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Gastropoda: : Fissurelloidea: Fissurellidae

Fissurella radiosa radiosa Lesson, 1831


Range: 48°S to 55°S; 75°W to 61°W
Depth: 0 to 0 m
Maximum Reported Size: 55  mm

Synonymy

Fissurella radiosa Lesson, 1831
Fissurella nigra Philippi, 1845
Fissurella darwinii Reeve, 1849
Fissurella grisea Reeve, 1849
Fissurella exquisita Reeve, 1850
Fissurella philippiana Reeve, 1850
Fissurella philippii Hupé, 1854
Fissurella polygona Sowerby II, 1862
Fissurella dozei Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885
Fissurella henseli auct. non Martens, 1900

Details


Fissurella radiosa Lesson, 1831,
[Basis of the current name]
Range: 48°S to 55°S; 75°W to 61°W
Depth: 0 m
Maximum Reported Size: 55 mm
Distribution: Argentina: Santa Cruz; Falkland Islands, Tierra del Fuego, Straits of Magellan
References: McLean (1984b) DdNSEWM

Fissurella darwinii Reeve, 1849c,  pl. 1, fig. 7
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Straits of Magalhaens
Maximum Reported Size: 37 mm
Distribution: Straits of Magellan
References: Pelseneer (1903); McLean (1984b) sMT

Fissurella dozei Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885, p. 108, [Rochbrune & Mabille 1889, pl. 5, fig. 2]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Santa-Cruz Patagoniae
Maximum Reported Size: 39 mm
Distribution: Argentina: Santa Cruz
References: Rochebrune & Mabille (1885) M; McLean (1984b) s

Fissurella exquisita Reeve, 1850a,  pl. 11, fig. 74
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Strait of Magalhaens
Maximum Reported Size: 45.3 mm
Distribution: Straits of Magellan
References: Dell (1971) T; McLean (1984b) sM
Comments: Non Reeve, 1850a, pl. 13, fig. 90 (August).

Fissurella grisea Reeve, 1849c,  pl. 6, fig. 38
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Unknown
Maximum Reported Size: 30.3 mm
References: McLean (1984b) sMT

Fissurella henseli auct. non Martens, 1900, 
[Not available]
References: McLean (1984b) s
Comments: Misidentification by Ringuelet et al. (1962).

Fissurella nigra Philippi, 1845a, p. 60-61
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Chili
Maximum Reported Size: 44 mm
Distribution: Chile
References: Philippi (1845a) M; McLean (1984b) s
Comments: Non Lesson, 1831.

Fissurella philippiana Reeve, 1850a, p. Errata, species 37, [Reeve 1849c, pl. 6, fig. 37]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Southern Chili
References: McLean (1984b) s
Comments: New name for F. nigra Philippi, 1845 non Lesson, 1831.

Fissurella philippii Hupé, 1854, 
[Synonym]
References: McLean (1984b) s
Comments: New name for F. nigra Philippi, 1845 non Lesson, 1831.

Fissurella polygona Sowerby II, 1862, 
[Synonym]
Range: 52°S to 52°S; 61°W
Maximum Reported Size: 42.4 mm
Distribution: Falkland Islands
References: McLean (1984b) sMT


Partial List of References

Philippi, [R.] A. 1845. Diagnosen einiger neuen Conchylien Archiv für Naturgeschichte 11 50-71.
Reeve, L. 1849. Monograph of the genus Fissurella Conchologia Iconica 6 pls. 1-8
Reeve, L. 1850. Monograph of the genus Fissurella Conchologia Iconica 6 pls. 9-16
Rochebrune, A.-T. and J. Mabille. 1885. Diagnoses de mollusques nouveaux, recueillis par les membres de la mission du Cap Horn et M. Lebrun, Préparateur au Muséum, chargé d'une mission à Santa-Cruz de Patagonie Bulletin de la Société Philomathique de Paris (7)9 100-111. [True date: post 30 May.]

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