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Bivalvia: Archiheterodonta: Crassatelloidea: Crassatellidae

Crassinella lunulata (Conrad, 1834)


Range: 42°N to 28°S; 91°W to 41°W
Depth: 0 to 110 m (live 7 to 11 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 8.5  mm

Synonymy

Astarte lunulata Conrad, 1834
Crassatella lunulata (Conrad, 1834) 
Astarte mactracea Linsley, 1845
Thetis parva C. B. Adams, 1845
Astarte pfeifferi Philippi, 1849
Crassatella guadalupensis d'Orbigny, 1853
Gouldia fastigiata Gould, 1862
Eriphyla galvestonensis Harris, 1895

Details


Astarte lunulata Conrad, 1834,
[Basis of the current name]
Range: 42°N to 28°S; 91°W to 41°W
Depth: 2 to 110 m (live 7 to 11 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 8.5 mm
Distribution: USA: Massachusetts, New York, Florida: East Florida, West Florida; USA: Texas; Mexico: Quintana Roo; Bermuda
References: Sykes & Hall (1970) l; Lyons (1989b) LM
Combining Genera:  Crassatella

Gouldia fastigiata Gould, 1862, 
[Synonym]

Eriphyla galvestonensis Harris, 1895, 
[Synonym]

Crassatella guadalupensis d'Orbigny, 1853, p. 289, pl. 27, figs. 24-26
[Synonym]
Attributed to: d'Orbigny (1842)
Type Locality: Cuba, Guadeloupe, Saint-Domingue and Saint Thomas
Range: 20°N to 6°N; 82°W to 55°W
Depth: 0 to 42 m
Maximum Reported Size: 5 mm
Distribution: Cuba, Dominican Republic; Virgin Islands: St. Thomas; Guadeloupe
References: Altena (1971) DdSE

Astarte mactracea Linsley, 1845, p. 275, unnumbered text-fig. [Gould 1848a, text-figs. 1-2]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Stonington, Connecticut, from codfish stomach
Range: 41.2°N to 26.5°N; 82°W to 71.9°W
Depth: 2 to 11 m
Maximum Reported Size: 6 mm
Distribution: USA: Connecticut, Florida: West Florida
References: Linsley (1845) NE; Gould (1848a) M; Perry & Schwengel (1955) DdSW; Mikkelsen & Bieler (2004) s

Thetis parva C. B. Adams, 1845, p. 9, Not figured
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Jamaica
Range: 18°N ; 77°W
Maximum Reported Size: 4.1 mm
Distribution: Jamaica
References: C. B. Adams (1845) NSEWM; Mikkelsen & Bieler (2004) s

Astarte pfeifferi Philippi, 1849, 
[Synonym]


Partial List of References

Adams, C. B. 1845. Specierum novarum conchyliorum, in Jamaica repertorum, synopsis Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 2 1-17. [Stated date: -- Jan 1845.]
d'Orbigny, A. 1853. Mollusques Histoire Physique, Politique et Naturelle de l'île de Cuba 2 [iv] + 225-380, pls. 26-28?.
Linsley, J. H. 1845. Catalogue of the shells of Connecticut American Journal of Science and Arts 48 271-286. [Stated date: -- Apr 1845.]

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