Malacolog 4.1.1: Western Atlantic Mollusk Species Database at The Academy of Natural Sciences

Malacolog Version 4.1.1

A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

Gastropoda: : Tonnoidea: Ranellidae

Ranella olearius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Range: 32.3°N to 35°S; 72.51°W to 0°W
Depth: 100 to 280 m
Maximum Reported Size: 220 mm

Synonymy

Simpulum olearia (Linnaeus, 1758)
Murex olearius Linnaeus, 1758
Murex reticularis auct. non Linnaeus, 1758
Ranella gigantea Lamarck, 1816
Argobuccinum gigantea (Lamarck, 1816)
Apollon gigantea (Lamarck, 1816)
Eugyrina gigantea (Lamarck, 1816)
Gyrina gigantea (Lamarck, 1816)
Bursa gigantea (Lamarck, 1816)
Ranella ranina auct. non Lamarck, 1816
Gyrina maculata Schumacher, 1817
Murex boveus Risso, 1826
Triton parmensis Sismonda, 1842
Ranella bronni Michelotti, 1847
Ranella incerta Michelotti, 1847
Ranella miocenica Michelotti, 1847
Argobuccinum pertuberculiferum Bellardi in Sacco, 1872
Ranella altavillensis De Gregorio, 1884
Argobuccinum bicanalata (De Gregorio, 1884)
Ranella bicanalata De Gregorio, 1884
Ranella borniana De Gregorio, 1884
Ranella frigida De Gregorio, 1884
Ranella mediterranea De Gregorio, 1884
Ranella meneghinii De Gregorio, 1884
Ranella parivaricata De Gregorio, 1884
Ranella isba De Gregorio, 1885
Argobuccinum atlantica (Monterosato, 1890)
Ranella atlantica Monterosato, 1890
Argobuccinum dilleri Anderson & Morton, 1914
Fusitriton multinodosa (Bucknill, 1927)
Mayena multinodosa Bucknill, 1927
Ranella ostenfeldi Iredale, 1937
Ranella budensis Noszky, 1940
Ranella rarinodosa Noszky, 1940
Ranella semilaevis Noszky, 1940
Ranella simplex Noszky, 1940
Argobuccinum curvicauda Coen, 1941
Argobuccinum dilatatum Coen, 1941
Argobuccinum intusdentatum Coen, 1941
Argobuccinum magnificum Coen, 1941
Argobuccinum nodosecarinatum Coen, 1941
Argobuccinum oceanicum Coen, 1941
Argobuccinum tenue Coen, 1941
Argobuccinum duplonodosum Settepassi, 1970
Argobuccinum exile Settepassi, 1970
Argobuccinum inflatum Settepassi, 1970
Argobuccinum nodosum Settepassi, 1970
Argobuccinum rarituberculatum Settepassi, 1970
Ranella barcellosi Matthews, Rios & Coelho, 1973

Details

Murex oleariu[s] Linnaeus, 1758, p. 748-749, [Rond. test. 2, p. 88; Column. aqu. t. 53; Rumph. t. 49, f. I; Gualt. t. 50, f. A]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: in Europa australis, M[are] Mediterraneo
Range: 32.3°N to 35°S; 72.51°W to 0°W
Depth: 100 to 280 m
Maximum Reported Size: 205 mm
Distribution: Colombia, Bermuda, Guadeloupe; Trinidad & Tobago: Tobago; Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul; Uruguay; Eastern Atlantic: Azores, St. Helena
References: Cosel (1983) W; Petuch (1986b) N; Gofas & Beu (2003)
Combining Genera: Simpulum

Ranella reticularis f. altavillensis De Gregorio, 1884, p. 109
[Synonym]
Type Locality: plioceno di Altavilla
References: Dell & Dance (1962) s

Ranella atlantica Monterosato, 1890,
[Synonym]
References: Dell & Dance (1962) s
Combining Genera: Argobuccinum

Ranella barcellosi Matthews, Rios & Coelho, 1973,
[Synonym]
Range: 34°S to 35°S; 54°W
Depth: 100 to 280 m
Maximum Reported Size: 205 mm
Distribution: Brazil, Uruguay
References: Cosel (1983) s; Rios (1994) DdNSEWM

Ranella reticularis f. bicanalata De Gregorio, 1884, p. 109
[Synonym]
Type Locality: nostri mari [Mediterranean Sea]
References: Dell & Dance (1962) s
Combining Genera: Argobuccinum

Ranella bicaudata sic,
[Not available]
Comments: Error for bicanalata? by Sabelli et al. (1990).

Ranella reticularis f. borniana De Gregorio, 1884, p. 109
[Synonym]
Type Locality: mari di Palermo
References: Bouchet & Warén (1993) s

Murex boveus Risso, 1826, p. 200, Not figured
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: Fossile à Magnan
Maximum Reported Size: 40 mm
References: Risso (1826) M; Sabelli et al. (1990) s

Ranella bronni Michelotti, 1847,
[Synonym]
References: Dell & Dance (1962) s
Comments: Nude name in Michelotti (1846).

Argobuccinum bronniana sic,
[Not available]
Comments: Misspelling of borniana by Coen (1941).

Ranella budensis Noszky, 1940,
[Synonym]
References: Dell & Dance (1962) s

Argobuccinum giganteum var. curvicauda Coen, 1941, p. 175, pl. 1, fig. 3
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Palermo
References: Bouchet & Warén (1993) s

Argobuccinum giganteum var. dilatata Coen, 1941, p. 175, pl. 1, fig. 8
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Santa Margherita Ligure
References: Bouchet & Warén (1993) s

Argobuccinum dilleri Anderson & Morton, 1914,
[Synonymy uncertain]
References: Grant & Gale (1931) s?

Argobuccinum duplonodosum Settepassi, 1970,
[Synonym]
References: Bouchet & Warén (1993) s

Argobuccinum exile Settepassi, 1970,
[Synonym]
References: Bouchet & Warén (1993) s

Ranella reticularis f. frigida De Gregorio, 1884, p. 110
[Synonym]
Type Locality: argille postplioceniche di Ficarazzi
References: Dell & Dance (1962) s

Ranella gigantea Lamarck, 1816, p. [Lamarck 1822b, p. 150], pl. 413, fig. 1
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Not stated [Les mers de l'Amérique (Lamarck 1822b)]
Range: 32.3°N ; 64.8°W
Maximum Reported Size: 175 mm
Distribution: Bermuda
References: Lamarck (1822b) M; Dell & Dance (1962) s; Lightbourn (1991) NSEW
Combining Genera: Apollon Argobuccinum Bursa Eugyrina Gyrina

Ranella incerta Michelotti, 1847,
[Synonym]
References: Dell & Dance (1962) s

Argobuccinum inflatum Settepassi, 1970,
[Synonym]
References: Bouchet & Warén (1993) s

Argobuccinum giganteum var. intusdentata Coen, 1941, p. 175, pl. 1, fig. 6
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Mediterranean
References: Bouchet & Warén (1993) s

Ranella isba De Gregorio, 1885,
[Synonym]
References: Sabelli et al. (1990) s

Gyrina maculata Schumacher, 1817, p. 253, [Chemnitz, 1780, pl. 128, fig. 1228]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Not stated
References: Dell & Dance (1962) s

Argobuccinum giganteum var. magnifica Coen, 1941, p. 175, pl. 1, fig. 4
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Sicilia e probabilmente da Aci Trezza
References: Bouchet & Warén (1993) s

Ranella reticularis f. mediterranea De Gregorio, 1884, p. 110
[Synonym]
Type Locality: mari di Palermo al largo, e alla Barra
Maximum Reported Size: 220 mm
References: Bouchet & Warén (1993) s

Ranella reticularis f. meneghinii De Gregorio, 1884, p. 110-111, [Hörnes 1856, Moll. Wien tav. 21, fig. 1-2]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: bacino di Vienna
References: Sabelli et al. (1990) s

Ranella miocenica Michelotti, 1847,
[Synonym]
References: Sabelli et al. (1990) s
Comments: Nude name in Michelotti (1846).

Mayena multinodosa Bucknill, 1927,
[Synonym]
References: Dell & Dance (1962) s
Combining Genera: Fusitriton

Argobuccinum giganteum var. nodosecarinata Coen, 1941, p. 175, pl. 1, fig. 7
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Sicilia
References: Bouchet & Warén (1993) s

Argobuccinum nodosum Settepassi, 1970,
[Synonym]
References: Bouchet & Warén (1993) s

Argobuccinum giganteum var. oceanica Coen, 1941, p. 174, pl. 1, fig. 1
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Arcachon; Biarritz
References: Bouchet & Warén (1993) s

Ranella ostenfeldi Iredale, 1937,
[Synonym]
References: Dell & Dance (1962) s

Ranella reticularis f. parivaricata De Gregorio, 1884, p. 110
[Synonym]
Type Locality: mari di Palermo al largo
References: Dell & Dance (1962) s

Triton parmensis Sismonda, 1842,
[Synonym]
References: Dell & Dance (1962) s

Argobuccinum pertuberculiferum Bellardi in Sacco, 1872,
[Synonym]
References: Sabelli et al. (1990) s

Ranella ranina auct. non Lamarck, 1816,
[Not available]
References: Dell & Dance (1962) s
Comments: Misidentification by Blainville (1825, pl. 19, fig. 1); Ranella ranina Lamarck, 1816 is a synonym of Gyrineum gyrinum (Linnaeus, 1758).

Ranella rarinodosa Noszky, 1940,
[Synonym]
References: Dell & Dance (1962) s

Argobuccinum rarituberculatum Settepassi, 1970,
[Synonym]
References: Bouchet & Warén (1993) s

Murex reticularis auct. non Linnaeus, 1758,
[Not available]
Attributed to: Born, 1780
References: Dell & Dance (1962) s
Comments: Misidentification.

Ranella semilaevis Noszky, 1940,
[Synonym]
References: Dell & Dance (1962) s

Ranella simplex Noszky, 1940,
[Synonym]
References: Dell & Dance (1962) s

Argobuccinum giganteum var. tenuis Coen, 1941, p. 175, pl. 1, fig. 5
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Sardinia
References: Bouchet & Warén (1993) s

Partial List of References

Coen, G. S. 1941. Nuove varietà di Argobuccinum Acta Pontificia Academia Scientiarum 5 173-176, pl. 1.
De Gregorio, A. 1884. Studi su talune conchiglie Mediterranee viventi e fossili con una rivista del gen. Vulsella Bullettino della Societá Malacologica Italiana 10 36-288, 1-5. [True date: post 28 Mar.]
Lamarck, [J. B.] 1816. Tableau Encyclopédique et Méthodique des Trois Règnes de la Nature [iii] + 16 pp., pls. 391-431, 431 bis, 431 bis*, 432-488. Veuve Agasse: Paris.
Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae Systema Naturae, 10th ed., vol. 1 824 pp. Laurentii Salvii: Holmiae [Stockholm, Sweden].
Risso, A. 1826. Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale 4 [iii] + vii + 439 pp., 12 pls. F.-G. Levrault: Paris.
Schumacher, C. F. 1817. Essai d'un Nouveau Système des Habitations des Vers Testacés [iv] + 287 pp., 22 pls. Schultz: Copenhague. [Stated date: -- --- 1817; true date: post 1 Mar.]

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