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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Volutoidea: Turbinellidae

Turbinella angulata (Lightfoot, 1786)


Range: 26°N to 9.4°N; 92°W to 73°W
Depth: 0 to 45 m (live 0 to 45 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 360  mm

Synonymy

Xancus angulata (Lightfoot, 1786) 
Voluta angulata Lightfoot, 1786
Murex scolymus Gmelin, 1791
Mazza scolymus (Gmelin, 1791) 
Turbinellus scolymus (Gmelin, 1791) 
Fusus cynara Röding, 1798
Fasciolaria cardoscolym G. Fischer, 1807
Tubularia clavata Esper, 1830

Details


Voluta angulata Lightfoot, 1786, p. 76, [Chemnitz, 1780, pl. 142, fig. 1325]
[Basis of the current name]
Attributed to: Solander
Type Locality: Not stated
Range: 26°N to 9.4°N; 92°W to 73°W
Depth: 0 to 45 m (live 0 to 45 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 360 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: Florida Keys, Dry Tortugas; Mexico: Campeche State, Cayo Arcas, Campeche, Yucatan State, Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo; Belize; Honduras: Swan Island; Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Bahamas: Grand Bahama Island, Abaco (Great or Little), Bimini, Berry Islands, Eleuthera, Cat Island, Long Island; Cuba: North Havana Province, North Matanzas, Villa Clara, Holguin, Santiago de Cuba; Jamaica, Haiti
References: Olsson & McGinty (1958) S; García-Cubas (1982) {W}; Vokes & Vokes (1983, original station data) W; Cosel (1986) DLE; Fernández Milera (1998)
Combining Genera:  Xancus

Fasciolaria cardoscolym G. Fischer, 1807, p. 279, [Chemnitz, 1780, pl. 142, fig. 1325]
[Synonym]
Attributed to: Chemnitz
Type Locality: Not stated

Tubularia clavata Esper, 1830, 
[Synonym]
References: Abbott (1950b) s
Comments: Based on egg case.

Fusus cynara Röding, 1798, p. 118, [Chemnitz, 1780, pl. 142, fig. 1325]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Not stated

Murex scolymus Gmelin, 1791, p. 3553, [Chemnitz 1780, pl. 142, fig. 1325]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Unknown
Range: 11.3°N ; 74.2°W
Depth: 1.2 m (live 1.2 m)
Distribution: Colombia
References: Higgins & Marrat (1877) DdLlNSEW; Abbott (1950b) s
Combining Genera:  Mazza Turbinellus


Partial List of References

Fischer, G. 1807. Museum Demidoff Museum Demidoff 3 [iv] + ix + 330 pp., 6 pls. Université imperiale: Moscou. [True date: post 30 Dec.]
Gmelin, J. F. 1791. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae. Editio decima tertia Systema Naturae, 13th ed., vol. 1(6) 3021-3910. Lipsiae.
Röding, P. F. 1798. Museum Boltenianum  viii + 199 pp. Hamburg. [Stated date: -- Sep 1798.]
[Lightfoot, J.] 1786. Catalogue of the Portland Museum  viii + 3-194, frontispiece.

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