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: Neogastropoda: Conoidea: Terebridae

Terebra dislocata (Say, 1822)

Range: 38°N to 6°S; 97°W to 37°W
Depth: 0 to 146 m (live 0 to 22 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 64 mm

Synonymy

Strioterebrum dislocata (Say, 1822)
Acus dislocata (Say, 1822)
Cerithium dislocatum Say, 1822
Terebra rudis Gray, 1834
Terebra petitii Kiener, 1838
Strioterebrum onslowense Petuch, 1974

Details

Cerithium dislocatum Say, 1822a, p. 235
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Maryland; southern shores; East Florida
Range: 38°N to 6°S; 97°W to 37°W
Depth: 0 to 52 m (live 0 to 0.3 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 64 mm
Distribution: USA: Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida: East Florida, West Florida; USA: Louisiana, Texas; Mexico: Campeche State, Yucatan State, Quintana Roo; Costa Rica, Colombia, Venezuela: Sucre, Isla Margarita; Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Brazil: Para, Rio Grande do Norte
References: Kurtz (1860); Melvill (1881); Sykes & Hall (1970) l; Keen (1971); Macsotay & Campos (2001)
Combining Genera: Acus Strioterebrum

Strioterebrum onslowensis Petuch, 1974, p. 205-206, figs. 1-3
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Onslow Bay, approximately 20 km SSE of Bogue Inlet, North Carolina, 21.6 m, 34°25'N, 77°00'W
Range: 34.42°N ; 77°W
Depth: 22 m (live 22 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 45 mm
Distribution: USA: North Carolina
References: Petuch (1974) DdLlNSEW; Bratcher & Cernohorsky (1987) s

Terebra petitii Kiener, 1838a, p. 37-38, pl. 13 fig. 32
[Synonym]
Type Locality: l'Océan Atlantique, les côtes de New-York et de Philadelphie
References: Maury (1922) s

Terebra rudis Gray, 1834, p. 60
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Not stated
Depth: 110 to 146 m
Maximum Reported Size: 38 mm
Distribution: Gulf of Mexico
References: Gray (1834) M; Maury (1922) s; Parker (1960) Dd

Partial List of References

Gray, J. E. 1834. Shells of the genus Terebra Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 2 59-63. [True date: -- Nov 1834.]
Kiener, L. C. 1838. Genre Vis. (Terebra, Lam.) Spécies Général et Iconographie des Coquilles Vivantes 9 42 pp., 14 pls. [True date: pre 9 Oct.]
Petuch, E. J. 1974. Two new Pacific cone shells (Gastropoda: Conidae) and a new Pleurotomella (Gastropoda: Turridae) from the Hatteras abyssal plain Veliger 17 40-43, 3 pls. [Stated date: 01 Jul 1974.]
Say, T. 1822. An account of some of the marine shells of the United States Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 2 221-248, 257-276, 302-325. [Stated date: -- Jun 1822; true date: -- Jul 1822.]

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