Malacolog 4.1.1: Western Atlantic Mollusk Species Database at The Academy of Natural Sciences

Malacolog Version 4.1.1

A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

Scaphopoda: Dentaliida: : Dentaliidae

Paradentalium americanum (Chenu, 1843)

Range: 34°N to 24°S; 94°W to 32.4°W
Depth: 5.5 to 100 m
Maximum Reported Size: 38.3 mm

Synonymy

Dentalium americanum Chenu, 1843
Dentalium texasianum Philippi, 1849
Dentalium picteti Pilsbry & Sharp, 1897
Dentalium cestum Henderson, 1920
Dentalium rebeccaense Henderson, 1920
Dentalium rioense Henderson, 1920

Details

Dentalium americanum Chenu, 1843,
[Basis of the current name]
Range: 34°N to 24°S; 86°W to 32.4°W
Depth: 10 to 100 m
Maximum Reported Size: 30 mm
Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Florida; Mexico: Yucatan Peninsula; Brazil: Amapa, Ceara, Fernando de Noronha, Rio Grande do Norte, Alagoas, Sao Paulo
References: Rios (1975) E; Rios (1985) DdNSWM; Steiner & Kabat (2004) c

Dentalium cestum Henderson, 1920,
[Synonym]
Distribution: USA: Texas

Dentalium picteti Pilsbry & Sharp, 1897,
[Synonym]

Dentalium rebeccaense Henderson, 1920,
[Synonym]
Range: 25°N ; 81°W
Depth: 13 to 29 m
Distribution: Florida: Florida Keys
References: Rios (1975) s

Dentalium rioense Henderson, 1920,
[Synonym]
References: Rios (1985) s

Dentalium texasianum Philippi, 1849,
[Synonym]
Range: 34°N to 20°N; 94°W to 76°W
Depth: 5.5 to 18 m
Maximum Reported Size: 38.3 mm
Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Texas; Mexico: Campeche State, Yucatan State, Quintana Roo
References: Rios (1975) s; Vokes & Vokes (1983) SM

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