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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: : Pyramidelloidea: Odostomiinae

Boonea bisuturalis (Say, 1822)


Range: 47°N to 38°N; 76°W to 64°W
Depth: 0 to 9 m (live 0 to 0 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 5.8  mm

Synonymy

Menestho bisuturalis (Say, 1822) 
Turritella bisuturalis Say, 1822
Chemnitzia bisuturalis (Say, 1822) 
Odostomia bisuturalis (Say, 1822) 
Chemnitzia trifida (Totten, 1834) 
Actaeon trifida (Totten, 1834) 
Menestho trifida (Totten, 1834) 
Odostomia trifida (Totten, 1834) 
Acteon trifidus Totten, 1834
Jaminia exigua Couthouy, 1838
Menestho insculpta (De Kay, 1843) 
Odostomia insculpta De Kay, 1843
Menestho bedequensis (Bartsch, 1909) 
Odostomia bedequensis Bartsch, 1909
Menestho ovilensis (Bartsch, 1909) 
Odostomia ovilensis Bartsch, 1909

Details


Turritella bisuturalis Say, 1822a, p. 244
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Boston Harbor
Range: 47°N to 38°N; 76°W to 64°W
Depth: 0 to 9 m (live 0 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 5.8 mm
Distribution: Canada: Gulf of St. Lawrence, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick; USA: Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Virginia
References: S. Smith (1860) Ll; Lowden (1965) d{SW}; Wass (1972) DSW; Odé & Speers (1972f); Robertson (1978) cM
Comments: Reports south of New York need confirmation (Robertson 1978). Introduced in San Francisco Bay (Cohen & Carlton 1995).
Combining Genera:  Chemnitzia Menestho Odostomia

Odostomia (Menestho) trifida bedequensis Bartsch, 1909, p. 106, pl. 13, fig. 49
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Bedeque, Prince Edward Island
Range: 46°N ; 64°W
Maximum Reported Size: 5 mm
Distribution: Canada: Prince Edward Island
References: Bartsch (1909) NSEWM; Odé & Speers (1972f); Robertson (1978) s
Combining Genera:  Menestho

Jaminia exigua Couthouy, 1838, p. 92-93, pl. 2 [sic, 1], fig. 7
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Chelsea, Boston Harbor
Range: 42.3°N ; 71°W
Maximum Reported Size: 4.4 mm
Distribution: USA: Massachusetts
References: Couthouy (1838) NSEWM; Stimpson (1851c) s; Robertson (1978) s

Odostomia insculpta De Kay, 1843, p. 115-116, pl. 31, fig. 297
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Shore of the East River, near [New York] city
Range: 40.8°N ; 73.8°W
Depth: 0 m
Maximum Reported Size: 5 mm
Distribution: USA: New York
References: De Kay (1843) DdNSEWM; Odé & Speers (1972f) s (of trifida)
Combining Genera:  Menestho

Odostomia (Menestho) bisuturalis ovilensis Bartsch, 1909, p. 107-108, pl. 14, fig. 57
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Sheepscott River, Maine
Range: 44°N ; 69.5°W
Maximum Reported Size: 5.6 mm
Distribution: USA: Maine
References: Bartsch (1909) NSEWM; Odé & Speers (1972f); Robertson (1978) s
Combining Genera:  Menestho

Acteon trifidus Totten, 1834, p. 368, figs. 4a-b
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Rhode Island
Range: 46°N to 38°N; 76°W to 64°W
Depth: 0 to 9 m (live 0 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 5 mm
Distribution: Canada: Gulf of St. Lawrence, Nova Scotia; USA: Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Virginia
References: Totten (1834) M; Stimpson (1851c); S. Smith (1860) dLl; Bartsch (1909); Perry et al. (1938); Perry & Schwengel (1955); Bousfield (1964) E; Wass (1972); Odé & Speers (1972f); Robertson (1978) s
Combining Genera:  Actaeon Chemnitzia Menestho Odostomia


Partial List of References

Bartsch, P. 1909. Pyramidellidae of New England and the adjacent region Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 34 67-113, pls. 11-14. [Stated date: -- Feb 1909; true date: pre 8 Feb.]
Couthouy, J. P. 1838. Descriptions of new species of Mollusca and shells, and remarks on several polypi found in Massachusetts Bay Boston Journal of Natural History 2 53-111, pls. 1-3. [Stated date: -- Feb 1838.]
De Kay, J. E. 1843. Mollusca Zoology of New York 5 [iii] + iv + [iv] + 271 pp., 40 pls.
Say, T. 1822. An account of some of the marine shells of the United States Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 2 221-248, 257-276, 302-325. [Stated date: -- Jun 1822; true date: -- Jul 1822.]
Totten, J. G. 1834. Description of some new shells, belonging to the coast of New England American Journal of Science and Arts 26 366-369, 1 pl. [Stated date: -- Jul 1834.]

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