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Gastropoda: : Littorinoidea: Littorinidae

Littoraria tessellata (Philippi, 1847)


Range: 25°N to 9.4°N; 82.58°W to 61°W
Depth: 0 to 0 m
Maximum Reported Size: 23  mm

Synonymy

Phasianella lineata Lamarck, 1822
Littorina lineata (Lamarck, 1822) 
Littorina undulata d'Orbigny, 1841
Litorina tessellata Philippi, 1847

Details


Litorina tessellata Philippi, 1847c, p. 226-227, pl. 5, fig. 26
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Martinica
Range: 25°N to 9.4°N; 82.58°W to 61°W
Depth: 0 m
Maximum Reported Size: 23 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida; Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela: Gulf of Venezuela, Zulia; Cuba: North Havana Province, Villa Clara, Cienfuegos, North Las Tunas, Holguin, Guantanamo; Puerto Rico, Martinique
References: Olsson & McGinty (1958) S{W}; Bingham (1972) N; Princz (1978b); Ortiz-Corps (1985); Philippi (1847c) E; Espinosa & Ortea (2001a) W
Comments: Non Phasianella tessellata Anton, 1838.

Phasianella lineata Lamarck, 1822b, p. 54
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Unknown
Maximum Reported Size: 15 mm
References: Lamarck (1822b) M; Bequaert (1943) s
Comments: Non Buccinum lineatum Gmelin, 1791, which is Littoraria scabra (Linnaeus, 1758).
Combining Genera:  Littorina

Littorina undulata d'Orbigny, 1841b, p. 212, pl. 15, figs. 12-14, 14'
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Martinique
Range: 14.5°N ; 61°W
Maximum Reported Size: 17 mm
Distribution: Martinique
References: d'Orbigny (1841b) NSEWM; Bequaert (1943) s
Comments: Non Gray, 1839.


Partial List of References

d'Orbigny, A. 1841. Mollusques Histoire Physique, Politique et Naturelle de l'île de Cuba 1 1-240, pls. 1-10?. Arthus Bertrand: Paris. [Stated date: -- --- 1853; true date: -- --- 1841.]
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.]

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