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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Buccinoidea: Fusininae

Fusinus dowianus Olsson, 1954


Range: 16.1°N to 12°N; 83.3°W to 77°W
Depth: 31 to 91 m (live 31 to 55 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 163  mm

Synonymy

Fusus henekeni auct. non Sowerby, 1850
Fusus gabbi Grabau, 1904
Fusinus dowianus Olsson, 1954
Heilprinia dowianus (Olsson, 1954) 

Details


Fusinus (Heilprinia) dowianus Olsson, 1954, p. 105-107, [Nautilus 67(3): pl. 8, fig. 2-3]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Northwest of Caxones Island, off the northeast coast of Honduras
Range: 16.1°N to 12°N; 83.3°W to 77°W
Depth: 31 to 91 m (live 31 to 55 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 163 mm
Distribution: Honduras, Nicaragua, Colombia
References: Olsson (1954) LNW; Sunderland & Sunderland (1995d) dl; Hadorn (1996) M; Petuch (1998a) {S}; Hadorn & Rogers (2000) SEM
Comments: Nude name in January 1954 on plate caption; plate was published before text. Hadorn & Rogers (2000) reported the species with doubt from Texas and St. Vincent.
Combining Genera:  Heilprinia

Fusus gabbi Grabau, 1904, 
[Synonym]
References: Hadorn & Rogers (2000) s
Comments: Non Meek, 1873.

Fusus henekeni auct. non Sowerby, 1850, 
[Not available]
References: Hadorn & Rogers (2000) s
Comments: Misidentification.


Partial List of References

Olsson, A. A. 1954. A new Heilprinia from the Gulf of Mexico Nautilus 67 105-107, pl. 8. [Stated date: -- Apr 1954.]

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