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Gastropoda: : Tonnoidea: Bursidae

Bursa granularis (Röding, 1798)


Range: 35°N to 13°S; 94.3°W to 32.5°W
Depth: 0 to 256 m (live 0.3 to 256 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 65  mm

Synonymy

Tritonium granulare Röding, 1798
Ranella granularis (Röding, 1798) 
Dulcerana granularis (Röding, 1798) 
Apollon granularis (Röding, 1798) 
Colubrinella granularis (Röding, 1798) 
Colubrinella jabick (Röding, 1798) 
Dulcerana jabick (Röding, 1798) 
Tritonium jabick Röding, 1798
Bursa corrugata auct. non G. Perry, 1811
Biplex rubicola G. Perry, 1811
Ranella granifera Lamarck, 1816
Tritonium granifera (Lamarck, 1816) 
Ranella affinis Broderip, 1833
Gyrineum affinis (Broderip, 1833) 
Ranella livida Reeve, 1844
Ranella cubaniana d'Orbigny, 1847
Gyrineum cubaniana (d'Orbigny, 1847) 
Bursa cumingiana Dunker, 1862
Bursa alfredensis Turton, 1932
Bursa kowiensis Turton, 1932
Bursa intermedia Usticke, 1959
Bursa lineata Usticke, 1959

Details


Tritonium granulare Röding, 1798, p. 127, [Chemnitz 1780, pl. 127, figs. 1226-1227]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Not stated
Range: 32.3°N to 12°S; 90.5°W to 32.5°W
Depth: 0 to 256 m (live 1 to 256 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 48 mm
Distribution: Mexico: Campeche Bank; Bermuda, Brazil: Para, Atol das Rocas, Fernando de Noronha, Bahia
References: Leal (1991b) SE{DNW}; Lightbourn (1991) N; Beu (1998) T; García (2005b) DLM; García (2007b) W
Combining Genera:  Apollon Colubrinella Dulcerana Ranella

Ranella affinis Broderip in Broderip & Sowerby, 1833a, p. 179
[Synonym]
Type Locality: In Oceano Pacifico (Annaa)
Maximum Reported Size: 60 mm
References: Broderip (1833a) M; Beu (1998) sT
Combining Genera:  Gyrineum

Bursa alfredensis Turton, 1932, 
[Synonym]
References: Beu (1998) s

Bursa corrugata auct. non G. Perry, 1811, 
[Not available]
References: Beu (2005) s
Comments: Misidentification by Altena (1942).

Ranella cubaniana d'Orbigny, 1847b, p. 165, pl. 23, fig. 24
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Cuba and Sainte-Lucie
Range: 35°N to 13°S; 94.3°W to 34.9°W
Depth: 0 to 60 m (live 0.3 to 8 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 65 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, Florida Keys; USA: Louisiana, Texas; Mexico: Quintana Roo; Colombia: Offshore islands; Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela: Los Testigos; Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Thomas, St. Croix; Guadeloupe, St. Lucia, Brazil: Para, Maranhao, Ceara, Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Bahia
References: Rios (1975) D; Odé (1982a) {W}; Mello & Perrier (1986) E; Díaz et al. (1990) L; Leal (1991b) s; Macsotay & Campos (2001); Beu (2005) s; HMNS W
Comments: Abbott (1958) discusses anatomical reasons for recognizing B. cubaniana as a full species; Leal (1991b) discounts these.
Combining Genera:  Gyrineum

Bursa cumingiana Dunker, 1862, 
[Synonym]
References: Beu (1998) sT

Ranella granifera Lamarck, 1816, p. [Lamarck 1822b, p. 153], pl. 414, fig. 4
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Not stated [Unknown (Lamarck 1822b); designated as Red Sea (Beu 1998)]
Maximum Reported Size: 51 mm
References: Lamarck (1822b) M; Abbott (1958) s; Beu (1998) T
Combining Genera:  Tritonium

Bursa cubaniana var. intermedia Usticke, 1959, p. 61-62, pl. 3, fig. 13
[Synonym]
Type Locality: North of Fredericksted, St. Croix
Range: 18°N to 11°N; 70°W to 59.6°W
Maximum Reported Size: 59 mm
Distribution: ABC Islands: Aruba; Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; Dominica, Barbados; Trinidad & Tobago: Tobago
References: Usticke (1969) NSEWM; Beu (1998) s; Boyko & Cordeiro (2001a) T
Comments: Also listed as a subspecies by Usticke, therefore available under ICZN Article 45.6.1. (see Boyko & Cordeiro 2001).

Tritonium jabick Röding, 1798, p. 127, [Chemnitz, 1780, pl. 127, fig. 1224-1225]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Not stated
References: Beu (1998) sT
Combining Genera:  Colubrinella Dulcerana

Bursa kowiensis Turton, 1932, 
[Synonym]
References: Beu (1998) s

Bursa corrugata var. lineata Usticke, 1959, p. 61-62, pl. 3, fig. 12
[Synonym]
Type Locality: [Krause's Lagoon (see Boyko & Cordeiro 2001)], north of Fredericksted, St. Croix
Range: 18°N to 11.3°N; 66°W to 59.6°W
Maximum Reported Size: 50 mm
Distribution: Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Grenada; Barbados; Trinidad & Tobago: Tobago
References: Usticke (1969) NEWM; Usticke (1971) S; Beu (1998) sT; Boyko & Cordeiro (2001a)
Comments: Also listed as a subspecies by Usticke, therefore available under ICZN Article 45.6.1. (see Boyko & Cordeiro 2001).

Ranella livida Reeve, 1844, 
[Synonym]
References: Beu (1998) sT

Biplex rubicola G. Perry, 1811a,  pl. 5, fig. 5
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Not stated
References: Beu (1998) sT; Petit (2003)


Partial List of References

Broderip, W. J. and G. B. Sowerby. 1833. [The collection of Shells formed by Mr. Cuming on the western coast of South America, and among the islands of the Southern Pacific Ocean] Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 2 173-179. [True date: 14 Jan 1833.]
d'Orbigny, A. 1847. Mollusques Histoire Physique, Politique et Naturelle de l'île de Cuba 2 129-224, pls. 22-25?. [Stated date: -- --- 1853; true date: pre May?]
Lamarck, [J. B.] 1816. Tableau Encyclopédique et Méthodique des Trois Rčgnes de la Nature  [iii] + 16 pp., pls. 391-431, 431 bis, 431 bis*, 432-488. Veuve Agasse: Paris.
Perry, G. 1811. Conchology  iv + 5 pp., 61 pls. William Miller: London.
Röding, P. F. 1798. Museum Boltenianum  viii + 199 pp. Hamburg. [Stated date: -- Sep 1798.]
Usticke, G. W. Nowell. 1959. A Check List of Marine Shells of St. Croix  vi + 90, 4 pls. Author: Christiansted, St. Croix. [Stated date: -- --- 1959; true date: post June.]

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