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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Bivalvia: Euheterodonta: Veneroidea: Chioninae

Timoclea pygmaea (Lamarck, 1818)


Range: 29.8°N to 12.9°N; 89.7°W to 61°W
Depth: 0 to 2 m
Maximum Reported Size: 21  mm

Synonymy

Venus pygmaea Lamarck, 1818
Cardita ovata C. B. Adams, 1845
Venus inaequivalvis d'Orbigny, 1853

Details


Venus pygmaea Lamarck, 1818,
[Basis of the current name]
Range: 29.8°N to 12.9°N; 89.7°W to 61.2°W
Depth: 0 to 2 m
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; Mexico: Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Mustique
References: Rice & Kornicker (1965) W; Turgeon et al. (1998) c; Hewitt (2005a) dSE; ANSP N

Venus inaequivalvis d'Orbigny, 1853, p. 277-278, pl. 26, figs. 38-40
[Synonymy uncertain]
Attributed to: d'Orbigny (1842)
Type Locality: Cuba, près de la Havane; Martinique; Florida
Range: 25°N to 14.8°N; 82.5°W to 61°W
Maximum Reported Size: 10 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida; Cuba: North Havana Province; Martinique

Cardita ovata C. B. Adams, 1845, p. 9, Not figured
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: Jamaica
Range: 18°N ; 77°W
Maximum Reported Size: 21 mm
Distribution: Jamaica
References: C. B. Adams (1845) NSEW; Rosenberg (herein) s?


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. 1853. Mollusques Histoire Physique, Politique et Naturelle de l'île de Cuba 2 [iv] + 225-380, pls. 26-28?.

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