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: Neogastropoda: Buccinoidea: Fusininae

Amiantofusus amiantus (Dall, 1889)

Range: 23.23°N to 0°N; 82.42°W to 25.77°W
Depth: 1472 to 1472 m
Maximum Reported Size: 27 mm

Synonymy

Harasewychia amiantus (Dall, 1889)
Fusus amiantus Dall, 1889
Fusus grimaldii Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1896
Meyeria decorata Locard, 1897
Meyeria ecaudata Locard, 1897
Fusus major Locard, 1897

Details

Fusus amiantus Dall, 1889a, p. 169, pl. 15, fig. 11
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Blake sta. 2, north of Havana
Range: 23.23°N ; 82.42°W to 25.77°W
Depth: 1472 m
Maximum Reported Size: 24.5 mm
Distribution: Cuba: North Havana Province; Eastern Atlantic: Azores
References: Dall (1889a) DdNSW; Bouchet & Warén (1985) E; Hadorn & Rogers (2000) TM; Fraussen, Kantor & Hadorn (2007) c
Combining Genera: Harasewychia

Meyeria decorata Locard, 1897b, p. 337-338, pl. 16, fig. 31-34
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Talisman, 1883, dragage 127, 1258 m, entre Pico et Saint-Georges, Açores
Maximum Reported Size: 21 mm
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Azores
References: Locard (1897b) M; Bouchet & Warén (1985) s

Meyeria decorata var. ecaudata Locard, 1897b, p. 338
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Talisman, 1883, dragage 127, 1258 m, entre Pico et Saint-Georges, Açores
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Azores
References: Bouchet & Warén (1985) s

Fusus grimaldii Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1896, p. 434-435, pl. 18, figs. 10-11
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Açores: Hirondelle (1888) sta. 49, 39°22'48"N, 33°45'30"W, 1384 m
Range: 33.76°W
Maximum Reported Size: 23 mm
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Azores
References: Dautzenberg & Fischer (1896) EM; Bouchet & Warén (1985) s

Fusus grimaldii var. major Locard, 1897b, p. 330
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Talisman, 1883, dragage 177, 1257 m, entre Pico et Saint-Georges, Açores
Maximum Reported Size: 27 mm
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Azores
References: Locard (1897b) M; Bouchet & Warén (1985) s

Partial List of References

Dall, W. H. 1889. Reports on the results of dredgings, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U. S. Coast Survey Steamer 'Blake,' Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 18 1-492, pls. 10-40. [Stated date: 08 Jun 1889.]
Dautzenberg, P. and H. Fischer. 1896. Dragages effectués par l'Hirondelle et par la Princesse-Alice, 1888-1895 Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France 9 395-498, pls. 15-22.
Locard, A. 1897. Mollusques Testacés, tome premier Expéditions Scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman vi + 516, 22 pls. Masson: Paris.

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