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

Gastropoda: : Pterotracheoidea: Pterotracheidae

Pterotrachea hippocampus Philippi, 1836

Range: 41.18°N to 27°S; 95°W to 0°W
Depth: 0 to 330 m (live 0 to 330 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 77 mm

Synonymy

Firola cuviera Lesueur, 1817
Firola forskalia Lesueur, 1817
Firola frederica Lesueur, 1817
Firola gibbosa Lesueur, 1817
Firola mutica Lesueur, 1817
Firola peronia Lesueur, 1817
Firola quoyana d'Orbigny, 1834
Pterotrachaea hippocampus Philippi, 1836
Pterotrachea mutabilis Tesch, 1906
Pterotrachea orthophthalmus Tesch, 1906
Pterotrachea xenoptera Tesch, 1906
Pterotrachaea apunctata Bonnevie, 1920
Pterotrachea minuta Bonnevie, 1920
Pterotrachaea punctata Bonnevie, 1920

Details

Pterotrachaea hippocampus Philippi, 1836a, p. 242-243, [Delle Chiaje 4, pl. 43, fig. 13; pl. 69, fig. 2]
[Basis of the current name]
Range: 41.18°N to 19.58°N; 95°W to 0°W
Depth: 30 to 330 m (live 30 to 330 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 65 mm
Distribution: Mexico: Gulf of Campeche; Bermuda, Oceanic
References: Philippi (1836a) M; Richter & Seapy (1999) dl; Seapy (2000) DLN; Castellanos & Suárez-Morales (2001) SW

Pterotrachaea hippocampus var. apunctata Bonnevie, 1920, p. 13, pl. 3, figs. 35, 36a-b, 37-39
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Sta. 45, 28°42'N, 20°00'W, 150 m; sta. 52, 31°24'N, 34°47'W, 50 m; sta. 53, 34°59'N, 33°01'W, 1300 m
Maximum Reported Size: 70 mm
Distribution: Oceanic

Firola cuviera Lesueur, 1817a, p. 7, pl. 1, fig. 4
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: Mediterranean
References: van der Spoel (1976) s?
Comments: Not available from Péron & Lesueur (1810), which gives only the vernacular name Firole cuvier. Also described in Lesueur (1817c: 159).

Pterotrachea cuvierii sic,
[Not available; synonymy uncertain]
Comments: Misspelling by Chamissio (1821: 346).

Firola forskalea sic,
[Not available; synonymy uncertain]
Comments: Misspelling by Lesueur (1817c: 159).

Firola forskalia Lesueur, 1817a, p. 7, pl. 1, fig. 3
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: Mediterranean
References: van der Spoel (1976) s?

Firola frederica Lesueur, 1817a, p. 7, pl. 1, fig. 5
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: Mediterranean
References: van der Spoel (1976) s?
Comments: Also described in Lesueur (1817c: 159).

Pterotrachea frederici sic,
[Not available; synonymy uncertain]
Comments: Misspelling by Blainville (1825: 492).

Pterotrachea fredericia sic,
[Not available; synonymy uncertain]
Comments: Misspelling by Philippi (1844: 204).

Firola fredericiana sic,
[Not available; synonymy uncertain]
Comments: Misspelling by Verany (1853: 381).

Pterotrachea friderici sic,
[Not available; synonymy uncertain]
Comments: Misspelling by Gegenbaur (1855: 215, 226).

Pterotrachea fridericiana sic,
[Not available; synonymy uncertain]
Comments: Misspelling by Troschel (1856: 44).

Firola gibbosa Lesueur, 1817a, p. 6-7, pl. 1, fig. 2
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: Mediterranean
References: van der Spoel (1976) s?
Comments: Also described in Lesueur (1817c: 159).

Pterotrachaea (Eupterotrachaea) minuta Bonnevie, 1920, p. 13-14, pl. 4, figs. 47-52; text-figs. A4a-b, B4
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Sta. 49, 29°08'N, 25°16'W, 50 m
Range: 32°N ; 64°W to 0°W
Depth: 50 m (live 50 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 47 mm
Distribution: Bermuda, Oceanic
References: Bonnevie (1920) DdLlM; Pafort-van Iersel (1983); Seapy (1985) s; Richter & Seapy (1999) s?; Seapy (2000) sTM

Pterotrachea (Euryops) mutabilis Tesch, 1906, p. 88, pl. 13, figs. 86-87, 88-88a, 89
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Siboga sta. 276, 6°47.5'S, 128°40.5'E [by lectotype designation of van der Spoel (1976: 211)]
Maximum Reported Size: 32 mm
References: Tesch (1906) M; van der Spoel (1976) sT

Firola mutica Lesueur, 1817a, p. 6, pl. 1, fig. 1
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: Mediterranean
References: van der Spoel (1976) s?
Comments: Also described in Lesueur (1817c: 159).

Pterotrachea (Euryops) orthophthalmus Tesch, 1906, p. 89, pl. 13, figs. 92-94
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Siboga sta. 48, 8°4.7'S, 118°44.3'E
Maximum Reported Size: 42 mm
References: Tesch (1906) M; van der Spoel (1976) sT

Firola peronia Lesueur, 1817a, p. 7-8, pl. 1, fig. 6
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: Mediterranean
References: van der Spoel (1976) s?

Firola peroniana sic,
[Not available; synonymy uncertain]
Comments: Misspelling by Lesueur (1817c: 159).

Pterotrachaea hippocampus var. punctata Bonnevie, 1920, p. 13, pl. 3, figs. 28-33, 34a-b
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Sta. 47, 29°02'N, 22°53'W, 0 m; sta. 48, 28°54'N, 24°14'W, 0 m; sta. 49, 29°08', 25°16'W, 130 m; sta. 67, 40°17'N, 59°39'W, 100 m
Range: 40.28°N ; 59.65°W to 22.88°W
Depth: 0 to 180 m (live 0 to 180 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 77 mm
Distribution: Oceanic
References: Bonnevie (1920) DdLlNSEWM

Firola quoyana d'Orbigny, 1834, p. 150-151 [1836], pl. 11, figs. 1-2 [1834]
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: l'Océan atlantique, 25-27°S, 28-30°W (of Paris)
Range: 25°S to 27°S; 32°W to 30°W
Maximum Reported Size: 60 mm
References: d'Orbigny (1836) NSEWM

Pterotrachea (Euryops) xenoptera Tesch, 1906, p. 88-89, pl. 13, figs. 90-91, 91a
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Siboga sta. 203, 3°32.5'S, 124°15.5'E
Maximum Reported Size: 35 mm
References: Tesch (1906) M; van der Spoel (1976) sT

Partial List of References

Bonnevie, K. 1920. Heteropoda collected during the "Michael Sars" North Atlantic Deep-Sea Expedition 1910 Report on the Scientific Results of the "Michael Sars" North Atlantic Deep Sea Expedition 1910 3(2) 1-16, pls. 1-5. [True date: 28 Feb 1920.]
d'Orbigny, A. 1834. Mollusques Voyage dans l'Amérique Méridionale 5 1-48, 73-128, pls. 1-2, 9-13, 15-16, 56 P. Bertrand: Paris. [True date: -- --- 1834.]
Lesueur, C. A. 1817. Description of six new species of the genus Firola, observed by Messrs. Le Sueur and Peron in the Mediterranean Sea, in the months of March and April, 1809 Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences 1 3-8, pl. 1.
Philippi, R. A. 1836. Enumeratio Molluscorum Siciliae xiv + 267 pp., 12 pls. Simonis Schropii et Sociorum: Berolini.
Tesch, J. J. 1906. Die Heteropoden der Siboga-Expedition Siboga-Expeditie 27(51) [i-v], 1-112, pls. 1-14. [Stated date: -- Aug 1906.]

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