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Gastropoda: : Littorinoidea: Littorinidae

Echinolittorina interrupta (Philippi, 1847)


Range: 20°N to 9.65°N; 91°W to 61°W
Depth: 0 to 0 m (live 0 to 0 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 24  mm

Synonymy

Phasianella lineata auct. non Lamarck, 1822
Littorina marnat auct. non Potiez & Michaud, 1838
Littorina lineolata auct. non d'Orbigny, 1840
Litorina interrupta Philippi, 1847
Nodilittorina interrupta (Philippi, 1847) 
Littorina fasciata Mörch, 1876
Littorina floccosa Mörch, 1876

Details


Litorina ziczac var. interrupta Philippi, 1847a, p. 163-164
[Basis of the current name]
Attributed to: C. B. Adams
Type Locality: Not stated [Jamaica]
Range: 20°N to 9.65°N; 88°W to 61°W
Depth: 0 m (live 0 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 24 mm
Distribution: Mexico: Quintana Roo; Belize, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela: unlocalized; Jamaica, Haiti; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: St. Vincent; Trinidad & Tobago: Trinidad
References: Bandel & Kadolsky (1982) E{S}; Díaz & Puyana (1994) M; Williams et al. (2003) c; Espinosa & Ortea (2003a) S{W}; Reid (2009) NW
Comments: Name introduced in synonymy of Litorina lineata; validated by Philippi (1856) as Litorina lineata var. interrupta. Records from the Gulf of Mexico are E. placida (see Reid 2009).
Combining Genera:  Nodilittorina

Littorina angustior var. ? fasciata Mörch, 1876a, p. 139, [d'Orbigny 1842b, pl. 14, fig. 25]
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: Cuba
Distribution: Cuba
References: Bandel & Kadolsky (1982) s?
Comments: Non Gray, 1839.

Littorina (Melaraphe) floccosa Mörch, 1876a, p. 138
[Synonym]
Attributed to: Beck MS
Type Locality: St. Thomas
Range: 18.3°N to 17.4°N; 83.9°W to 65°W
Depth: 0 m (live 0 m)
Distribution: Honduras: Swan Island; Virgin Islands: St. Thomas, St. Croix
References: Mörch (1876a) NE; Britton (1975) DdLlSW; Bandel & Kadolsky (1982) s

Phasianella lineata auct. non Lamarck, 1822, 
[Not available]
References: Bandel & Kadolsky (1982) s
Comments: Misidentification by Lamarck (1822, paralectotypes only).

Littorina lineolata auct. non d'Orbigny, 1840, 
[Not available]
Range: 20°N to 12°N; 91°W to 70°W
Distribution: Mexico: Yucatan Peninsula; Venezuela
References: Princz (1982a); Cosel (1986) s
Comments: Misidentification by Kaufmann & Götting (1970), Cosel (1973).

Littorina marnat auct. non Potiez & Michaud, 1838, 
[Not available]
References: Bandel & Kadolsky (1982) s
Comments: Misidentification by Potiez & Michaud (1838, pl. 28, fig. 9-10).


Partial List of References

Mörch, O. A. L. 1876. Synopsis molluscorum marinorum Indiarum occidentalium imprimis insularum danicarum Malakozoologische Blätter 23 45-58, 87-143.
Philippi, R. A. 1847. Litorina Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien 2(6) 159-167, pl. 3. [Stated date: -- Jan 1847.]

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