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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: : Cerithioidea: Turritellidae

Turritella caribaea d'Orbigny, 1842
Dubious name


Range: 19°N to 23°N; 74°W to 84°W
Maximum Reported Size: 23  mm

Synonymy

Turritella caribaea d'Orbigny, 1842
Mesalia caribaea (d'Orbigny, 1842) 

Details


Turritella caribaea d'Orbigny, 1842b, p. 14, pl. 10 [11], fig. 21
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Cuba
Range: 19°N to 23°N; 74°W to 84°W
Maximum Reported Size: 23 mm
Distribution: Cuba
References: d'Orbigny (1842b) M
Combining Genera:  Mesalia


Partial List of References

d'Orbigny, A. 1842. Mollusques Histoire Physique, Politique et Naturelle de l'île de Cuba 2 1-112, pls. 10-21?. Arthus Bertrand: Paris. [Stated date: -- --- 1853; true date: -- --- 1842.]

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