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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Cancellarioidea: Cancellariidae

Cancellaria reticulata (Linnaeus, 1767)


Range: 35.34°N to 20°S; 97°W to 39°W
Depth: 0 to 73 m (live 3 to 25 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 55  mm

Synonymy

Voluta reticulata Linnaeus, 1767
Buccinella canulata G. Perry, 1811
Cancellaria conradiana auct. non Dall, 1890
Cancellaria alba Webb, 1935
Cancellaria torula Weisbord, 1962

Details


Voluta reticulata Linnaeus, 1767, p. 1190, [Argen. conch. t. 20, f. M]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Unknown
Range: 35.34°N to 20°S; 97°W to 39°W
Depth: 0 to 73 m (live 3 to 25 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 55 mm
Distribution: USA: North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; USA: Louisiana, Texas; Mexico: Campeche State, Yucatan State; Costa Rica, Colombia, Venezuela: Gulf of Venezuela, Carabobo, Isla Margarita; Jamaica, Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Thomas, St. Croix, Tortola; Antigua, Brazil: Amapa, Para, Maranhao, Piaui, Ceara, Bahia, Espirito Santo
References: Kurtz (1860); Bush (1885b) N; Usticke (1959) M; Rios (1975) {D}; Cosel (1986) L; Odé (1986b) D{l}; Mikkelsen et al. (1995) l; Macsotay & Campos (2001)

Cancellaria alba Webb, 1935, 
[Not available]
References: Petit & Harasewych (1990) s
Comments: Nude name.

Buccinella canulata G. Perry, 1811a,  pl. 27, fig. 1
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Not stated
References: Deshayes (1843) s; Petit & Harasewych (1990) s

Cancellaria conradiana auct. non Dall, 1890, 
[Not available]
Distribution: USA: Florida: West Florida
Comments: Misidentification by Humfrey (1975).

Cancellaria torula Weisbord, 1962, p. 398-400, pl. 40, figs. 9-11
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Lower Mare formation at W-13, on hillside above west bank of Quebrada Mare Abajo, Venezuela
Maximum Reported Size: 39 mm
References: J. & W. Gibson-Smith (1979) sM


Partial List of References

Linnaeus, C. 1767. Systema Naturae Systema Naturae, 12th ed., vol. 1(2) 533-1327 + [37]. Laurentii Salvii: Holmiae [Stockholm, Sweden].
Perry, G. 1811. Conchology  iv + 5 pp., 61 pls. William Miller: London.
Weisbord, N. E. 1962. Late Cenozoic gastropods from northern Venezuela Bulletins of American Paleontology 42(193) 672 pp., 48 pls. [Stated date: 05 Mar 1962.]

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