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Gastropoda: : Eulimoidea: Eulimidae

Eulima bifasciata d'Orbigny, 1841


Range: 25°N to 35°S; 97°W to 36°W
Depth: 0 to 84 m (live 0 to 46 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 10.6  mm

Synonymy

Eulima bifasciata d'Orbigny, 1841
Strombiformis bifasciata (d'Orbigny, 1841) 
Melanella bifasciata (d'Orbigny, 1841) 
Eulima bilineata auct. non Alder, 1848

Details


Eulima bifasciata d'Orbigny, 1841b, p. 216-217, pl. 16, figs. 1-3
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Guadeloupe and Saint-Thomas
Range: 25°N to 35°S; 97°W to 36°W
Depth: 0 to 84 m (live 0 to 46 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 10.6 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; USA: Texas; Mexico: Campeche State, Yucatan State, Campeche Bank, Quintana Roo; Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Cuba: North Havana Province; Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Thomas; Guadeloupe, Surinam, Brazil: Alagoas, Rio Grande do Sul
References: Arango (1880); Aguayo (1935); Rice & Kornicker (1965) D{W}; Altena (1975) d; Rios (1975) {D}; Odé (1989a) LlW; Díaz, Esco et al. {L}; Gundersen (1998)
Combining Genera:  Melanella Strombiformis

Eulima bilineata auct. non Alder, 1848, 
[Not available]
Maximum Reported Size: 8 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: West Florida
References: Lyons (1977b) s
Comments: Misidentification.


Partial List of References

d'Orbigny, A. 1841. Mollusques Histoire Physique, Politique et Naturelle de l'île de Cuba 1 1-240, pls. 1-10?. Arthus Bertrand: Paris. [Stated date: -- --- 1853; true date: -- --- 1841.]

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