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Gastropoda: : Rissooidea: Rissoinae

Simulamerelina caribaea (d'Orbigny, 1842)


Range: 30°N to 18°S; 84.5°W to 32.5°W
Depth: 0 to 23 m (live 10 to 10 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 3  mm

Synonymy

Alvania auberiana auct. non d'Orbigny, 1842
Rissoa caribaea d'Orbigny, 1842
Manzonia caribaea (d'Orbigny, 1842) 
Alvania caribaea (d'Orbigny, 1842) 

Details


Rissoa (Rissoa) caribaea d'Orbigny, 1842b, p. 21-22, pl. 11 [11 bis], figs. 31-33
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Cuba and Jamaica
Range: 30°N to 18°S; 84.5°W to 32.5°W
Depth: 0 to 23 m (live 10 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 3 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida; Bahamas: Grand Bahama Island, Abaco (Great or Little); Cuba: Pinar del Rio; Cayman Islands: Cayman Brac; Jamaica, Brazil: Atol das Rocas, Fernando de Noronha, Abrolhos Islands
References: Leal (1991b) E; Faber & Moolenbeek (2004) c{D}d; Redfern (2001) DLl; Espinosa et al. (2006) W
Comments: Bermuda records need confirmation.
Combining Genera:  Alvania Manzonia

Alvania auberiana auct. non d'Orbigny, 1842, 
[Not available]
References: Robinson (1991) s
Comments: Misidentification by Morris (1973) and Vokes & Vokes (1983).


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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