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Gastropoda: : Epitonioidea: Epitoniidae

Opalia hotessieriana (d'Orbigny, 1842)


Range: 32.3°N to 24°S; 83°W to 36°W
Depth: 0 to 165 m
Maximum Reported Size: 14  mm

Synonymy

Scalaria hotessieriana d'Orbigny, 1842
Scalaria crassicostata Sowerby II, 1844
Rissoa crassicosta C. B. Adams, 1845
Scalaria grossicostata Nyst, 1871
Scala scaeva Mörch, 1875

Details


Scalaria hotessieriana d'Orbigny, 1842b, p. 16, pl. 10 [11], figs. 22-23, 23'
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Guadeloupe
Range: 32.3°N to 24°S; 83°W to 36°W
Depth: 0 to 165 m
Maximum Reported Size: 13 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; Honduras: Swan Island; Panama, Bermuda, Bahamas: Grand Bahama Island; Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; Guadeloupe; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: The Grenadines; Brazil: Alagoas, Sao Paulo
References: Warmke & Abbott (1961) d; Fallon (2008)
Comments: As hostesseriana, an original misspelling, in the plate caption; 26.5°N in east Florida (Clench & Turner 1950b).

Rissoa crassicosta C. B. Adams, 1845, p. 6, Not figured
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Jamaica
Range: 18°N ; 77°W
Maximum Reported Size: 7.6 mm
Distribution: Jamaica
References: C. B. Adams (1845) NSEWM

Scalaria crassicostata Sowerby II, 1844, p. 104 [bis], pl. 35, fig. 119
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Not stated
Maximum Reported Size: 14 mm
References: Sowerby II (1844) M

Scalaria grossicostata Nyst, 1871, 
[Synonym]

Scala (Opalia) scaeva Mörch, 1875a, p. 267
[Synonym]
Type Locality: St. Thomas
Range: 18.3°N to 17.8°N; 65°W to 64.8°W
Maximum Reported Size: 13 mm
Distribution: Virgin Islands: St. Thomas, St. Croix
References: Mörch (1875a) NWM; Usticke (1959) SE


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. 1842. Mollusques Histoire Physique, Politique et Naturelle de l'île de Cuba 2 1-112, pls. 10-21?. Arthus Bertrand: Paris. [Stated date: -- --- 1853; true date: -- --- 1842.]
Mörch, O. A. L. 1875. Synopsis familiae Scalidarum Indiarum occidentalium. Oversigt over Vestindiens Scalarier Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den Naturhistoriske Forening i Kjöbenhavn ?? 250-268. [Stated date: 27 May 1875.]
Sowerby, G. B., II. 1844. Monograph of the genus Scalaria Thesaurus Conchyliorum 1 83 [bis]-108 [bis], pls. 32-35 [True date: pre Apr 11.]

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