Range: 30.8°N to 35°S; 97°W to 35°W Depth: 6 to 11 m (live 8 to 11 m) Maximum Reported Size: 9 mm
Synonymy
Sphenia luticola auct. non Valenciennes, 1846 Tyleria fragilis H. & A. Adams, 1854 Sphenia pacificensis Folin, 1867 Corbula iheringiana Pilsbry, 1897 Sphenia antillensis Dall & Simpson, 1901 Sphenia trunculus Dall, 1916
Details
Tyleria fragilis H. & A. Adams, 1854, [Basis of the current name] References: Coan (1999)
Sphenia antillensisDall & Simpson, 1901, p. 474, pl. 5, fig. 14 [Synonym] Type Locality: Playa de Ponce, Porto Rico Range: 30.8°N to 24°S; 97°W to 35°W Depth: 6 to 11 m (live 8 to 11 m) Maximum Reported Size: 7.5 mm Distribution: USA: Georgia, Florida: East Florida; USA: Texas; Panama, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Brazil References: Hanks & Packer (1985) N; Reed & Mikkelsen (1987) d; Lyons (1989b) DLlM; Coan (1999) s
Corbula iheringianaPilsbry, 1897b, p. 295, pl. 7, figs. 24-26 [Synonym] Type Locality: Maldonado Bay, Uruguay, 3-6 fathoms Range: 35°S to 35°S; 55°W Depth: 11 to 5.5 m Maximum Reported Size: 9 mm Distribution: Uruguay References: Pilsbry (1897b) DdNSEWM; Coan (1999) s Comments: Nude name in Pilsbry (1897a), p. 8.
Sphenia luticola auct. non Valenciennes, 1846, [Not available] References: Coan (1999) s Comments: Misidentification by Gemmell et al. (1987).
Sphenia pacificensis Folin, 1867, [Synonym] References: Coan (1999) s
Sphenia trunculus Dall, 1916, [Synonym] References: Coan (1999) s
Partial List of References
Dall, W. H. and C. T. Simpson. 1901. The Mollusca of Porto Rico U. S. Fisheries Commission Bulletin 20 351-524, pls. 53-58. Pilsbry, H. A. 1897. New species of mollusks from Uruguay Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 49 290-298, pls. 6-7. [True date: 18 Jun 1897.]
