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Gastropoda: : Cerithioidea: Vermetidae

Dendropoma irregulare (d'Orbigny, 1841)


Range: 32.3°N to 20.5°S; 92°W to 29.3°W
Depth: 0 to 7 m (live 0 to 7 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 36  mm

Synonymy

Spiroglyphus nebulosus auct. non Dillwyn, 1817
Petaloconchus irregulare (d'Orbigny, 1841) 
Spiroglyphus irregulare (d'Orbigny, 1841) 
Vermetus irregularis d'Orbigny, 1841

Details


Vermetus irregularis d'Orbigny, 1841b, p. 235, pl. 17, fig. 16, 18 [sic, 18 lacking on plate]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Cuba and Martinique
Range: 32.3°N to 20.5°S; 92°W to 29.3°W
Depth: 0 to 7 m (live 0 to 7 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 36 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida; Mexico: Campeche State, Cayo Arcas, Campeche, Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo; Costa Rica, Venezuela: Isla Margarita; Bermuda, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; Martinique, Barbados, Brazil: Para, Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Abrolhos Islands, Trindade Island
References: Warmke & Abbott (1961); Princz (1982a); Vokes & Vokes (1983, original station data) W; Leal (1991b) SE; Macsotay & Campos (2001) DdLl
Comments: 26°N in Florida.
Combining Genera:  Petaloconchus Spiroglyphus

Spiroglyphus nebulosus auct. non Dillwyn, 1817, 
[Not available]
References: Abbott (1974) s
Comments: Misidentification.


Partial List of References

d'Orbigny, A. 1841. Mollusques Histoire Physique, Politique et Naturelle de l'īle de Cuba 1 1-240, pls. 1-10?. Arthus Bertrand: Paris. [Stated date: -- --- 1853; true date: -- --- 1841.]

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