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Bivalvia: Euheterodonta: Myoidea: Corbulidae

Caryocorbula caribaea (d'Orbigny, 1853)


Range: 42°N to 43°S; 91°W to 6°W
Depth: 0.9 to 823 m (live 3.7 to 11 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 10.4  mm

Synonymy

Corbula barrattiana C. B. Adams, 1852
Corbula swiftiana C. B. Adams, 1852
Corbula caribaea d'Orbigny, 1853
Corbula lavalleana d'Orbigny, 1853
Corbula uruguayensis Marshall, 1928

Details


Corbula caribaea d'Orbigny, 1853, p. 284, pl. 27, figs. 5-7
[Basis of the current name]
Attributed to: d'Orbigny (1842)
Type Locality: Environs de la Havane, Cuba; Saint-Dominigue
Range: 35°N to 43°S; 82.5°W to 6°W
Depth: 0.9 to 11 m
Maximum Reported Size: 9 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida; Cuba: North Havana Province; Dominican Republic
References: d'Orbigny (1853) M; Perry & Schwengel (1955) DW; Mikkelsen & Bieler (2004) c
Comments: Corbula barrattiana or Corbula swiftiana has priority if the 1853 date for d'Orbigny is correct; but d'Orbigny's taxon may yet prove to have been published in 1852 also.

Corbula barratiana C. B. Adams, 1852b, p. 237-238, Not figured
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Kingston harbor, Jamaica
Range: 35°N to 2°N; 87°W to 51°W
Depth: 3.7 to 521 m (live 3.7 to 11 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 8.9 mm
Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida; Jamaica
References: C. B. Adams (1852b) M; Taylor (1970) dl; Cooley (1978) W; Lyons (1989b) L; Mikkelsen & Bieler (2004) s

Corbula lavaleana sic, 
[Not available]
Comments: Original misspelling of lavalleana.

Corbula lavalleana d'Orbigny, 1853, p. 284, pl. 27, figs. 9-12
[Synonym]
Attributed to: d'Orbigny (1842)
Type Locality: Martinique, Guadeloupe, Jamaica and Cuba
Range: 20°N to 14.8°N; 77°W to 61°W
Maximum Reported Size: 6 mm
Distribution: Cuba, Jamaica, Guadeloupe, Martinique
References: Mikkelsen (2005) s
Comments: Spelled lavalleana in text and index, lavaleana on plate.

Corbula swiftiana C. B. Adams, 1852b, p. 236-237, Not figured
[Synonym]
Type Locality: East part of Kingston harbor, Jamaica; St. Thomas [not specified when Clench & Turner (1950) choose the lectotype]
Range: 42°N to 18°N; 91°W to 77°W
Depth: 2 to 823 m (live 8 to 11 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 10.4 mm
Distribution: USA: Massachusetts, Florida: East Florida, West Florida; USA: Texas; Jamaica; Virgin Islands: St. Thomas
References: C. B. Adams (1852b) SEM; Perry & Schwengel (1955) d; Lyons (1989b) Ll; Mikkelsen & Bieler (2004) s

Corbula uruguayensis Marshall, 1928, 
[Synonym]


Partial List of References

Adams, C. B. 1852. Descriptions of new species of Corbula from Jamaica Contributions to Conchology 12 233-241. [Stated date: -- Oct 1852.]
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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