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Gastropoda: : Epitonioidea: Epitoniidae

Epitonium lamellosum (Lamarck, 1822)


Range: 34.5°N to 20.5°S; 90.5°W to 15°W
Depth: 0 to 60 m (live 0 to 0 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 34  mm

Synonymy

Turbo clathrus auct. non Linnaeus, 1758
Scalaria monocycla auct. non Lamarck, 1804
Scalaria pseudoscalaris auct. non Brocchi, 1814
Scala coronata auct. non Lamarck, 1816
Turbo pulcher Dillwyn, 1817
Scalaria lamellosa Lamarck, 1822
Scalaria perplexa Pease in Deshayes, 1863
Scalaria angusta Mörch, 1875
Scalaria filaris Mörch, 1875
Scalaria commutata Monterosato, 1877
Epitonium basica Dall, 1917
Epitonium zephyrium Dall, 1917
Epitonium pyramis Tinker, 1952

Details


Scalaria lamellosa Lamarck, 1822a, p. 227
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Unknown
Range: 34.5°N to 20.5°S; 90.5°W to 15°W
Depth: 0 to 60 m (live 0 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 34 mm
Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys, Dry Tortugas; Mexico: Campeche State, Yucatan State, Quintana Roo; Honduras: Swan Island; Colombia: Offshore islands; Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia; ABC Islands: Curacao; Venezuela: Gulf of Venezuela, Carabobo, Sucre, Islas Los Roques; Bermuda, Bahamas: Grand Bahama Island, Bimini, New Providence, Cat Island, Cay Sal, Acklins Island, Inagua (Great or Little); Cuba: Pinar del Rio, North Havana Province, North Matanzas, Villa Clara, Cienfuegos, North Camaguey, Santiago de Cuba, Guantanamo; Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico: Mona Island; Virgin Islands: St. Thomas, St. John, St. Croix, Tortola; St. Martin/St. Maarten, St. Barthelemy/St. Bartholomew, Antigua, Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Grenada; Barbados; Trinidad & Tobago: Tobago; Brazil: Espirito Santo
References: Porter (1974) N; Leal (1991b) SE; Fernández Milera (1998); Macsotay & Campos (2001)

Scalaria angusta Mörch, 1875, 
[Synonymy uncertain]
References: Poulsen (1878: 7); Wagner & Abbott (1978) s?

Epitonium basica Dall, 1917, 
[Synonym]
References: DuShane (1987) s

Turbo clathrus auct. non Linnaeus, 1758, 
[Not available]
Range: 11.5°N ; 73°W
Depth: 0 m
Distribution: Colombia
References: Dautzenberg (1900) DdNSEW; Clench & Turner (1951) s
Comments: Misidentification by Linnaeus (1758), reference to Gualtieri only.

Scalaria commutata Monterosato, 1877, 
[Synonym]
References: Clench & Turner (1951) s

Scala coronata auct. non Lamarck, 1816, 
[Not available]
References: Clench & Turner (1952) s
Comments: Misidentification; true Epitonium coronatum is from South Africa.

Scala filaris Mörch, 1875a, p. 265
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: St. Martin
Range: 18°N ; 63°W
Maximum Reported Size: 10.25 mm
Distribution: St. Martin/St. Maarten
References: Mörch (1875a) NSEWM; Clench & Turner (1952) s

Scalaria monocycla auct. non Lamarck, 1804, 
[Not available]
Maximum Reported Size: 20 mm
References: Kiener (1838) M; Clench & Turner (1951) s
Comments: Misidentification by Kiener (1838b:19, pl. 3, fig. 9).

Scalaria perplexa Pease in Deshayes, 1863, 
[Synonym]
References: Sabelli et al. (1990) s

Scalaria pseudoscalaris auct. non Brocchi, 1814, 
[Not available]
Distribution: Cuba
References: Clench & Turner (1951) s
Comments: Misidentification by Risso (1826), Philippi (1836a), Arango (1880), etc.

Turbo pulcher Dillwyn, 1817, p. 855, [Lister Conch. pl. 588, fig. 50]
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: West India Islands
References: Rosenberg (herein, 13 March 2009) s?
Comments: Non Lightfoot, 1786. Lightfoot's name is listed as a nude name by Sherborn, but it has a brief description: "a marine turret-shaped shell, smooth, with six broad undulated pink stripes" (p. 189, #4025). This allows it be identified with Phasianella australis.

Epitonium pyramis Tinker, 1952, 
[Synonym]
References: Sabelli et al. (1990) s

Epitonium zephyrium Dall, 1917, 
[Synonym]
References: DuShane (1987) s


Partial List of References

Dillwyn, L. W. 1817. A descriptive catalogue of recent shells A Descriptive Catalogue of Recent Shells 1-2 xii + 1-580; [iv] + 581-1121. John and Arthur Arch: Cornhill.
Lamarck, [J. B.] 1822. Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres 6(2) [iii] + 232 pp. Author: Paris. [Stated date: -- Apr 1822.]
Mörch, O. A. L. 1875. Synopsis familiae Scalidarum Indiarum occidentalium. Oversigt over Vestindiens Scalarier Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den Naturhistoriske Forening i Kjöbenhavn ?? 250-268. [Stated date: 27 May 1875.]

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