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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Buccinoidea: Peristerniinae

Polygona brevicaudata (Reeve, 1847)


Range: 24.6°N to 9.5°N; 86.8°W to 65°W
Depth: 0.3 to 51 m (live 0.3 to 6 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 40  mm

Synonymy

Turbinella brevicaudata Reeve, 1847
Latirus brevicaudata (Reeve, 1847) 

Details


Turbinella brevicaudata Reeve, 1847b, pl. 10, fig. 50
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Unknown
Range: 24.6°N to 9.5°N; 86.8°W to 65°W
Depth: 0.3 to 51 m (live 0.3 to 6 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 40 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: Florida Keys; Mexico: Quintana Roo; Panama, Jamaica, Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Croix
References: Usticke (1959) M; Waller (1973) DN; Ekdale (1974) W; Bullock (1974) s (of ^H. angulata^; Vermeij & Snyder (2006) vc
Comments: Altena's (1975) record from Surinam needs confirmation. Snyder & Lyons (2008) attributed Recent records from Bermuda to Bullockus guesti and fossils reported by Richard et al. (1969) to Leucozonia nassa.
Combining Genera:  Latirus


Partial List of References

Reeve, L. 1847. Monograph of the genus Turbinella Conchologia Iconica 4 pls. 1-13

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