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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Buccinoidea: Buccinidae

Hesperisternia karinae (Usticke, 1959)


Range: 28.58°N to 20.53°S; 84.48°W to 29.3°W
Depth: 9 to 63 m (live 10 to 30 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 23  mm

Synonymy

Tritonidea dorbignyi auct. non Payraudeau, 1826
Pollia lauta auct. non Reeve, 1846
Cantharus lautus auct. non Reeve, 1846
Cantharus karinae Usticke, 1959
Pisania karinae (Usticke, 1959) 
Pollia karinae (Usticke, 1959) 

Details


Cantharus karinae Usticke, 1959, p. 69, pl. 4, fig. 4
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: North of Fredericksted, St. Croix [1 mile north of (Usticke (1971)]
Range: 28.58°N to 20.53°S; 84.48°W to 29.3°W
Depth: 9 to 63 m (live 10 to 30 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 23 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: West Florida; Costa Rica, Colombia; ABC Islands: Aruba; Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Thomas, St. Croix; Antigua; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Grenada; Barbados, Brazil: Vitoria-Trindade Seamounts
References: Usticke (1959) M; Turgeon & Lyons (1978) NW; Díaz et al. (1990) Ll; Leal (1991b) DSE; Boyko & Cordeiro (2001a) T
Combining Genera:  Pisania Pollia

Tritonidea dorbignyi auct. non Payraudeau, 1826, 
[Not available]
Distribution: USA: Florida
References: Warmke & Abbott (1961) s (of lautus)
Comments: Misidentification by Dall & Simpson (1901); dorbignyi is Eastern Atlantic.

Cantharus lautus auct. non Reeve, 1846, 
[Not available]
Range: 23°N to 13°S; 82.4°W to 33.8°W
Depth: 9 to 20 m
Maximum Reported Size: 18 mm
Distribution: Venezuela: Gulf of Venezuela, Carabobo; Cuba: North Havana Province; Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Brazil: Ceara, Atol das Rocas, Rio Grande do Norte, Bahia
References: Princz (1978b); Sarasúa & Espinosa (1984) DNW
Comments: Misidentification; C. lautus is Eastern Pacific.
Combining Genera:  Pollia

Tritonidea orbignyi sic, 
[Not available]
Comments: Error for dorbignyi by Warmke & Abbott (1961).


Partial List of References

Usticke, G. W. Nowell. 1959. A Check List of Marine Shells of St. Croix  vi + 90, 4 pls. Author: Christiansted, St. Croix. [Stated date: -- --- 1959; true date: post June.]

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