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Gastropoda: : Cerithioidea: Litiopidae

Litiopa melanostoma Rang, 1829


Range: 37.67°N to 34.28°S; 97°W to 34.9°W
Depth: 0 to 805 m (live 0 to 32 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 6  mm

Synonymy

Litiopa maculata Rang, 1829
Litiopa melanostoma Rang, 1829
Bombyxinus uva Bélanger, 1831
Litiopa bombix Kiener, 1833
Litiopa carinata Pfeiffer, 1840
Litiopa nitidula Pfeiffer, 1840
Litiopa striata Pfeiffer, 1840
Litiopa ventrosa Pfeiffer, 1840
Litiopa decussata Gould, 1848
Litiopa divisa Carpenter, 1856
Litiopa grateloupeana Drouet, 1858
Litiopa basistriata Dall, 1927
Abaconia naufraga Clench, 1938

Details


Litiopa melanostoma Rang, 1829a, p. 307
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Mers de Terre-Neuve
Range: 35°N to 34.28°S; 97°W to 34.9°W
Depth: 0 to 55 m (live 0 to 32 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 6 mm
Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida; USA: Texas; Mexico: Cayo Arcas, Campeche, Yucatan State, Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo; Panama, Colombia, Bermuda, Sargasso Sea, Bahamas: Abaco (Great or Little); Cuba: Matanzas; Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; Brazil: Pernambuco, Sao Paulo; Uruguay
References: Dautzenberg (1900); Parker & Curray (1956) D; Porter (1974) L; Mello & Perrier (1986) E; Scarabino (2004a) S

Litiopa basistriata Dall, 1927b, p. 119
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Off Georgia
Range: 30.73°N to 23°N; 81°W to 79.43°W
Depth: 805 m
Maximum Reported Size: 5.7 mm
Distribution: USA: Georgia; Cuba: Matanzas
References: Dall (1927b) DNEM; Aguayo & Jaume (1947a) SW

Litiopa bombix Kiener, 1833, p. 222, pl. 17B, figs. 1-3
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Tropiques
Depth: 538 m
Maximum Reported Size: 4 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: Florida Keys; USA: Louisiana, Texas
References: Dall (1927b) D
Comments: Floating in sargassum as far north as 39°58', off Martha's Vineyard (Verrill 1882).

Litiopa bombyx sic, 
[Not available]
Comments: Error for bombix by Dall (1927b).

Litiopa carinata Pfeiffer, 1840, p. 255, [Faber 2004e figs. 48-50]
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: Cuba [Nordküste (Pfeiffer 1839: 349), Matanzas Bay or Cardenas, based on localities cited by Pfeiffer (1854c)]
Range: 23°N ; 81.2°W to 81.7°W
Maximum Reported Size: 3.8 mm
Distribution: Cuba: North Matanzas
References: Pfeiffer (1840) NSEWM; Faber (2004e) Ts
Comments: Faber (1995) thought this might be an older name for Ittibittium turricula (Usticke, 1969).

Litiopa decussata Gould, 1848b, p. 75, [Gould 1860, pl. 15, fig. 252-252a]
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: On floating wood, 37°40'N, 54°30'W
Range: 37.67°N to 36.67°N; 54.5°W
Depth: 0 m
Maximum Reported Size: 1.9 mm
References: Gould (1848b) DdNSEWM

Litiopa divisa Carpenter, 1856, 
[Synonym]
References: Keen (1971) s

Litiopa grateloupeana Drouet, 1858, 
[Synonym]
References: CLEMAM s

Litiopa maculata Rang, 1829a, p. 307
[Synonym]
Type Locality: tout l'Océan

Leptinaria (Abaconia) naufraga Clench, 1938b, p. 321, pl. 24, figs. 1-2
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Sand Bank, Crossing Bay, Great Abaco Island, Bahamas
Range: 26.7°N to 26.3°N; 77.5°W to 77.3°W
Depth: 0 m
Maximum Reported Size: 4.6 mm
Distribution: Bahamas: Abaco (Great or Little)
References: Clench (1938b) DdNSEWM; Bouchet (2002) s
Comments: Originally described as a land snail in the family Subulinidae.

Litiopa nitidula Pfeiffer, 1840, p. 255, Not figured
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: Cuba [Nordküste (Pfeiffer 1839: 349), Matanzas Bay or Cardenas, based on localities cited by Pfeiffer (1854c)]
Range: 23°N ; 81.2°W to 81.7°W
Maximum Reported Size: 4.9 mm
Distribution: Cuba: North Matanzas
References: Pfeiffer (1840) NSEWM

Litiopa striata Pfeiffer, 1840, p. 255, Not figured
[Synonymy uncertain]
Attributed to: Rang
Type Locality: Cuba [Nordküste (Pfeiffer 1839: 349), Matanzas Bay or Cardenas, based on localities cited by Pfeiffer (1854c)]
Range: 24.6°N to 23°N; 81.8°W to 79.64°W
Depth: 0 to 538 m
Maximum Reported Size: 4.9 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: Florida Keys; Cuba: North Matanzas
References: Pfeiffer (1840) M; Calkins (1878) NW ; Dall (1927b) DE

Bombyxinus uva Bélanger, 1831, 
[Synonym]

Litiopa ventrosa Pfeiffer, 1840, p. 255, Not figured
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: Cuba [Nordküste (Pfeiffer 1839: 349), Matanzas Bay or Cardenas, based on localities cited by Pfeiffer (1854c)]
Range: 23°N ; 81.2°W to 81.7°W
Maximum Reported Size: 4.4 mm
Distribution: Cuba: North Matanzas
References: Pfeiffer (1840) NSEWM


Partial List of References

Clench, W. J. 1938. Land and freshwater mollusks of Grand Bahama and the Abaco Islands, Bahama Islands Memorias de la Sociedad Cubana de Historia Natural "Felipe Poey" 12 303-333, pls. 24-25. [Stated date: 30 Sep 1938.]
Dall, W. H. 1927. Small shells from dredgings off the southeast coast of the United States by the United States Fisheries Steamer 'Albatross' in 1885 and 1886 Proceedings of the United States National Museum 70(2667) 1-134.
Gould, A. A. 1848. [Descriptions of shells from the collection of the Exploring Expedition] Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 3 73-75. [Stated date: -- Nov 1848.]
Kiener, L. 1833. Quelques observations sur le genre Litiope de M. Rang Annales des Sciences Naturelles 30 221-224, pl. 17.
Pfeiffer, L. 1840. Uebersicht der im Januar, Februar und März 1839 auf Cuba gesammelten Mollusken Archiv für Naturgeschichte 6(1) 250-261.
Rang, [P. C. A. L] 1829. Notice sur le Litiope, Litiopa, genre nouveau de Mollusque gastéropode Annales des Sciences Naturelles 16 303-307. [Stated date: -- Mar 1829.]

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