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: : Cavolinioidea: Limacinidae

Limacina inflata (d'Orbigny, 1834)

Range: 50°N to 42°S; 97°W to 0°W
Depth: 37 to 1737 m (live 232 to 300 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 1.7 mm

Synonymy

Spirialis inflata (d'Orbigny, 1834)
Atlanta inflata d'Orbigny, 1834
Heliconoides inflata (d'Orbigny, 1834)
Embolus inflata (d'Orbigny, 1834)
Spiratella inflata (d'Orbigny, 1834)
Spirialis rostralis Eydoux & Souleyet, 1840
Embolus rostralis (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1840)
Protomedea rostralis (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1840)
Limacina scaphoidea Gould, 1852
Protomedea elata O. G. Costa, 1861
Spirialis tertiaria auct. non Tate, 1887
Spirialis appendiculata Pelseneer, 1888
Spiratella volhinica Stancu, 1979

Details

Allanta [sic] inflata d'Orbigny, 1834, p. 174-175 [1835], pl. 12, figs. 16-19 [1834]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: 36°N-36°S, Atlantic and Pacific
Range: 50°N to 42°S; 97°W to 0°W
Depth: 37 to 1737 m (live 232 to 300 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 1.7 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, Florida Keys; USA: Flower Garden Banks, Texas; Mexico: Quintana Roo; Venezuela: Falcon; Bermuda, Cuba; Puerto Rico: Culebra Island; Sombrero Island, Brazil: Pernambuco, Alagoas; Oceanic
References: Pelseneer (1888) D; van der Spoel (1967) {M}; Bé & Gilmer (1977) LlNSEW; Princz & González (1982); Odé (1991a) dM; Suárez-Morales & Gasca (1998)
Comments: Atlanta was misspelled on the plate caption, which was published before the text.
Combining Genera: Embolus Heliconoides Spiratella Spirialis

Spirialis appendiculata Pelseneer, 1888,
[Not available]
Attributed to: Vélain MS
References: van der Spoel (1967) s

Protomedea elata O. G. Costa, 1861,
[Synonym]
References: Pelseneer (1888) s; van der Spoel (1967) s

Spirialis rostralis Eydoux & Souleyet, 1840, p. 236
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Toutes les mers
Maximum Reported Size: 1.5 mm
References: Eydoux & Souleyet (1840) M; Pelseneer (1888) s; Maury (1922) s
Combining Genera: Embolus Protomedea

Limacina scaphoidea Gould, 1852, p. 485-486, [Gould 1860, pl. 51, fig. 602-602b]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Equatorial Atlantic
References: Pelseneer (1888) s; van der Spoel (1967) s

Spirialis tertiaria auct. non Tate, 1887,
[Not available]
References: Janssen (1999) s
Comments: Misidentification, in part, by Tate (1887).

Spiratella volhinica Stancu, 1979,
[Not available]
References: Janssen (1990) s
Comments: Nude name.

Partial List of References

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.]
Eydoux, F. and F. L. A. Souleyet. 1840. Description sommaire de plusieurs Ptéropodes nouveaux ou imparfaitment connus, destinés à être publiés dans le VOyage de la Bonite Revue Zoologique par la Société Cuvierienne 3 235-239. [Stated date: -- Aug 1840.]
Gould, A. A. 1852. Mollusca & Shells United States Exploring Expedition 12 xv + 510 pp. Gould & Lincoln: Boston.

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