Range: 35°N to 20°N; 91°W to 0°W Depth: -1 to 0 m (live -1 to 0 m) Maximum Reported Size: 16 mm
Synonymy
Patella alternata Say, 1826 Siphonaria picta d'Orbigny, 1834 Siphonaria brunnea Hanley, 1858 Siphonaria intermedia C. A. Davis, 1904 Siphonaria opalescens C. A. Davis, 1904
Details
Patella alternataSay, 1826, p. 215-216, [Say 1832a, pl. 38, figs. 1-4] [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Southern Coast of East Florida Range: 35°N to 20°N; 91°W to 63.5°W Depth: -1 to 0 m (live -1 to 0 m) Maximum Reported Size: 16 mm Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Georgia, Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; Mexico: Campeche State, Yucatan State, Quintana Roo; Venezuela: Sucre; Bermuda, Bahamas: Bimini; Cuba References: Dall (1902a); Morrison (1958); Voss & Voss (1960) Ll; Macsotay & Campos (2001) E
Siphonaria alternata var. intermediaC. A. Davis, 1904, p. 127, pl. 4, fig. 16 [Synonym] Type Locality: south shore of Bermuda Range: 32.3°N ; 64.8°W Depth: 0 m (live 0 m) Distribution: Bermuda References: C. A. Davis (1904) DdLlNSEW; Hubendick (1946) s
Siphonaria alternata var. opalescensC. A. Davis, 1904, p. 127, pl. 4, fig. 15 [Synonym] Type Locality: Hungry Bay, south shore of Bermuda Range: 32.3°N ; 64.8°W Maximum Reported Size: 16 mm Distribution: Bermuda References: C. A. Davis (1904) NSEWM; Hubendick (1946) s
Siphonaria pictad'Orbigny, 1834, p. 469 [1841], pl. 56, figs. 7-11 [1834] [Synonymy uncertain] Type Locality: Rio de Janeiro; Antilles, principalement à Cuba Distribution: Cuba, Brazil: Rio de Janeiro References: Dall (1902a); Hubendick (1946) s? Comments: Rosewater's (1975) record from Ascension Island needs confirmation.
Partial List of References
d'Orbigny, A. 1834. Mollusques Voyage dans l'Amérique Méridionale 5 1-48, 73-128, pls. 1-2, 9-13, 15-16, 56 P. Bertrand: Paris. [True date: -- --- 1834.] Davis, C. A. 1904. Notes on the Mollusca of the Bermuda Islands Nautilus 17 125-130, pl. 4. [Stated date: -- Mar 1904.] Say, T. 1826. Descriptions of marine shells recently discovered on the coast of the United States Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 5 207-221. [True date: -- Feb 1826.]
