Malacolog 4.1.1: Western Atlantic Mollusk Species Database at The Academy of Natural Sciences

Malacolog Version 4.1.1

A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

Gastropoda: : Rissooidea: Caecidae

Caecum plicatum Carpenter, 1858

Range: 32.3°N to 24°S; 93.6°W to 45°W
Depth: 2 to 101 m (live 44 to 66 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 4 mm

Synonymy

Caecum plicatum Carpenter, 1858
Elephantulum plicatum (Carpenter, 1858)
Caecum decussatum Folin, 1869
Caecum termes Heilprin, 1889
Caecum obesum Verrill & Bush, 1900
Caecum biminicola Pilsbry, 1951
Caecum berthae Lange de Morretes, 1954

Details

Caecum (Elephantulum) plicatum Carpenter, 1858a, p. 9
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: West Indies
Range: 32.3°N to 24°S; 93.6°W to 46°W
Depth: 2 to 101 m (live 44 to 66 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 4 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida; USA: Louisiana, Flower Garden Banks; Mexico: Campeche State, Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo, Cozumel; Colombia, Bermuda, Cuba: North Matanzas; Puerto Rico, Brazil: Sao Paulo
References: Aguayo (1935); Moore (1973) d; Waller (1973) {D}; Odé (1988b) DLlW
Comments: 28°N in Florida.
Combining Genera: Elephantulum

Caecum (Elephantulum) berthae Lange de Morretes, 1954b, p. 334-335, pl. 24, fig. 9
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Saco da Virgem, Barra Sêca, Praia Perequê-Açú, Ubatuba, Estado de Sao Paulo, Brasil
Range: 23.5°S to 23.5°S; 45°W
Maximum Reported Size: 3 mm
Distribution: Brazil: Sao Paulo
References: Lange de Morretes (1954b) NSEWM

Caecum biminicola Pilsbry, 1951d, p. 69, [Pilsbry 1951b, pl. 1, fig. 13]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Bimini Islands
Range: 25.7°N ; 79.25°W
Maximum Reported Size: 2.5 mm
Distribution: Bahamas: Bimini
References: Pilsbry (1951d) NSEWM
Comments: Nude name in Pilsbry (1951b), the plate having been published before the text.

Caecum decussatum Folin, 1869b, p. 125-126, pl. 11, figs. 11-12
[Synonym]
Type Locality: New Providence, Bahamas
Range: 25°N ; 77.5°W
Maximum Reported Size: 3 mm
Distribution: Bahamas: New Providence
References: Folin (1869b) NSEWM

Caecum obesum Verrill & Bush, 1900, p. 538, pl. 65, fig. 2
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Bermuda
Range: 32.3°N ; 64.8°W
Depth: 12 to 4 m
Maximum Reported Size: 2.5 mm
Distribution: Bermuda
References: Verrill & Bush (1900) NSEWM

Caecum termes Heilprin, 1889a, p. 142, pl. 8, fig. 5
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Bermuda
Range: 32.3°N ; 64.8°W
Maximum Reported Size: 2.5 mm
Distribution: Bermuda
References: Heilprin (1889) M; Waller (1973) s; Moolenbeek, Faber & Iliffe (1989) vNSEW

Partial List of References

Carpenter, P. P. 1858. First steps towards a monograph of the Caecidae 30 pp., one fold-out table. Zoological Society of London: London.
Folin, L. de. 1869. La Nouvelle-Providence. Mollusques Les Fonds de la Mer 1 124-127, pls. 11, 15 Savy: Paris. [True date: -- --- 1869.]
Heilprin, A. 1889. On some new species of Mollusca from the Bermuda Islands Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 41 141-142, pl. 8.
Lange de Morretes, F. 1954. Dois novos moluscos do Brasil Arquivos do Museu Paranaense 10 77-336, pl. 24. [Stated date: -- Dec 1954.]
Pilsbry, H. A. 1951. Caecum biminicola, new species Nautilus 65 69. [Stated date: -- Oct 1951; true date: 09 Nov 1951.]
Verrill, A. E. and K. J. Bush. 1900. Additions to the marine Mollusca of the Bermudas Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences 10 513-544, pls. 63-66. [Stated date: -- Sep 1900.]

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