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

Gastropoda: : Limapontoidea: Limapontiidae

Placida dendritica (Alder & Hancock, 1843)

Range: 42°N to 12°N; 76.7°W to 0°W

Synonymy

Calliopaea dendritica Alder & Hancock, 1843
Hermaea dendritica (Alder & Hancock, 1843)
Hermaea venosa Lovén, 1844
Hermaea lutescens A. Costa, 1866
Hermaea orbicularis A. Costa, 1866
Hermaea brevicornis A. Costa, 1867
Hermaea ornata MacFarland, 1966

Details

Calliopaea dendritica Alder & Hancock, 1843, [Alder & Hancock (1848b), Fam. 3, pl. 40, figs. 1-7]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: [Near low-water mark, Torbay]
Range: 42°N to 12°N; 76.7°W to 0°W
Distribution: USA: North Carolina; ABC Islands: Curacao
References: Er. Marcus (1961) W; Marcus & Marcus (1963) S; Platts (1985) E; Thompson (1988) Ns
Comments: Espinosa & Ortea (2001:48) note that records of this species in the tropical western Atlantic may be Placida verticillata.
Combining Genera: Hermaea

Hermaea brevicornis A. Costa, 1867,
[Synonym]
References: Sabelli et al. (1990) s

Hermaea lutescens A. Costa, 1866,
[Synonym]
References: Sabelli et al. (1990) s

Hermaea orbicularis A. Costa, 1866,
[Synonymy uncertain]
References: Sabelli et al. (1990) s

Hermaea ornata MacFarland, 1966,
[Synonym]

Hermaea venosa Lovén, 1844,
[Synonym]

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