Malacolog 4.1.1: Western Atlantic Mollusk Species Database at The Academy of Natural Sciences

Malacolog Version 4.1.1

A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

Bivalvia: Euheterodonta: Tellinoidea: Psammobiidae

Sanguinolaria cruenta (Lightfoot, 1786)

Range: 20.5°N to 28°S; 90.5°W to 35°W
Depth: 0 to 9 m
Maximum Reported Size: 75 mm

Synonymy

Tellina cruenta Lightfoot, 1786
Tellina operculata Gmelin, 1791
Tellina semiplanata Röding, 1798

Details

Tellina cruenta Lightfoot, 1786, p. 10, 58, [Knorr VI, 12.1]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Not stated
Range: 20.5°N to 28°S; 90.5°W to 35°W
Depth: 0 to 9 m
Maximum Reported Size: 75 mm
Comments: Spelled Tellina cruentae on p. 10 (lot 187), T. cruenta on p. 58 (lot 1360).

Tellina operculata Gmelin, 1791,
[Synonym]
Range: 18°N ; 77°W
Depth: 3 m

Tellina semiplanata Röding, 1798, p. 186, [Chemnitz 1782, pl. 11, fig. 97; Knorr 6, pl. 12, fig. 1]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Not stated
References: Rehder (1967) s

Partial List of References

Röding, P. F. 1798. Museum Boltenianum viii + 199 pp. Hamburg. [Stated date: -- Sep 1798.]
[Lightfoot, J.] 1786. Catalogue of the Portland Museum viii + 3-194, frontispiece.

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