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Gastropoda: : Velutinoidea: Lamellariinae

Lamellaria perspicua (Linnaeus, 1758)


Range: 27.45°N to 55.5°S; 94°W to 0°W
Depth: 0 to 326 m (live 0 to 211 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 40  mm

Synonymy

Helix haliotidea auct. non Linnaeus, 1758
Marsenia perspicua (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Helix perspicua Linnaeus, 1758
Coriocella perspicua (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Sigaretus perspicua (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Sigaretus stomatella auct. non Risso, 1826
Sigaretus kindelaninus Michaud, 1828
Vitrina ampullacea Cristofori & Jan, 1832
Sigaretus morelli delle Chiaje, 1841
Marsenia morelli (delle Chiaje, 1841) 
Sigaretus antarcticus Couthouy, 1852
Sigaretus praetenuis Gould, 1852
Marsenia producta Gray, 1852
Lamellaria spirolineata Monterosato, 1869
Sigaretus rangii Mörch, 1877
Marsenia rangii (Mörch, 1877) 
Lamellaria obliqua Monterosato, 1878
Lamellaria rugosa Monterosato, 1878
Lamellaria tenuis Monterosato, 1878
Lamellaria hyadesi Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889
Lamellaria incerta Bergh, 1898
Lamellaria maculosa Bergh, 1898
Lamellaria marginata Bergh, 1898
Lamellaria cochinella L. Perry, 1940

Details


Helix perspicua Linnaeus, 1758, p. 775, Not figured
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Unknown
Range: 27.45°N to 55.12°S; 83°W to 0°W
Depth: 0 to 211 m (live 0 to 211 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 20 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, Florida Keys, Dry Tortugas; Costa Rica, Colombia; ABC Islands: Curacao; Brazil: unlocalized; Argentina: Chubut; Straits of Magellan, Chile
References: Bergh (1853); Nicklès (1950) E; K. White (1952) W; Ev. Marcus (1958); Er. Marcus (1959); Marcus & Marcus (1969) DLS; Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus (1970) dl{M}; Reed & Mikkelsen (1987) N; Díaz & Puyana (1994) M; Simone (2004)
Comments: Simone (2004) showed that L. mopsicolor is anatomically distinct from L. perspicua and it is now unclear whether the latter species occurs in the Western Atlantic. Pending resolution, the listing for L. perspicua is maintained, with L. mopsicolor removed from synonymy.
Combining Genera:  Coriocella Marsenia Sigaretus

Vitrina ampullacea Cristofori & Jan, 1832, 
[Synonymy uncertain]
References: Bergh (1853) s
Comments: Nude name in Jan (1830).

Sigaretus antarcticus Couthouy in Gould, 1852, p. 216-217, [Gould 1860, pl. 15, figs. 259, 259a-c]
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: Orange Harbour [Tierra de Fuego, Chile], low tide
Range: 55.5°S to 55.5°S; 68°W
Depth: 0 m (live 0 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 40 mm
Distribution: Tierra del Fuego, Chile
References: Gould (1852) DdLlNSEWM; Forcelli (2000) s
Comments: Gould (1852) appended "[J.P.C.]" to the description, which indicates that Couthouy wrote it.

Lamellaria cochinella L. Perry, 1940, p. 80-81
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Gulf of Mexico, off Sanibel Island, Florida
Range: 26.4°N ; 82°W
Depth: 7 to 11 m
Maximum Reported Size: 6 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: West Florida
References: L. Perry (1940) NSEWM

Helix haliotidea auct. non Linnaeus, 1758, 
[Not available]
References: Sabelli et al. (1990) s
Comments: Misidentification.

Lamellaria hyadesi Mabille & Rochebrune in Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889, p. 35-36, Not figured
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: Au sud-est de Port-Famine, détroit de Magellan, 326 m
Range: 53.6°S to 53.6°S; 70.9°W
Depth: 326 m
Maximum Reported Size: 16 mm
Distribution: Straits of Magellan
References: Rochebrune & Mabille (1889) DdNSEWM; Forcelli (2000)

Marsenia perspicua var. incerta Bergh, 1898a, p. 565-567, pl. 32, figs. 19-20; pl. 33, fig. 1
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: Punta Arenas, 11 Faden
Distribution: Straits of Magellan, Chile
References: Forcelli (2000)

Sigaretus kindelaninus Michaud, 1828, 
[Synonym]
Maximum Reported Size: 9 mm
References: Bergh (1853) M; Bergh (1886) s

Sigaretus kindelmannianus sic, 
[Not available]
Comments: Misspelling of kindelaninus by Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1883b.

Marsenia perspicua var. maculosa Bergh, 1898a, p. 567-568, pl. 33, figs. 2-4
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: Punta Arenas, 7 Faden
Distribution: Straits of Magellan, Chile
References: Forcelli (2000)

Marsenia perspicua var. marginata Bergh, 1898a, p. 568-569, pl. 33, figs. 5-6
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: Bahia Parke, Feuerland
Distribution: Chile
References: Forcelli (2000)

Sigaretus morelli delle Chiaje, 1841, 
[Synonymy uncertain]
References: Bergh (1853); Marcus & Marcus (1969) s
Combining Genera:  Marsenia

Lamellaria perspicua var. obliqua Monterosato, 1878b, p. 97
[Not available]
Type Locality: Mediterranean
References: Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus (1883b)
Comments: Nude name.

Sigaretus praetenuis Gould, 1852, p. 217, [Gould 1860, pl. 15, figs. 260, 260a-b]
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: Orange Harbour [Tierra del Fuego, Chile]
Range: 55.5°S to 55.5°S; 68°W
Maximum Reported Size: 30 mm
Distribution: Tierra del Fuego, Chile
References: Gould (1852) NSEWM; Forcelli (2000)

Marsenia producta Gray, 1852, 
[Synonym]
Attributed to: Leach
Maximum Reported Size: 19 mm
References: Bergh (1853) M; Sabelli et al. (1990) s
Comments: [Check Gray 1847, AMNH].

Sigaretus rangii Mörch, 1877b, p. 93
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: St. Thomas; St. Martin; St. Croix
Range: 26°N to 17.7°N; 94°W to 63°W
Maximum Reported Size: 8.5 mm
Distribution: USA: Texas; Cuba: unlocalized; Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Thomas, St. Croix; St. Martin/St. Maarten
References: Mörch (1877b) SEM; Aguayo (1935); Warmke & Abbott (1961)
Comments: Nude name in Bergh (1853: 334). Bergh refers to Rang [1829b], but that does not contain a description.
Combining Genera:  Marsenia

Lamellaria perspicua var. rugosa Monterosato, 1878b, p. 97
[Not available]
Type Locality: Mediterranean
References: Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus (1883b)
Comments: Nude name.

Lamellaria spirolineata Monterosato, 1869, 
[Synonym]
References: Monterosato (1875) s; Sabelli et al. (1990) s

Sigaretus stomatella auct. non Risso, 1826, 
[Not available]
References: Sabelli et al. (1990) s
Comments: Misidentification by Bergh (1853), Hidalgo (1911).

Lamellaria perspicua var. tenuis Monterosato, 1878b, p. 97
[Not available]
Type Locality: Mediterranean
References: Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus (1883b)
Comments: Nude name.


Partial List of References

Bergh, R. 1898. Die Opisthobranchier der Sammlung Plate Zoologische Jahrbücher, Supplement 4(3) 481-582, pl. 28-33. [Stated date: 15 Dec 1898.]
Gould, A. A. 1852. Mollusca & Shells United States Exploring Expedition 12 xv + 510 pp. Gould & Lincoln: Boston.
Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae Systema Naturae, 10th ed., vol. 1 824 pp. Laurentii Salvii: Holmiae [Stockholm, Sweden].
Monterosato, [T. A.] di. 1878. Enumerazione e sinonimia delle conchiglie Mediterranee Giornale di Scienze Naturali ed Economiche 13 61-115.
Mörch, O. A. L. 1877. Synopsis molluscorum marinorum Indiarum occidentalium imprimis insularum danicarum Malakozoologische Blätter 24 14-66, 93-123.
Perry, L. M. 1940. A new tellin of the subgenus Angulus, a new Lamellaria and a new subspecies of Crassispira, from southwest Florida Nautilus 53 79-81. [Stated date: -- Jan 1940.]
Rochebrune, A.-T. and J. Mabille. 1889. Mollusques Mission Scientifique du Cap Horn. 1882-1883 6 H.1-H.129, pls. 1-8

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