Malacolog 4.1.1: Western Atlantic Mollusk Species Database at The Academy of Natural Sciences

Malacolog Version 4.1.1

A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

Gastropoda: : Naticoidea: Naticidae

'Delphinula' laxa Say, 1826
Dubious name

Range: 32°N to 34°N; 79°W to 81°W
Maximum Reported Size: 23 mm

Synonymy

Delphinula laxa Say, 1826
Lunatia laxa (Say, 1826)
Separatista laxa (Say, 1826)

Details

Delphinula? laxa Say, 1826, p. 207, [Say 1830, pl. 7]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Coast of South Carolina [Say 1830, Sullivan's Island]
Range: 32°N to 34°N; 79°W to 81°W
Maximum Reported Size: 23 mm
Distribution: USA: South Carolina
References: Say (1826) NSEWM
Comments: Say (1826) thought it might be a monstrosity of a naticid; referred to Skenea by Fischer (1857), but size precludes this; see Pilsbry (1954) for other possibilities.
Combining Genera: Lunatia Separatista

Partial List of References

Say, T. 1826. Descriptions of marine shells recently discovered on the coast of the United States Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 5 207-221. [True date: -- Feb 1826.]

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