Range: 41.4°N ; 70.9°W Depth: 11 to 15 m Maximum Reported Size: 5 mm
Synonymy
Chemnitzia aequalis (Say, 1826) Turritella aequalis Say, 1826 Turbonilla equalis A. E. Verrill, 1873 Turbonilla stricta auct. non A. E. Verrill, 1873
Details
Turritella aequalisSay, 1826, p. 208 [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Not stated Maximum Reported Size: 5 mm Distribution: USA: Massachusetts References: Say (1826) M; Odé & Speers (1972a) Comments: Harry's (1976) record from Galveston Bay, Texas needs confirmation. Combining Genera: Chemnitzia
Turbonilla aequalisA. E. Verrill, 1873b, p. 659-660 [Synonym] Range: 41.4°N ; 70.9°W Depth: 11 to 15 m Distribution: USA: Massachusetts Comments: Unjustified emendation of aequalis.
Turbonilla stricta auct. non A. E. Verrill, 1873, [Not available] References: Bush (1909: 480) s Comments: Misidentification by Bartsch (1909).
Partial List of References
Say, T. 1826. Descriptions of marine shells recently discovered on the coast of the United States Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 5 207-221. [True date: -- Feb 1826.] Verrill, A. E. 1873. Report on the invertebrate animals of Vineyard Sound and the adjacent waters, with an account of the physical characters of the region United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Report, 1871 and 1872 295-778, pls. 1-18.
