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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Conoidea: Oenopotinae

Propebela turricula (Montagu, 1803)


Range: 40°N ; 70.5°W
Depth: 1400 to 2022 m
Maximum Reported Size: 9.5  mm

Synonymy

Murex turricula Montagu, 1803
Tritonium turricula (Montagu, 1803) 
Oenopota turricula (Montagu, 1803) 
Fusus turricula (Montagu, 1803) 
Pleurotoma turricula (Montagu, 1803) 
Lora turricula (Montagu, 1803) 
Bela turricula (Montagu, 1803) 
Haedropleura turriculata Locard, 1886
Bela turriculata (Locard, 1886) 

Details


Murex turricula Montagu, 1803, p. 262-263, pl. 9, fig. 1
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Sandwich, Kent; Biddeford Bay, Devonshire; south coast of Wales, particularly about Tenby and Laugharne
Range: 40°N ; 70.5°W
Depth: 1400 to 2022 m
Maximum Reported Size: 9.5 mm
Distribution: USA: Off New Jersey
References: Montagu (1803) M; M. Sars (1851); Rex & Warén (1982) DdNSEW
Combining Genera:  Bela Fusus Lora Oenopota Pleurotoma Tritonium

Haedropleura turriculata Locard, 1886, p. 127
[Objective synonym of valid name]
Comments: Unjustified emendation of turricula (see Locard 1897:250).
Combining Genera:  Bela


Partial List of References

Locard, A. 1886. Catalogue Général des Mollusques Vivants de France--Mollusques Marins  x + 779. Henri Georg: Genève et Bale.
Montagu, G. 1803. Testacea Britannica  [iii] + xxxix + 606 + [4]. J. S. Hollis: Romsey. [True date: post Sept 1.]

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