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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Buccinoidea: Buccinidae

Neptunea despecta (Linnaeus, 1758)


Range: 72.88°N to 39.43°N; 105°W to 0°W
Depth: 9 to 1262 m (live 13 to 300 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 120  mm

Synonymy

Neptunea fasciata auct. non Friele, 
Tritonium despecta (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Murex despectus Linnaeus, 1758
Tritonium carinata (Pennant, 1777) 
Murex carinatus Pennant, 1777
Tritonium fornicatum Fabricius, 1780
Murex subantiquatus Maton & Rackett, 1807
Fusus tornatus Gould, 1839
Fusus ventricosus Möller, 1842
Tritonium antiquaea Middendorff, 1849
Tritonium antiquatum Middendorff, 1849
Tritonium decemcostataea Middendorff, 1849
Tritonium elatius Middendorff, 1849
Tritonium elatius Middendorff, 1849
Tritonium normale Middendorff, 1849
Tritonium normale Middendorff, 1849
Tritonium varicosocarinatum Middendorff, 1849
Fusus nodifer Mörch, 1869
Fusus costatus Verkrüzen, 1881
Fusus levis Verkrüzen, 1881
Fusus turritus Verkrüzen, 1881
Neptunea denselirata Brögger, 1901
Neptunea striata Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1911
Neptunea browni Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1912
Neptunea clenchi Clarke, 1956

Details


Murex despectus Linnaeus, 1758, p. 754, [It. Wgoth. t. 5, f. 8; List. angl. t. 3, fig. 1]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: in O[ceano] Septentrionali
Range: 72.88°N to 40.19°N; 105°W to 0°W
Depth: 13 to 1207 m (live 13 to 300 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 110 mm
Distribution: Greenland: West Greenland, East Greenland; Canada: Nunavut, Baffin Island, Hudson Bay, Newfoundland, Quebec; USA: Massachusetts
References: Posselt & Jensen (1899) M; Bush (1893) S; Thorson (1944) dLlN; Macpherson (1971) {dLlN}EW{M}; Clarke (1974) D
Combining Genera:  Tritonium

Tritonium (Fusus) despectum var. hybr. antiquaea Middendorff, 1849b, p. 465
[Not available]
Comments: Infrasubspecific.

Tritonium (Fusus) despectum var. antiquata Middendorff, 1849b, p. 464-465
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Russichen Küste des Eismeeres
Maximum Reported Size: 97 mm
References: Middendorff (1849b) M

Neptunea browni Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1912, 
[Not available]
Comments: Infrasubspecific.

Murex carinatus Pennant, 1777, p. 123, pl. 77, fig. 96
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Britain
Range: 72.62°N to 63.75°N; 56.47°W to 52°W
Depth: 18 to 430 m
Maximum Reported Size: 90 mm
Distribution: Greenland: West Greenland
References: Pennant (1777) M; Posselt & Jensen (1899) DdNSEW; Alexeyev (2003)
Combining Genera:  Tritonium

Neptunea clenchi Clarke, 1956, 
[Synonym]

Fusus tornatus var. costatus Verkrüzen, 1881b, p. 88
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: Newfoundland Banks
Distribution: Canada: Newfoundland Banks

Tritonium (Fusus) despectum var. hybr. decemcostataea Middendorff, 1849b, p. 466
[Not available]
Type Locality: Behringsmeere von der Insel St. Paul
Maximum Reported Size: 66 mm
References: Middendorff (1849b) M
Comments: Infrasubspecific.

Neptunea denselirata Brögger, 1901, 
[Synonym]
References: Macpherson (1971) s

Tritonium (Fusus) despectum var. antiquata f. elatior Middendorff, 1849b, p. 464-465
[Not available]
Type Locality: Russichen Küste des Eismeeres
Maximum Reported Size: 97 mm
References: Middendorff (1849b) M
Comments: Infrasubspecific.

Tritonium (Fusus) despectum var. carinata f. elatior Middendorff, 1849b, p. 467
[Not available]
Type Locality: Eismeer an den Küsten des Russischen Lapplandes
Maximum Reported Size: 83 mm
References: Middendorff (1849b) M
Comments: Infrasubspecific.

Neptunea fasciata auct. non Friele, , 
[Not available]
Comments: Misidentification by Jaeckel (1952:214).

Tritonium fornicatum Fabricius, 1780, p. 399-400
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Greenland
Range: 69.73°N to 60.12°N; 51°W to 45°W
Depth: 55 m
Maximum Reported Size: 110 mm
Distribution: Greenland: West Greenland
References: Posselt & Jensen (1899) DdNSEWM; Alexeyev (2003)

Fusus tornatus var. levis Verkrüzen, 1881b, p. 88
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: Newfoundland Banks
Distribution: Canada: Newfoundland Banks

Fusus (Neptunea) tornatus var. nodifera Mörch, 1869b, p. 19, [Philippi, Abbildungen pl. 5, fig. 2]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Bellsound, Spitzberg
Maximum Reported Size: 64 mm
References: Mörch (1869b) M

Tritonium (Fusus) despectum var. antiquata f. normalis Middendorff, 1849b, p. 464
[Not available]
Type Locality: Russichen Küste des Eismeeres
Maximum Reported Size: 93 mm
References: Middendorff (1849b) M
Comments: Infrasubspecific.

Tritonium (Fusus) despectum var. carinata f. normalis Middendorff, 1849b, p. 466
[Not available]
Type Locality: Eismeer an den Küsten des Russischen Lapplandes
Maximum Reported Size: 120 mm
References: Middendorff (1849b) M
Comments: Infrasubspecific.

Neptunea striata Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1911, 
[Synonym]

Murex subantiquatus Maton & Rackett, 1807, 
[Synonym]
Attributed to: Dautzenberg & Fischer (1911)

Fusus tornatus Gould, 1839, 
[Synonym]
Range: 46°N to 39.43°N; 72.17°W to 64°W
Depth: 9 to 1262 m
Maximum Reported Size: 63 mm
Distribution: Canada: Gulf of St. Lawrence; USA: Massachusetts, New Jersey
References: Gould (1841) M; Matthew (1874); Clarke (1954b) DSW; Bousfield (1964) dNE; Alexeyev (2003)
Comments: Non Borson, 1821.

Fusus tornatus var. turritus Verkrüzen, 1881b, p. 88
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: Newfoundland Banks
Distribution: Canada: Newfoundland Banks

Tritonium (Fusus) despectum var. varicoso-carinata Middendorff, 1849b, p. 467
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Not stated

Fusus carinatus var. ventricosa Möller, 1842a, p. 87
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: [West] Greenland
Distribution: Greenland: West Greenland
References: Schiötte & Warén (1992) s?


Partial List of References

Fabricius, O. 1780. Fauna Greenlandica  xvi + 452 pp., 1 pl. Joannis Gottlob Rothe: Hafniae et Lipsiae.
Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae Systema Naturae, 10th ed., vol. 1 824 pp. Laurentii Salvii: Holmiae [Stockholm, Sweden].
Middendorff, A. T. von. 1849. Beiträge zu einer Malacozoologia Rossica. II. Aufzählung und Beschreibung der zur Meeresfauna Russlands gehörigen einschaler Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de Saint-Pétersbourg, Sciences Naturelles (6)6 329-516, pls. 1-11.
Möller, H. P. C. 1842. Index molluscorum Groenlandiae Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift 4 76-97.
Mörch, O. A. L. 1869. Catalogue des Mollusques du Spitzberg recueillis par le Dr. H. Kroyer pendant le voyage de la corvette la Recherche en juin 1838 Mémoires de la Société Malacologique de Belgique 4 7-32.
Pennant, T. 1777. British Zoology British Zoology 4 xviii + 156, 93 pls. Benj. White: London. [True date: post 01 Mar.]
Verkrüzen, T. A. 1881. Bericht über meinen Besuch der grossen Bank von Neufundland im Sommer 1880 Jahrbücher der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft 8 82-100, pls. 3-4.

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