamaica; Virgin Islands: St. Thomas; St. Lucia
References: Lamarck (1822b) M; Mörch (1876a) NEW; Dautzenberg (1900) DdS; Tryon (1886) s
Combining Genera:  Epitonium

Turbo marmoratus, testa turrita... Chemnitz, 1780, p. 259-260, pl. 152, fig. 1422
[Not available]
Type Locality: Jamaica
Distribution: Jamaica
References: Mörch (1852) s
Comments: Non-binominal.

Epitonium marmoreum Röding, 1798, p. 93, [Chemnitz, 1780, pl. 152, fig. 1422-1423]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Not stated
References: Mörch (1876a) s

Turbo terebra auct. non Linnaeus, 1758, 
[Not available]
References: Mörch (1876a) s
Comments: Misidentification by Donovan.


Partial List of References

Chemnitz, J. H. 1780. Neues systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet Neues Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet 4 [xxvii] + 344 pp. + 1 (errata), pls. 122-159. Gabriel Nicolaus Raspe: Nürnberg. [True date: post 25 Feb.]
Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae Systema Naturae, 10th ed., vol. 1 824 pp. Laurentii Salvii: Holmiae [Stockholm, Sweden].
Reeve, L. 1849. Monograph of the genus Turritella Conchologia Iconica 5 pls. 1-11
Röding, P. F. 1798. Museum Boltenianum  viii + 199 pp. Hamburg. [Stated date: -- Sep 1798.]

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