The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia

Malacolog Version 4.1.1

A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia


Gastropoda: : Cavolinioidea: Cavoliniidae

Creseis conica Eschscholtz, 1829


Range: 41.3°N to 42°S; 96°W to 0°W
Depth: 0 to 0 m (live 0 to 0 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 11.7  mm

Synonymy

Creseis virgula auct. non Rang, 1828
Cleodora virgula auct. non Rang, 1828
Clio virgula auct. non Rang, 1828
Creseis conica Eschscholtz, 1829
Styliola vitrea A. E. Verrill, 1872
Cleodora conoidea O. G. Costa, 1873
Creseis falciformis Rampal, 2002

Details


Creseis conica Eschscholtz, 1829b, p. 17, pl. 15, fig. 3
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: An der Küste von Brasilien
Range: 28.5°N to 42°S; 96°W to 0°W
Maximum Reported Size: 4.3 mm
Distribution: USA: Louisiana; Mexico: Veracruz, Quintana Roo; Brazil: unlocalized; Oceanic
References: Eschscholtz (1829b) M; Pelseneer (1888); Burkenroad (1933) N{W}; Leal Rodríguez (1965) W; Suárez-Morales & Gasca (1998) {N}; van der Spoel & Dadon (1999) SE; Rampal (2002) v
Comments: Formerly considered as a form of C. virgula, but treated as a full species by Rampal (2002).

Cleodora conoidea O. G. Costa, 1873, 
[Synonym]
References: van der Spoel (1967) s

Creseis conica falciformis Rampal, 2002, p. 233-234, figs. 9P-T
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: Golfe de Guinée, 01°20'S, 05°48'E, pêche en subsurface sur de fonds de 2600 m
Maximum Reported Size: 8 mm
References: Rampal (2002) M

Creseis virgula auct. non Rang, 1828, 
[Not available]
Combining Genera:  Cleodora Clio

Styliola vitrea A. E. Verrill, 1872b, p. 284, pl. 6, fig. 7
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Off Gay Head, Martha's Vineyard
Range: 41.3°N ; 71.2°W
Depth: 0 m (live 0 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 11.7 mm
Distribution: USA: Massachusetts
References: Verrill (1872b) NSEWM; Verrill (1882a) DdLl; van der Spoel (1967) s
Comments: Nude name in Verrill (1872a: 210).


Partial List of References

Eschscholtz, F. 1829. Zoologischer Atlas 3  18 pp., pls. 11-15. G. Reimer: Berlin.
Rampal, J. 2002. Biodiversité et biogéographie chez les Cavoliniidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia, Euthecosomata). Régions faunistiques marines Zoosystema 24 209-258.
Verrill, A. E. 1872. Brief contributions to Zoölogy, from the Museum of Yale College. No. XX.--Recent additions to the molluscan fauna of new England and the adjacent waters, with notes on other species American Journal of Science and Arts (3)3 281-290, pls. 6-8. [Stated date: -- Apr 1872.]

Key To Reference Codes
List of ANSP Collections   Terms and Conditions of Use

Learn about the AcademyMembershipfor KidsLibraryfor FamiliesshopNewsMuseumEducationResearch
SitemapSitemap
©1998 - 2010 All Rights Reserved, The Academy of Natural Sciences, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Tel: 215-299-1000 Email: webmaster@acnatsci.org