Malacolog 4.1.1: Western Atlantic Mollusk Species Database at The Academy of Natural Sciences

Malacolog Version 4.1.1

A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

Gastropoda: : Epitonioidea: Epitoniidae

Epitonium georgettinum (Kiener, 1838)

Range: 23.37°S to 44.27°S; 65.2°W to 48.47°W
Depth: 0 to 101 m
Maximum Reported Size: 33 mm

Synonymy

Scalaria georgettina Kiener, 1838
Scala georgettinum (Kiener, 1838)
Scalaria elegans d'Orbigny, 1839
Scala elegans (d'Orbigny, 1839)
Scalaria dorbignyi Nyst, 1871

Details

Scalaria georgettina Kiener, 1838b, p. 14, pl. 5, fig. 15
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: l'Océan Atlantique
Range: 23.37°S to 44.27°S; 65.2°W to 48.47°W
Depth: 0 to 101 m
Maximum Reported Size: 33 mm
Distribution: Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul; Uruguay, Argentina: Buenos Aires, Rio Negro, Chubut
References: Clench & Turner (1951) dSW; Tursch & Pierret (1964) NE
Combining Genera: Scala

Scalaria dorbignyi Nyst, 1871,
[Synonym]
References: Clench & Turner (1951) s; Forcelli (2000)

Scalaria elegans d'Orbigny, 1839, p. 389-390 [1840], pl. 54, figs. 1-3 [1839]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: côte de Patagonie, principalement à la baie de San-Blas, à la Baie Blanche et à l'embouchure du Rio Negro
Range: 35°S to 41°S; 62°W to 55°W
Maximum Reported Size: 27 mm
Distribution: Uruguay, Argentina: Buenos Aires, Rio Negro
References: d'Orbigny (1840) SWM; Corsi (1900) NE; Clench & Turner (1951) s
Comments: Non Risso, 1826.
Combining Genera: Scala

Partial List of References

d'Orbigny, A. 1839. Mollusques Voyage dans l'Amérique Méridionale 5 pls. 54, 59-66, 68-69. P. Bertrand: Paris. [True date: -- --- 1839.]
Kiener, L. C. 1838. Genre Scalaire. (Scalaria, Lam.) Spécies Général et Iconographie des Coquilles Vivantes 10 22 pp., 7 pls. [True date: pre 9 Oct.]

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