The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia

Malacolog Version 4.1.1

A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia


Gastropoda: : Placobranchoidea: Boselliidae

Bosellia mimetica Trinchese, 1891


Range: 32.3°N to 13°S; 80.3°W to 39°W
Depth: 2 to 2 m (live 2 to 2 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 15  mm

Synonymy

Bosellia mimetica Trinchese, 1891
Bosellia curasoae Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1970

Details


Bosellia mimetica Trinchese, 1891, p. 271-275, figs. 1-12
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Vicinanza della Grotto azzurra, 100m
Range: 32.3°N to 13°S; 80.3°W to 39°W
Depth: 2 m (live 2 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 15 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, Florida Keys; ABC Islands: Curacao; Bermuda, Barbados, Brazil: Bahia
References: Clark (1994) W; Valdés et al. (2006) M
Comments: 27.5°N in Florida (Jensen & Clark 1983).

Bosellia mimetica curasoae Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1970, p. 50-53, figs. 91-98
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Piscadera Baai, Curaçao
Range: 18°N to 12°N; 69°W to 59.6°W
Maximum Reported Size: 8 mm
Distribution: ABC Islands: Curacao, Bonaire; Puerto Rico, Barbados
References: Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus (1970) NSWM; Marcus & Hughes (1974) E; Valdés et al. (2006) s


Partial List of References

Marcus, E. and E. d. B.-R. Marcus. 1970. Opisthobranchs from Curaçao and faunistically related regions Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands 33(122) 1-129. [Stated date: -- --- 1970; true date: pre 15 Sept.]
Trinchese, S. 1891. Descrizione del nuovo genere Bosellia Memorie della Accademia delle Scienze dell'Istituto di Bologna (5)1 271-276, 1 pl. [True date: post 26 Apr.]

Key To Reference Codes
List of ANSP Collections   Terms and Conditions of Use

Learn about the AcademyMembershipfor KidsLibraryfor FamiliesshopNewsMuseumEducationResearch
SitemapSitemap
©1998 - 2010 All Rights Reserved, The Academy of Natural Sciences, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Tel: 215-299-1000 Email: webmaster@acnatsci.org