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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Bivalvia: Euheterodonta: Veneroidea: Petricolidae

Petricola lapicida (Gmelin, 1791)


Range: 26.5°N to 39°S; 89.7°W to 32.3°W
Depth: 0.3 to 6 m (live 1 to 0 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 30  mm

Synonymy

Venus divergens Gmelin, 1791
Venus lapicida Gmelin, 1791
Naranio lapicida (Gmelin, 1791) 
Petricola costata Lamarck, 1801
Petricola divaricata d'Orbigny, 1853
Pleiorytis venezuelensis Weisbord, 1964

Details


Venus lapicida Gmelin, 1791,
[Basis of the current name]
Range: 26.5°N to 39°S; 89.7°W to 32.3°W
Depth: 0.3 to 6 m (live 1 to 0 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 30 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; USA: Texas; Mexico: Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo; Honduras: Swan Island; Bermuda
References: Perry & Schwengel (1955) NM; Rice & Kornicker (1962) W; Castellanos (1970); Valentich-Scott (2004) LlM
Combining Genera:  Naranio

Petricola costata Lamarck, 1801, 
[Synonym]
References: Castellanos (1970) s

Petricola divaricata d'Orbigny, 1853, p. 265, [Chemnitz 1788, pl. 172, figs. 1664-1667]
[Synonym]
Attributed to: Chemnitz (1788)
Type Locality: Saint-Domingue; Cuba; Martinique
Distribution: Cuba, Hispaniola, Martinique
References: Mikkelsen & Bieler (2004) s

Venus divergens Gmelin, 1791, 
[Synonym]
References: Castellanos (1970) s

Pleiorytis venezuelensis Weisbord, 1964, 
[Synonym]
References: Gibson-Smith & Gibson-Smith (1979) s


Partial List of References

d'Orbigny, A. 1853. Mollusques Histoire Physique, Politique et Naturelle de l'île de Cuba 2 [iv] + 225-380, pls. 26-28?.

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