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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Buccinoidea: Columbellidae

Suturoglypta iontha (Ravenel, 1861)


Range: 35°N to 20°N; 91°W to 76°W
Depth: 0 to 42 m (live 0 to 31 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 10  mm

Synonymy

Columbella iontha Ravenel, 1861
Pyrene iontha (Ravenel, 1861) 
Anachis iontha (Ravenel, 1861) 
Columbella acuta (Stearns, 1873) 
Anachis acuta Stearns, 1873

Details


Columbella iontha Ravenel, 1861, p. 42-43
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: off Charleston bar, South Carolina, in fish stomach
Range: 35°N to 20°N; 91°W to 76°W
Depth: 0 to 42 m (live 0 to 31 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 10 mm
Distribution: USA: North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida; USA: Louisiana; Mexico: Campeche State, Yucatan State, Quintana Roo
References: Reed & Mikkelsen (1987) D; Perry & Schwengel (1955) M; Porter (1974) NL
Combining Genera:  Anachis Pyrene

Anachis acuta Stearns, 1873, p. 345, fig. 2
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Egmont Key, west coast of Florida
Range: 27.7°N ; 82.5°W
Maximum Reported Size: 6.6 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: West Florida
References: Stearns (1873) NSEWM; Radwin (1978) s
Combining Genera:  Columbella


Partial List of References

Ravenel, E. 1861. Descriptions of new Recent shells from the coast of South Carolina Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 13 41-44. [Stated date: -- Feb 1861; true date: pre Mar 31.]
Stearns, R. E. C. 1873. Descriptions of new marine shells from the west coast of Florida Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 25 344-347.

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