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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: : Triphoroidea: Cerithiopsidae

Cerithiella metula (Lovén, 1846)


Range: 66.17°N to 37.57°N; 73.97°W to 0°W
Depth: 201 to 2915 m (live 435 to 2790 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 11  mm

Synonymy

Cerithiopsis costulata auct. non Möller, 1842
Newtoniella metula (Lovén, 1846) 
Cerithiopsis metula (Lovén, 1846) 
Cerithium metula Lovén, 1846
Lovenella metula (Lovén, 1846) 
Cerithium nitidum Forbes, 1847
Cerithium bicinctum M. Sars, 1859
Cerithium danielsseni Friele, 1877
Cerithium gracile Jeffreys, 1877
Cerithium procerum Jeffreys, 1877
Lovenella whiteavesii A. E. Verrill, 1880
Cerithiella hanleyana Monterosato, 1884
Cerithiopsis bizonalis Jeffreys, 1885
Cerithium bizonalis (Jeffreys, 1885) 
Cerithiopsis metulata (Locard, 1886) 
Bittium metulatum Locard, 1886
Cerithiella macrocephala Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1897

Details


Cerithium metula Lovén, 1846, p. 155
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Bergen
Range: 66.17°N to 37.57°N; 73.97°W to 0°W
Depth: 402 to 2790 m (live 435 to 2790 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 11 mm
Distribution: Greenland: West Greenland; Davis Strait
References: Lovén (1846) M; Clarke (1974) dN; Bouchet & Warén (1993) DLlSEW
Combining Genera:  Cerithiopsis Lovenella Newtoniella

Cerithium bicinctum M. Sars, 1859, p. 84
[Not available]
Type Locality: Bergen
References: Bouchet & Warén (1993) s
Comments: Nude name; non Risso, 1826.

Cerithiopsis? bizonalis Jeffreys, 1885, p. 62, pl. 6, fig. 10
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Porcupine 1870, sta. 16
References: Bouchet & Warén (1993) s
Comments: Jeffreys (1885) was uncertain of the classification, saying "I have a fragment of a Cerithiopsis or Cerithium" which "may be called bizonalis or bizonale. On the plate caption he used Cerithiopsis?, so that is taken as the original genus.
Combining Genera:  Cerithium

Cerithiopsis costulata auct. non Möller, 1842, 
[Not available]
Comments: Misidentification by Whiteaves, 1873.

Cerithium danielseni Friele, 1877, p. 3
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Norwegian North Atlantic Expedition sta. 18, 400 fms.; sta. 51, 1130 fms.; sta. 54, 580 fms.; sta. 87, 484 fms.; Lightning Expedition sta. 3, 550 fms.
Range: 56°N
Maximum Reported Size: 9 mm
References: Friele (1877) M; Clarke (1962) NS; Bouchet & Warén (1993) s

Cerithium gracile Jeffreys, 1877, 
[Synonym]
References: Bouchet & Warén (1993) s
Comments: Non Lamarck, 1804.

Cerithiella hanleyana Monterosato, 1884, 
[Not available]
References: Bouchet & Warén (1993) s
Comments: Nude name.

Cerithiella macrocephala Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1897, 
[Synonym]
References: Bouchet & Warén (1993) s

Bittium metulatum Locard, 1886, p. 189
[Objective synonym of valid name]
References: Bouchet & Warén (1993) s
Comments: Unjustified emendation of metula.
Combining Genera:  Cerithiopsis

Cerithium nitidum Forbes, 1847, 
[Synonym]
References: Bouchet & Warén (1993) s

Cerithium procerum Jeffreys, 1877, 
[Synonym]
References: Bouchet & Warén (1993) s
Comments: Non Kiener, 1842.

Lovenella whiteavesii A. E. Verrill, 1880b, p. 396
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Fish Hawk stations 891, 894 and Gulf of St. Lawrence
Range: 47°N to 39.67°N; 71.53°W to 70.6°W
Depth: 201 to 2915 m
Maximum Reported Size: 6.3 mm
Distribution: Canada: Gulf of St. Lawrence
References: Verrill (1880) {S}; Verrill (1882a) cSWM; Clarke (1962) d; Rex & Warén (1982) {W}; Bouchet & Warén (1993) sE


Partial List of References

Friele, H. 1877. Preliminary report on Mollusca from the Norwegian North Atlantic Expedition in 1876 Nyt Magazin for Naturvidenskaberne 23(3) 1-10, 1 pl.
Jeffreys, J. G. 1885. On the Mollusca procured during the 'Lightning' and 'Porcupine' Expeditions, 1868-70. (Part IX) Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1885 27-63, pls. 4-6.
Locard, A. 1886. Catalogue Général des Mollusques Vivants de France--Mollusques Marins  x + 779. Henri Georg: Genève et Bale.
Lovén, [S. L.] 1846. Nordens Hafs-Mollusker Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 3 134-160. [Stated date: 13 May 1846.]
Sars, M. 1859. Bidrag til en Skildring af den arctiske Molluskfauna ved Norges nordlige Kyst Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-Selskabet i Christiania 1 34-87.
Verrill, A. E. 1880. Notice of the remarkable marine fauna occupying the outer banks off the southern coast of New England American Journal of Science (3)20 390-403. [Stated date: -- Nov 1880.]

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