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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: : Pyramidelloidea: Odostomiinae

Fargoa gibbosa (Bush, 1909)


Range: 44°N to 26°N; 97.3°W to 72°W
Depth: 0 to 57 m (live 0 to 14 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 4.6  mm

Synonymy

Odostomia modesta auct. non Stimpson, 1851
Odostomia gibbosa Bush, 1909
Brachystomia gibbosa (Bush, 1909) 

Details


Odostomia (Odostomia) gibbosa Bush, 1909, p. 482, [Bartsch 1909, pl. 13, fig. 50]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Not stated [Woods Hole]
Range: 44°N to 26°N; 97.3°W to 72°W
Depth: 0 to 57 m (live 0 to 14 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 4.6 mm
Distribution: USA: Massachusetts, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida: West Florida
References: Odé & Speers (1972f); Porter (1974) D; Robertson (1978) c; Miller (1983) d{S}; Odé (1994b) LlWM; Gundersen (1998) S{W}
Comments: Based on Bartsch's (1909) misidentification of Odostomia modesta. The record of Odé & Speers (1972f) needs confirmation as they say that it may also be O. acutidens or O. modesta (p. 16). The record of Reguero et al. (1991) from Veracruz also needs confirmation.
Combining Genera:  Brachystomia

Odostomia modesta auct. non Stimpson, 1851, 
[Not available]
References: Bush (1909) s
Comments: Misidentification by Bartsch (1909).


Partial List of References

Bush, K. J. 1909. Notes on the family Pyramidellidae American Journal of Science 27 475-484.

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