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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Conoidea: Mangeliinae

Kurtziella dorvilliae (Reeve, 1845)


Range: 28°N to 21°S; 82.3°W to 35°W
Depth: 0 to 50 m
Maximum Reported Size: 10.5  mm

Synonymy

Pleurotoma dorvilliae Reeve, 1845
Cryoturris dorvilliae (Reeve, 1845) 
Mangelia dorvilliae (Reeve, 1845) 
Pleurotoma forthiensis Reeve, 1845
Kurtziella caribbeana Weisbord, 1962
Kurtziella longa Usticke, 1969

Details


Pleurotoma dorvilliae Reeve, 1845a, pl. 28, fig. 249
[Basis of the current name]
Attributed to: Gray MS
Type Locality: St. Vincent, West Indies
Range: 28°N to 21°S; 82.3°W to 35°W
Depth: 0 to 50 m
Maximum Reported Size: 10 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida; Colombia, Cuba: North Havana Province; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: The Grenadines; Brazil: Amapa, Espirito Santo
References: Arango (1880) W; Tomlin (1934a) s (of ^P. accinctus^); Fallon (2008)
Comments: Reeve's figure shows a specimen with a pronounced posterior sinus; supposed type material in the Natural History Museum (London), illustrated by Kaicher (1984: 3891), is not conspecific. One of the names listed in synonymy may prove to be the valid name for this species.
Combining Genera:  Cryoturris Mangelia

Kurtziella caribbeana Weisbord, 1962, p. 441-442, pl. 42, figs. 1-2
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Playa Grande formation (Maiquetía member) at W-26 in Quebrada Las Bruscas, about 120 meters upstream from its junction with Quebrada Las Pailas, Venezuela
Maximum Reported Size: 3.4 mm
References: Weisbord (1962) M; Maes (MS) s

Kurtziella dorvillae sic, 
[Not available]
Comments: Error for dorvilliae by Rios (1985).

Pleurotoma forthiensis Reeve, 1845a,  pl. 28, fig. 246
[Synonym]
Type Locality: 'Frith of Forth' [in error]
References: Tomlin (1934a) s (of P. accinctus); Maes (MS) s

Kurtziella quadrilineata var. longa Usticke, 1969, p. 29, pl. 6, fig. 1201
[Synonym]
Type Locality: St. Croix (Ham Bay) [locality of the lectotype according to Boyko & Cordeiro 2001]
Range: 18.5°N to 11°N; 66.3°W to 61°W
Maximum Reported Size: 10.5 mm
Distribution: Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; Antigua; Trinidad & Tobago: Tobago
References: Usticke (1969) NSEWM; Usticke (1971) T; Boyko & Cordeiro (2001a); Maes (MS) s
Comments: Also treated as a subspecies by Usticke, therefore available under ICZN Article 45.6.1; see Boyko & Cordeiro (2001a).


Partial List of References

Reeve, L. 1845. Monograph of the genus Pleurotoma Conchologia Iconica 1 pls. 19-33
Usticke, G. W. Nowell. 1969. A Supplementary Listing of New Shells, to be Added to the Check List of the Marine Shells of St. Croix  32 pp., 6 pls. Author: St. Croix. [Stated date: -- Feb 1969.]
Weisbord, N. E. 1962. Late Cenozoic gastropods from northern Venezuela Bulletins of American Paleontology 42(193) 672 pp., 48 pls. [Stated date: 05 Mar 1962.]

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