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Gastropoda: : Eulimoidea: Eulimidae

Scalenostoma subulatum (Broderip, 1832)


Range: 27.9°N to 20.65°S; 93.8°W to 34.72°W
Depth: 0 to 58 m
Maximum Reported Size: 22  mm

Synonymy

Stilifer subulatum (Broderip, 1832) 
Stylifer subulatus Broderip, 1832
Stylifer corallinus Petit, 1841
Stylifer exaratus A. Adams, 1855
Stylifer subangulatus A. Adams, 1855
Stylifer pyramidalis Reeve, 1859
Stylifer deformis Pease, 1867
Stylifer speciosus H. Adams, 1869
Stylifer abbreviatus Mörch, 1875
Stylifer attenuatus Sowerby II, 1878
Stylifer bulbiformis Sowerby II, 1878
Stylifer cumingianus Sowerby II, 1878
Stylifer fastigiatus Sowerby II, 1878
Stylifer solidus Sowerby II, 1878
Stilifer thomasiae Sowerby II, 1878
Stilifer variciferus Hedley, 1899
Stylifer hawaiensis Pilsbry, 1921
Melanella bibsae Usticke, 1959

Details


Stilifer subulatus Broderip in Broderip & Sowerby, 1832b, p. 61
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Indis Occidentalibus
Range: 27.9°N to 20.65°S; 93.8°W to 34.72°W
Depth: 0 to 58 m
Maximum Reported Size: 15 mm
Distribution: USA: Flower Garden Banks; Mexico: Quintana Roo; Costa Rica, Venezuela: unlocalized; Puerto Rico, Brazil: Espirito Santo
References: Lipka (1974) NWM; Warén (1980c); Princz (1982a); Leal (1991b) DdSE
Comments: Circumtropical.
Combining Genera:  Stilifer

Stylifer var.? ? abbreviata Mörch, 1875b, p. 183-184, not figured
[Synonym]
Type Locality: St. Thomas
Range: 18.3°N ; 65°W
Maximum Reported Size: 10 mm
Distribution: Virgin Islands: St. Thomas
References: Mörch (1875b) NSEWM; Warén (1980c) sT

Stylifer attenuata Sowerby II, 1878a,  pl. 2, fig. 11
[Synonym]
Type Locality: St. Thomas
Range: 18.3°N ; 65°W
Maximum Reported Size: 17 mm
Distribution: Virgin Islands: St. Thomas
References: Sowerby II (1878a) NSEWM; Warén (1980c) s

Melanella bibsae Usticke, 1959, p. 87, pl. 4, fig. 17
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Judith's Fancy, St. Croix [by lectotype designation of Boyko & Cordeiro 2001]
Range: 17.8°N ; 64.9°W
Maximum Reported Size: 19 mm
Distribution: Virgin Islands: St. Croix
References: Usticke (1959) NSEWM; Warmke & Abbott (1961) s?; Warén (1980c) s; Boyko & Cordeiro (2001a) T

Stylifer bulbiformis Sowerby II, 1878a,  pl. 2, fig. 18
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Isl. St. Thomas
Range: 18.3°N ; 65°W
Maximum Reported Size: 18 mm
Distribution: Virgin Islands: St. Thomas
References: Sowerby II (1878a) NSEWM; Warén (1980c) s

Stylifer corallina Petit, 1841a, p. 183, [Chemnitz 1795, pl. 210, figs. 2084-2085]
[Synonym]
Attributed to: Chemnitz, 1795
Type Locality: Ile Maurice
Range: 23.15°N to 18.3°N; 82.35°W to 65°W
Distribution: Cuba: North Havana Province; Virgin Islands: St. Thomas
References: Jousseaume (1872); Mörch (1875) SE; Arango (1880) NW; Warén (1980c) s

Stylifer cumingiana Sowerby II, 1878a,  pl. 1, fig. 5
[Synonym]
Attributed to: A. Adams MS
Type Locality: Unknown
Maximum Reported Size: 12 mm
References: Sowerby II (1878a) M; Warén (1980c) s

Stylifer deformis Pease, 1867, 
[Synonym]
References: Warén (1980c) s

Stylifer exaratus A. Adams, 1855e, p. 122
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Philippine Islands
References: Warén (1980c) s

Stylifer fastigiata Sowerby II, 1878a,  pl. 2, fig. 16
[Synonym]
Attributed to: A. Adams MS
Type Locality: Unknown
Maximum Reported Size: 19 mm
References: Sowerby II (1878a) M; Warén (1980c) s

Stylifer deformis hawaiensis Pilsbry, 1921, p. 296-297, text fig. 1a
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Honolulu Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii
Maximum Reported Size: 9.2 mm
References: Pilsbry (1921) M; Warén (1980c) s

Stylifer hawaiiensis sic, 
[Not available]
Comments: Misspelling of hawaiensis by Warén (1980c).

Stylifer pyramidalis Reeve, 1859, 
[Synonym]
References: Warén (1980c) s

Stylifer solida Sowerby II, 1878a,  pl. 1, fig. 6
[Synonym]
Attributed to: A. Adams MS
Type Locality: Unknown
Maximum Reported Size: 13 mm
References: Sowerby II (1878a) M; Warén (1980c) s

Stylifer speciosus H. Adams, 1869, 
[Synonym]
References: Warén (1980c) s

Stylifer subangulatus A. Adams, 1855e, p. 122
[Synonym]
Type Locality: West Indies
Range: 19.7°N to 18°N; 70.5°W to 64.8°W
Distribution: Dominican Republic; Puerto Rico: Vieques; Virgin Islands: St. Thomas, St. John
References: Mörch (1875) NSEW; Warén (1980c) s

Stylifer thomasiae Sowerby II, 1878a,  pl. 2, fig. 15
[Synonym]
Range: 18.3°N ; 65°W
Maximum Reported Size: 22 mm
Distribution: Virgin Islands: St. Thomas
References: Sowerby II (1878a) NSEWM; Warén (1980c) s

Stilifer variciferus Hedley, 1899, 
[Synonym]
References: Warén (1980c) s


Partial List of References

Adams, A. 1855. Descriptions of two new genera and several new species of Mollusca, from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 23 119-124.
Broderip, W. J. and G. B. Sowerby. 1832. [New species of Mollusca and Conchifera collected by Mr. Cuming] Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 2 50-61. [True date: 05 Jun 1832.]
Mörch, O. A. L. 1875. Synopsis molluscorum marinorum Indiarum occidentalium Malakozoologische Blätter 22 142-184.
Petit de la Saussaye, S. 1841. Notice sur une coquille décrite et figurée par Chemnitz, sous le nom d'Helix corallina Revue Zoologique 4 182-183. [Stated date: -- Jun 1841.]
Pilsbry, H. A. 1921. Marine mollusks of Hawaii, VII-XIII Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 72 296-328, pl. 12. [Stated date: -- Nov 1920; true date: 07 Jan 1921.]
Sowerby, G. B., II. 1878. Monograph of the genus Stylifer Conchologia Iconica 20 pl. 1-2
Usticke, G. W. Nowell. 1959. A Check List of Marine Shells of St. Croix  vi + 90, 4 pls. Author: Christiansted, St. Croix. [Stated date: -- --- 1959; true date: post June.]

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