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Gastropoda: : Rissooidea: Caecidae

Caecum floridanum Stimpson, 1851


Range: 35°N to 20.92°S; 90.5°W to 34.02°W
Depth: 0 to 60 m (live 11 to 25 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 5.6  mm

Synonymy

Coecum floridanum Stimpson, 1851
Elephantulum floridanum (Stimpson, 1851) 
Caecum annulatum Emmons, 1858
Caecum phronimum Folin, 1867
Caecum dux Folin, 1871
Caecum crassicostum Gabb, 1881
Caecum cayoense Rehder, 1943
Caecum puntagordanum Weisbord, 1962

Details


Coecum floridanum Stimpson, 1851d, p. 112
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Florida
Range: 35°N to 20.92°S; 90.5°W to 34.02°W
Depth: 0 to 60 m (live 11 to 25 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 5.6 mm
Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; Mexico: Campeche State, Yucatan State, Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo; Costa Rica, Colombia, Venezuela: Isla Margarita; Cuba: North Matanzas, Camaguey; Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; Guyana, Surinam, Brazil: Amapa, Para, Maranhao, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Bahia, Abrolhos Islands
References: Pilsbry & Aguayo (1933); M. Smith (1941) d; Princz (1977); Lyons (1989b) lM; Díaz et al. (1990) L; Leal (1991b) DE
Combining Genera:  Elephantulum

Caecum annulatum Emmons, 1858, 
[Synonym]
References: Campbell et al. (1975) s

Caecum (Caecum) cayoense Rehder, 1943a, p. 190, pl. 20, fig. 9
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Bonefish Key, Florida Keys
Range: 24.7°N ; 81.2°W
Depth: 0 m
Maximum Reported Size: 3.2 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: Florida Keys
References: Rehder (1943b) NSEWM

Caecum crassicostum Gabb, 1881, 
[Synonym]
References: Robinson (1991) s

Caecum dux Folin, 1871a, p. 264, pl. 24, figs. 4-5
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
Range: 16.2°N ; 61.5°W
Depth: 6 m
Maximum Reported Size: 2 mm
Distribution: Guadeloupe
References: Folin (1871a) NSEWM; Folin (1875) Dd; Pilsbry & Aguayo (1933) s
Comments: Abbott (1974) list this name as a synonym of C. pulchellum.

Caecum phronimum Folin, 1867a, p. 44-46, pl. 3, fig. 4
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Port au Prince, Haiti
Range: 18.5°N ; 72.5°W
Maximum Reported Size: 2.8 mm
Distribution: Haiti
References: Folin (1867a) NSEWM

Caecum (Caecum) puntagordanum Weisbord, 1962, p. 165-166, pl. 14, figs. 13-14
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Mare formation at W-25, south flank of Punta Gorda anticline, Venezuela
Maximum Reported Size: 1.9 mm
References: Weisbord (1962) M; Robinson (1991) s


Partial List of References

Folin, L. de. 1867. Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles de Caecidae Journal de Conchyliologie 15 44-58, pls. 2-3. [Stated date: -- Jan 1867.]
Folin, L. de. 1871. Nouveau supplément aux mollusques de la Pointe-à-Pitre Les Fonds de la Mer 1 263-265, pl. 24 Savy: Paris. [True date: -- --- 1871.]
Rehder, H. A. 1943. New marine mollusks from the Antillean region Proceedings of the United States National Museum 93(3161) 187-203, pls. 19-20.
Stimpson, W. 1851. Monograph of the genus Coecum in the United States Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 4 112-113. [Stated date: -- Dec 1851.]
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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