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Gastropoda: : Littorinoidea: Littorinidae

Littoraria angulifera (Lamarck, 1822)


Range: 32.3°N to 27°S; 97.2°W to 0°W
Depth: -1 to 0 m (live -1 to 0 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 41  mm

Synonymy

Melaraphe scabra auct. non Linnaeus, 1758
Littorina scabra auct. non Linnaeus, 1758
Littorina angulifera (Lamarck, 1822) 
Phasianella angulifera Lamarck, 1822
Litorina flavescens Philippi, 1847
Littorina flavescens (Philippi, 1847) 
Litorina lineata Philippi, 1847
Littorina lineata (Philippi, 1847) 
Litorina punctata Philippi, 1847
Littorina punctata (Philippi, 1847) 
Litorina rubra Philippi, 1847
Littorina rubra (Philippi, 1847) 
Littorina strigata (Philippi, 1847) 
Litorina strigata Philippi, 1847
Littorina ahenea Reeve, 1857
Littorina aurea Bonnet, 1864
Littorina hessei Boettger, 1913

Details


Phasianella angulifera Lamarck, 1822b, p. 54, [Lister pl. 583, figs. 37-38]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: l'Océan des Antilles
Range: 32.3°N to 27°S; 97.2°W to 0°W
Depth: -1 to 0 m (live -1 to 0 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 41 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida; USA: Texas; Mexico: Campeche State, Yucatan State, Quintana Roo; Belize; Colombia: Offshore islands; Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela: Carabobo, Sucre, Islas Los Roques, Isla Margarita; Bermuda, Bahamas: Bimini; Cuba: Pinar del Rio, North Havana Province, Archipielago de los Canarreos, North Matanzas, Villa Clara, Holguin; Cayman Islands: Grand Cayman Island, Little Cayman; Jamaica, Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Grenada; Surinam, Brazil: Ceara, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Parana, Santa Catarina
References: Parker (1959) W; Fernández Milera (1998); Macsotay & Campos (2001); Vegas Torres (2004)
Comments: Vilas & Vilas (1970) 29.9°N in Florida.
Combining Genera:  Littorina

Littorina ahenea Reeve, 1857,  pl. 3, fig. 15b-c
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Senegal

Littorina aurea Bonnet, 1864, 
[Synonym]

Litorina angulifera var. flavescens Philippi, 1847c, p. 224
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Not stated
References: Bequaert (1943) s
Combining Genera:  Littorina

Littorina hessei Boettger, 1913, 
[Synonym]

Litorina angulifera var. lineata Philippi, 1847c, p. 224, pl. 5, fig. 15
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Loanda in Nieder-Guinea
References: Bequaert (1943) s
Comments: Non Buccinum lineatum Gmelin, 1791 which is Littoraria scabra.
Combining Genera:  Littorina

Litorina angulifera var. punctata Philippi, 1847c, p. 224, pl. 5, fig. 13
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Antillen und Honduras; Philippinischen Insel Bohol
Distribution: Honduras
References: Bequaert (1943) s
Comments: Non Turbo punctata Gmelin, 1791.
Combining Genera:  Littorina

Litorina angulifera var. rubra Philippi, 1847c, p. 224, pl. 5, fig. 12
[Synonym]
References: Bequaert (1943) s
Comments: Non Anton, 1838.
Combining Genera:  Littorina

Littorina scabra auct. non Linnaeus, 1758, 
[Not available]
Range: 23°N to 14.5°N; 82.5°W to 61°W
Maximum Reported Size: 31 mm
References: d'Orbigny (1842b) NSEWM; Bequaert (1943) s
Comments: Misidentification by d'Orbigny (1842).
Combining Genera:  Melaraphe

Litorina angulifera var. strigata Philippi, 1847c, p. 224, pl. 5, fig. 14
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Senegambia und den Antillen
References: Bequaert (1943) s
Combining Genera:  Littorina

Littorina subangulata sic, 
[Not available]
Comments: Error for angulifera by Mörch (1876: 135) fide Reid (1986: 94).


Partial List of References

Lamarck, [J. B.] 1822. Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres 7 [iii] + 711 pp. Author: Paris. [Stated date: -- Aug 1822.]
Philippi, R. A. 1847. Litorina Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien 2(8) 221-227, pl. 5. [Stated date: -- Apr 1847.]
Reeve, L. 1857. Monograph of the genus Littorina Conchologia Iconica 10 pls. 1-16

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