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Gastropoda: : Velutinoidea: Velutininae

Velutina velutina (O. F. Müller, 1776)


Range: 82°N to 42°N; 110°W to 0°W
Depth: 0 to 183 m (live 8 to 120 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 27.5  mm

Synonymy

Bulla haliotoides auct. non Linnaeus, 1758
Helix haliotoides auct. non Linnaeus, 1758
Sigaretus haliotoides auct. non Linnaeus, 1758
Galericulum laevigata (Linnaeus, 1767) 
Helix laevigata Linnaeus, 1767
Bulla velutina O. F. Müller, 1776
Patella subspiralis Gmelin, 1791
Velutina vulgaris Fleming, 1820
Velutina capuloidea Blainville, 1825
Galericulum ovatum auct. non Brown, 1827
Velutina rupicola Conrad, 1831
Velutina muelleri Deshayes, 1840
Velutina striata Macgillivray, 1843
Velutina grandis Mörch, 1857
Velutina solida Martens, 1858

Details


Bulla velutina O. F. Müller, 1776, p. 242
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Denmark
Range: 82°N to 42°N; 110°W to 0°W
Depth: 2 to 120 m (live 8 to 120 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 27.5 mm
Distribution: Greenland: North Greenland, West Greenland, East Greenland; Canada: Nunavut, Queen Elizabeth Islands, Baffin Island, Hudson Bay, Quebec
References: Thorson (1944) lM; Macpherson (1971) DLEW; Schiötte (1989) d{l}N

Velutina capuloidea Blainville, 1825, 
[Synonym]

Velutina (Velutina) haliotoides var. grandis Mörch, 1857b, p. 79, [Chemnitz, 1788, pl. 165, fig. 1598-1599]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Julianehaab, Greenland
Maximum Reported Size: 17 mm
Distribution: Greenland: West Greenland
References: Mörch (1869b) M

Velutina haliotoidea sic, 
[Not available]
Comments: Misspelling by Lovén (1846) and Middendorff (1849b) of haliotoides, which is a misidentification by Fabricius.

Helix haliotoides auct. non Linnaeus, 1758, 
[Not available]
Maximum Reported Size: 12 mm
References: Fabricius (1780) M
Comments: Misidentification by Fabricius (1780).
Combining Genera:  Bulla Sigaretus

Helix laevigata Linnaeus, 1767, p. 1250, Not figured
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Unknown
Range: 72.78°N to 42°N; 70.5°W to 0°W
Depth: 0 to 183 m (live 15 to 73 m)
Distribution: Greenland: West Greenland; Canada: Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick; USA: Maine, Massachusetts
References: Posselt & Jensen (1899) DNE; Procter (1933) dLl{N}; Clarke (1954a) W; Bousfield (1964) S{WD}; Macpherson (1971) s
Comments: A nomen dubium according to Gulbin & Golikov (1999), but possibly an older name for Velutina velutina.
Combining Genera:  Galericulum

Velutina muelleri Deshayes, 1840, 
[Synonym]
References: Dautzenberg & Fischer (1912) s

Galericulum ovatum auct. non Brown, 1827, 
[Not available]
Range: 42.5°N ; 70.5°W
Distribution: USA: Massachusetts
References: Couthouy (1838) NSEW

Velutina rupicola Conrad, 1831a, p. 266, pl. 11, figs. 17-18
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Massachusetts
Maximum Reported Size: 9 mm
Distribution: USA: Massachusetts
References: Conrad (1831a) M; Tryon (1873) s

Velutina solida Martens, 1858, 
[Synonymy uncertain]
References: Dautzenberg & Fischer (1912) s

Velutina striata Macgillivray, 1843, p. 61, 160-161, Not figured
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Deep water off Aberdeen, Kincardine or Banff County, Scotland
Maximum Reported Size: 17 mm
References: MacGillivray (1843) M; Dautzenberg & Fischer (1912) s

Patella subspiralis Gmelin, 1791, p. 3712, Not figured
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Mari Norwegico
References: Dautzenberg & Fischer (1912) s

Velutina vulgaris Fleming, 1820, 
[Synonym]
References: Dautzenberg & Fischer (1912) s


Partial List of References

Conrad, T. A. 1831. Description of fifteen new species of Recent, and three of fossil shells, chiefly from the coast of the United States Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 6 256-268, pl. 11. [Stated date: -- Mar 1831; true date: -- Apr 1831.]
Gmelin, J. F. 1791. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae. Editio decima tertia Systema Naturae, 13th ed., vol. 1(6) 3021-3910. Lipsiae.
Linnaeus, C. 1767. Systema Naturae Systema Naturae, 12th ed., vol. 1(2) 533-1327 + [37]. Laurentii Salvii: Holmiae [Stockholm, Sweden].
MacGillivray, W. 1843. A History of the Molluscous Animals of the Counties of Aberdeen, Kincardine, and Banff  xxiv + 372 pp. London. [True date: post 6 Mar.]
Müller, O. F. 1776. Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus  xxxii + 282 pp. Author: Havniae. [Stated date: 31 Mar 1776.]
Mörch, O. A. L. 1857. Fortegnelse over Gro/nlands Blo/ddyr Gro/nland Geographisk og Statistisk Beskrevet 2 75-100 Commission hos Universitetsboghandler: Kjo/benhavn. [Stated date: 08 Apr 1857.]

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