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Gastropoda: : Cavolinioidea: Cavoliniidae

Creseis virgula (Rang, 1828)


Range: 45°N to 42°S; 96°W to 0°W
Depth: 10 to 1234 m (live 10 to 319 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 12.5  mm

Synonymy

Creseis striata auct. non Rang, 1828
Styliola virgula (Rang, 1828) 
Hyalaea virgula (Rang, 1828) 
Cleodora virgula Rang, 1828
Creseis caligula Eschscholtz, 1829
Creseis cornucopiae Eschscholtz, 1829
Creseis unguis Eschscholtz, 1829
Hyalea corniformis (d'Orbigny, 1834) 
Styliola corniformis (d'Orbigny, 1834) 
Hyalaea corniformis d'Orbigny, 1834
Cleodora falcata Gould, 1852
Cleodora munda Gould, 1852
Cleodora placida Gould, 1852
Cleodora flexa Pfeffer, 1879
Creseis virgulata Locard, 1886
Styliola africana Bartsch, 1915
Creseis frontieri Rampal, 2002

Details


Cleodora (Creseis) virgula Rang, 1828a, p. 316-317, pl. 17, fig. 2
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: l'Océan atlantique et les Antilles
Range: 45°N to 42°S; 96°W to 0°W
Depth: 10 to 1234 m (live 10 to 319 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 7 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; USA: Louisiana; Mexico: Veracruz; Venezuela: Falcon, Los Testigos; Bermuda, Cuba; Puerto Rico: Culebra Island; Sombrero Island, Brazil: Pernambuco; Oceanic
References: Pelseneer (1888) D; Dautzenberg (1900); Burkenroad (1933); Chen & Bé (1964) dl; Leal Rodríguez (1965) W; Bé & Gilmer (1977) LNE{dlW}; Princz & González (1982); van der Spoel & Dadon (1999) S
Combining Genera:  Hyalaea Styliola

Styliola africana Bartsch, 1915, 
[Synonym]
References: van der Spoel (1967) s

Creseis caligula Eschscholtz, 1829b, p. 18, pl. 15, fig. 6
[Synonym]
Type Locality: In der Südsee, in der Nähe des Aequators
Maximum Reported Size: 6.5 mm
References: Eschscholtz (1829b) M; Pelseneer (1888) s; van der Spoel (1967) s

Hyalaea corniformis d'Orbigny, 1834, p. 120-121, pl. 8, figs. 20-22 [1835]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: l'Océan atlantique
Maximum Reported Size: 5 mm
Distribution: Cuba
References: d'Orbigny (1834) M; Pelseneer (1888) s; van der Spoel (1967) s
Combining Genera:  Hyalea Styliola

Creseis cornucopiae Eschscholtz, 1829b, p. 17, pl. 15, fig. 5
[Synonym]
Type Locality: In der Südsee, in der Nähe der niedern Inseln
Maximum Reported Size: 4.5 mm
References: Eschscholtz (1829b) M; Pelseneer (1888) s; van der Spoel (1967) s

Cleodora falcata Gould, 1852, p. 490-491, [Gould 1860, pl. 51, fig. 608-608[a]]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Between Oregon and the East Indies
Maximum Reported Size: 12.5 mm
References: Gould (1852) M; Pelseneer (1888) s; van der Spoel (1967) s

Cleodora flexa Pfeffer, 1879, p. 241-242, figs. 15-16
[Synonym]
Type Locality: 14°46.1'S, 156°57'E; 23°28.7'S, 153°22.8'E; 24°42.9'S, 153°52.4'E
Maximum Reported Size: 5.6 mm
References: Pfeffer (1879) M; Pelseneer (1888) s; van der Spoel (1967) s

Creseis virgula frontieri Rampal, 2002, p. 234-236, figs. 10E-F
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: Golfe de Guinée, 01°20'S, 05°48'E, prélèvement effectué en subsurface sur des fonds de 2600 m
Maximum Reported Size: 11.5 mm
References: Rampal (2002) M

Cleodora munda Gould, 1852, p. 489-490, [Gould 1860, pl. 51, fig. 607-607b]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Equatorial Atlantic
Maximum Reported Size: 6 mm
References: Gould (1852) M; Pelseneer (1888) s; van der Spoel (1967) s

Cleodora placida Gould, 1852, p. 490, [Gould 1860, pl. 51, fig. 606-606a]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Equatorial Atlantic
Maximum Reported Size: 6 mm
References: Gould (1852) M; Pelseneer (1888) s; van der Spoel (1967) s

Creseis striata auct. non Rang, 1828, 
[Not available]
References: van der Spoel (1967) s
Comments: Misidentification by delle Chiaje (1841).

Creseis unguis Eschscholtz, 1829b, p. 17, pl. 15, fig. 4
[Synonym]
Type Locality: In der Nähe der Canarischen Inseln
Maximum Reported Size: 3.3 mm
References: Eschscholtz (1829b) M; Pelseneer (1888) s; van der Spoel (1967) s

Creseis virgulata Locard, 1886, p. 24
[Objective synonym of valid name]
Comments: Unjustified emendation of virgula.


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.]
Eschscholtz, F. 1829. Zoologischer Atlas 3  18 pp., pls. 11-15. G. Reimer: Berlin.
Gould, A. A. 1852. Mollusca & Shells United States Exploring Expedition 12 xv + 510 pp. Gould & Lincoln: Boston.
Locard, A. 1886. Catalogue Général des Mollusques Vivants de France--Mollusques Marins  x + 779. Henri Georg: Genève et Bale.
Pfeffer, G. 1879. Übersicht der während der Reise um die Erde in den Jahren 1874--1876 auf S. M. Schiff Gazelle und von Hrn. Dr. F. Jagor auf seiner Reise nach den Philippinen in den Jahren 1857-1861 gesammelten Pteropoden Monatsberichte der königlich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 24 230-247, 1 pl. [True date: post Mar 3.]
Rampal, J. 2002. Biodiversité et biogéographie chez les Cavoliniidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia, Euthecosomata). Régions faunistiques marines Zoosystema 24 209-258.
Rang, [P. C. A. L] 1828. Notice sur quelques Mollusques nouveaux appartenant au genre Cléodore, et établissement et monographie du sous-genre Créseis Annales des Sciences Naturelles 13 302-319, pls. 17-18.

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