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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Buccinoidea: Buccinidae

Gemophos tinctus (Conrad, 1846)


Range: 35°N to 11°N; 97.22°W to 61.8°W
Depth: 0 to 80 m (live 0 to 31 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 32  mm

Synonymy

Pollia tincta Conrad, 1846
Aplus tinctus (Conrad, 1846) 
Pisania tinctus (Conrad, 1846) 
Cantharus tinctus (Conrad, 1846) 
Tritonidea tinctus (Conrad, 1846) 
Gemophos tinctus (Conrad, 1846) 
Tritonidea bermudensis Dall, 1901

Details


Pollia tincta Conrad, 1846a, p. 25, pl. 1, fig. 9
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Mouth of Manatu River, of Tampa Bay, Florida
Range: 35°N to 11°N; 97.22°W to 61.8°W
Depth: 0 to 80 m (live 0 to 31 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 32 mm
Distribution: USA: North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; USA: Texas; Mexico: Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche State, Cayo Arcas, Campeche, Yucatan State, Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo; Panama, Colombia, Venezuela: Sucre; Bermuda, Jamaica, Puerto Rico; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Grenada
References: Warmke & Abbott (1961); Porter (1974) L; Hemmen & Hemmen (1979) E; Reed & Mikkelsen (1987) D; Odé (1983b) M; Lyons (1989b) {M}; Macsotay & Campos (2001) S; Vermeij (2006) c
Comments: Brazilian records need confirmation; the specimen illustrated by Rios (1985, 1994) appears to be P. auritula.
Combining Genera:  Aplus Cantharus Gemophos Pisania Tritonidea

Tritonidea tincta var. bermudensis Dall in Dall & Simpson, 1901, p. 400
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Bermuda
Range: 32.3°N to 18.5°N; 66°W to 64.8°W
Distribution: Bermuda, Puerto Rico
References: Warmke & Abbott (1961) SW


Partial List of References

Conrad, T. A. 1846. Descriptions of new species of fossil and Recent shells and corals Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 3 19-27, pl. 1. [Stated date: -- Feb 1846; true date: pre June 30.]
Dall, W. H. and C. T. Simpson. 1901. The Mollusca of Porto Rico U. S. Fisheries Commission Bulletin 20 351-524, pls. 53-58.

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