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Gastropoda: : Cerithioidea: Cerithiidae

Bittiolum varium (Pfeiffer, 1840)


Range: 38°N to 30°S; 97.77°W to 34.9°W
Depth: 0 to 11 m (live 0 to 11 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 6.5  mm

Synonymy

Cerithium pallidum Pfeiffer, 1840
Cerithium varium Pfeiffer, 1840
Bittium varium (Pfeiffer, 1840) 
Diastoma varium (Pfeiffer, 1840) 
Cerithium gibberulum C. B. Adams, 1845
Cerithium columellare d'Orbigny, 1847
Cerithium triseriale Gabb, 1881
Bittiolum properatum Bittiolum, 1928

Details


Cerithium varium Pfeiffer, 1840, p. 256-257, [Faber 2004e, figs. 17-26]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Cuba [Nordküste (Pfeiffer 1839: 349), Matanzas Bay or Cardenas, based on localities cited by Pfeiffer (1854c)]
Range: 38°N to 30°S; 97.77°W to 34.9°W
Depth: 0 to 11 m (live 0 to 11 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 6.5 mm
Distribution: USA: Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida; USA: Louisiana, Texas; Mexico: Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche State, Cayo Arcas, Campeche, Yucatan State, Campeche Bank, Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo; Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela: unlocalized; Bahamas: Abaco (Great or Little); Cuba: North Havana Province, North Matanzas; Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Grenada; Brazil: Para, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul
References: García-Cubas (1970) W; Wass (1972); Gründel (1976); Princz (1982a); Mello & Perrier (1986) E; Lyons (1989b) l; Houbrick (1993) c; Fernández Milera (1998); Simone (2001b) S; Redfern (2001) M; Faber (2004e) T
Comments: 10 mm record by Simone (2001) needs confirmation.
Combining Genera:  Bittium Diastoma

Cerithium columellare d'Orbigny, 1847b, p. 155-156, pl. 23, figs. 13-15
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Several localities
Range: 20°N to 16.5°N; 74°W to 61.5°W
Maximum Reported Size: 4 mm
Distribution: Cuba, Jamaica, Dominican Republic; Virgin Islands: St. Thomas; Guadeloupe
References: Houbrick (1993) s

Cerithium gibberulum C. B. Adams, 1845, p. 5, Not figured
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Jamaica
Range: 23.15°N to 11.5°N; 82.4°W to 73°W
Depth: 0 to 5 m
Maximum Reported Size: 6.1 mm
Distribution: Colombia, Cuba: North Havana Province, North Matanzas; Jamaica
References: C. B. Adams (1845) M; Arango (1880) dNW; Dautzenberg (1900) DSE; Houbrick (1993) s

Cerithium pallidum Pfeiffer, 1840, p. 257, [Faber 2004e, figs. 5-16]
[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: 6.5 mm
Distribution: Cuba: North Matanzas
References: Pfeiffer (1840) NSEWM; Faber (2004e) Ts

Bittiolum properatum Bittiolum, 1928, 
[Synonymy uncertain]
References: Robinson (1991) s?

Cerithium triseriale Gabb, 1881, 
[Synonym]
References: Robinson (1991) s


Partial List of References

Adams, C. B. 1845. Specierum novarum conchyliorum, in Jamaica repertorum, synopsis Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 2 1-17. [Stated date: -- Jan 1845.]
d'Orbigny, A. 1847. Mollusques Histoire Physique, Politique et Naturelle de l'île de Cuba 2 129-224, pls. 22-25?. [Stated date: -- --- 1853; true date: pre May?]
Pfeiffer, L. 1840. Uebersicht der im Januar, Februar und März 1839 auf Cuba gesammelten Mollusken Archiv für Naturgeschichte 6(1) 250-261.

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