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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Muricoidea: Coralliophilinae

Babelomurex dalli (Emerson & D'Attilio, 1963)


Range: 35°N to 32°S; 91°W to 28.87°W
Depth: 51 to 1606 m (live 208 to 1606 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 55  mm

Synonymy

Coralliophila deburghiae auct. non Reeve, 1857
Latiaxis deburghiae auct. non Reeve, 1857
Coralliophila fusiformis Dall, 1889
Coralliophila spinosa Dall, 1889
Latiaxis dalli Emerson & D'Attilio, 1963
Coralliophila basilium Penna-Neme & Leme, 1978

Details


Latiaxis (Babelomurex) dalli Emerson & D'Attilio, 1963, p. 4-7, figs. 1-3
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Blake sta. 174, off Guadeloupe Island, 878 fathoms
Range: 32.3°N to 32°S; 91°W to 28.87°W
Depth: 51 to 1606 m
Maximum Reported Size: 55 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: West Florida, Florida Keys; USA: Louisiana; Bermuda, Bahamas: Bimini; Cuba: North Havana Province, North Camaguey; Guadeloupe, Barbados, Brazil: Santa Catarina
References: Bayer (1971) {N}S; Sunderland (1989c) {W}M; Lightbourn (1991) N; Leal (1991b) E; Kosuge & Suzuki (1985) c; García (2000) NW

Coralliophila basilium Penna-Neme & Leme, 1978, p. 288-289, figs. 12-23, 30-33
[Synonym]
Type Locality: W. Besnard sta. 443, 31°06'S, 49°30'W, off Solidao, Rio Grande do Sul
Range: 25.77°S to 31.1°S; 49.5°W to 46.52°W
Depth: 133 to 208 m (live 208 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 31 mm
Distribution: Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul
References: Penna-Neme & Leme (1978) DdLlNSEWM; Kosuge & Suzuki (1985) s

Coralliophila deburghiae auct. non Reeve, 1857, 
[Not available]
Range: 35°N to 12.03°N; 83.07°W to 60°W
Depth: 102 to 1606 m (live 1606 m)
Distribution: USA: Florida: West Florida
References: Dall (1889a) DdNSE; Springer & Bullis (1956) W; Kosuge & Suzuki (1985) s
Comments: Misidentification by Dall (1889a).
Combining Genera:  Latiaxis

Coralliophila deburghiae var. fusiformis Dall, 1889a, p. 219
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: Not stated
References: Kosuge & Suzuki (1985) s
Comments: Non Rapana fusiformis Martens, 1902, a Babelomurex.

Coralliophila deburghiae var. spinosa Dall, 1889a, p. 219
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Not stated
References: Kosuge & Suzuki (1985) s
Comments: This name or C. fusiformis has priority if the synonymy is correct; non Latiaxis spinosus Hirase, 1908, a Babelomurex.


Partial List of References

Dall, W. H. 1889. Reports on the results of dredgings, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U. S. Coast Survey Steamer 'Blake,' Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 18 1-492, pls. 10-40. [Stated date: 08 Jun 1889.]
Emerson, W. K. and A. D'Attilio. 1963. A new species of Latiaxis from the Western Atlantic (Mollusca, Gastropoda) American Museum Novitates 2149 1-9. [Stated date: 25 Jul 1963.]
Penna-Neme, L. and J. L. M. Leme. 1978. Novas espéces e novas ocorréncias de gastrópodos marinhos na costa Brasiliera (Prosobranchia, Neogastropoda) Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 31 283-297. [Stated date: 22 Aug 1978.]

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