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Gastropoda: : Pyramidelloidea: Pyramidellinae

Longchaeus suturalis (H. C. Lea, 1843)


Range: 34°N to 9.75°N; 97.2°W to 65°W
Depth: 0 to 49 m
Maximum Reported Size: 14  mm

Synonymy

Pyramidella arenosa Conrad, 1843
Pyramidella suturalis H. C. Lea, 1843
Pyramidella alveata Conrad, 1846
Obeliscus tessellatus auct. non A. Adams, 1854
Obeliscus crenulatus Holmes, 1859
Obeliscus floridanus Mörch, 1875
Pyramidella suprapulchra auct. non De Gregorio, 1890
Longchaeus calesi Bartsch, 1955
Longchaeus marionae Bartsch, 1955

Details


Pyramidella suturalis H. C. Lea, 1843,
[Basis of the current name]

Pyramidella alveata Conrad, 1846, 
[Not available]
References: Dall (1889a: 331) s
Comments: Nude name.

Pyramidella arenosa Conrad, 1843, 
[Synonym]
Attributed to: Tuomey & Holmes (1857)
References: Campbell (1993) s

Longchaeus (Pharcidella) calesi Bartsch, 1955, p. 9-10, pl. 1, fig. 4
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Pliocene deposit of North St. Petersburg, Florida
Maximum Reported Size: 10 mm
References: Bartsch (1955) M; Faber (2005b) s
Comments: Described as a fossil.

Obeliscus crenulatus Holmes, 1859, p. 88, pl. 13, figs. 14-14a
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Simmons' [Bluff], South Carolina [fossil]; coast of South Carolina [Recent]
Range: 34°N to 9.75°N; 97.2°W to 65°W
Depth: 0 to 49 m
Maximum Reported Size: 14 mm
Distribution: USA: North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida; USA: Flower Garden Banks, Texas; Mexico: Tabasco, Campeche State, Yucatan State, Quintana Roo; Costa Rica, Colombia, Venezuela: Falcon; Virgin Islands: St. Thomas
References: Dautzenberg (1900); Parker (1959) W; Odé & Speers (1972g); Porter (1974) N; Princz (1983); Lyons (1989b) d; Campbell (1993) s; Díaz & Puyana (1994) {S}; Espinosa & Ortea (2001a) S

Obeliscus floridanus Mörch, 1875b, p. 158
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Florida
Maximum Reported Size: 13.5 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida
References: Mörch (1875) M

Longchaeus (Longchaeus) marionae Bartsch, 1955, p. 10-11, pl. 1, figs. 2-3
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Pliocene deposits of North St. Petersburg, Florida
Maximum Reported Size: 11.2 mm
References: Bartsch (1955) M; Campbell (1993) s; Faber (2005b) s

Pyramidella suprapulchra auct. non De Gregorio, 1890, 
[Not available]
Comments: Misidentification by Abbott (1974); P. suprapulchra is from the Eocene of Alabama (see Palmer & Brann 1966).

Obeliscus tessellatus auct. non A. Adams, 1854, 
[Not available]
References: Dall (1889a) s
Comments: Misidentification by Dall (1883).


Partial List of References

Bartsch, P. 1955. The pyramidellid mollusks of the Pliocene deposits of North St. Petersburg, Florida Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 125(2) iii + 102 pp., 18 pls. [Stated date: 05 May 1955.]
Holmes, F. S. 1859. Post-Pleiocene fossils of South-Carolina  65-98, pls. 11-14. Russell & Jones: Charleston, South Carolina.
Mörch, O. A. L. 1875. Synopsis molluscorum marinorum Indiarum occidentalium Malakozoologische Blätter 22 142-184.

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