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Gastropoda: : Rissooidea: Tornidae

Vitrinella helicoidea C. B. Adams, 1850


Range: 35°N to 9.4°N; 97°W to 61°W
Depth: 0 to 42 m (live 0 to 0 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 3  mm

Synonymy

Vitrinella helicoidea C. B. Adams, 1850
Vitrinella praecox Pilsbry & McGinty, 1946

Details


Vitrinella helicoidea C. B. Adams, 1850e, p. 9, Not figured
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Port Royal, Jamaica
Range: 35°N to 9.4°N; 97°W to 61°W
Depth: 0 to 42 m (live 0 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 3 mm
Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Florida: East Florida, Florida Keys; USA: Texas; Mexico: Veracruz, Campeche State, Quintana Roo; Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia; ABC Islands: Curacao; Venezuela: Isla Margarita; Bermuda, Jamaica, Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; Trinidad & Tobago: Tobago
References: C. B. Adams (1850e) d; Pilsbry & McGinty (1946b) lM; Olsson & McGinty (1958) S; Porter (1974) {D}N; Odé (1987c) D; H. G. Lee (Collection) E
Comments: See also V. helicoidea auct. = V. tryoni.

Vitrinella praecox Pilsbry & McGinty, 1946b, p. 14-15, pl. 2, figs. 1-1b
[Synonym]
Type Locality: North end of Lake Worth
Range: 34.5°N to 9.4°N; 82.3°W to 76.5°W
Depth: 0 to 29 m
Maximum Reported Size: 1.6 mm
Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Florida: East Florida; Panama
References: Pilsbry & McGinty (1946b) {W}M; Olsson & McGinty (1958) SW; Moore (1964) s; Porter (1974) DNE


Partial List of References

Adams, C. B. 1850. Monograph of Vitrinella, a New Genus of New Species of Turbinidae  10 pp. Author: Amherst, Massachusetts. [Stated date: -- Feb 1850.]
Pilsbry, H. A. and T. L. McGinty. 1946. Vitrinellidae of Florida, Part 4 Nautilus 60 12-18, pl. 2. [Stated date: -- Jul 1946.]

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