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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: : Pyramidelloidea: Turbonillinae

Turbonilla interrupta (Totten, 1835)


Range: 47°N to 41.7°S; 97.7°W to 37°W
Depth: 0 to 196 m (live 7 to 9 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 8  mm

Synonymy

Chemnitzia interrupta (Totten, 1835) 
Turritella interrupta Totten, 1835
Pyrgiscus interrupta (Totten, 1835) 
Turbonilla fulvocincta auct. non Thompson, 1840
Odostomia fulvocincta auct. non Thompson, 1840
Pyrgiscus fulvocincta auct. non Thompson, 1840
Pyrgiscus acicula (Holmes, 1859) 
Turbonilla acicula Holmes, 1859
Pyrgiscus lineata (Holmes, 1859) 
Turbonilla lineata Holmes, 1859
Pyrgiscus quinquestriata (Holmes, 1859) 
Turbonilla quinquestriata Holmes, 1859
Pyrgiscus subulata (Holmes, 1859) 
Turbonilla subulata Holmes, 1859
Pyrgiscus areolata (A. E. Verrill, 1873) 
Turbonilla areolata A. E. Verrill, 1873
Pyrgiscus lineolata (Bush, 1899) 
Turbonilla lineolata Bush, 1899
Pyrgiscus cascoensis (Bartsch, 1909) 
Turbonilla cascoensis Bartsch, 1909
Turbonilla pseudointerrupta Bush, 1909
Pyrgiscus senilis (Bartsch, 1909) 
Turbonilla senilis Bartsch, 1909
Turbonilla vineae Bartsch, 1909
Pyrgiscus vineae (Bartsch, 1909) 
Turbonilla winkleyi Bartsch, 1909

Details


Turritella interrupta Totten, 1835, p. 352, figs. 7
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Newport Harbor, Rhode Island
Range: 47°N to 41.7°S; 97.7°W to 37°W
Depth: 0 to 196 m (live 7 to 9 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 8 mm
Distribution: Canada: Gulf of St. Lawrence, Nova Scotia; USA: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida: East Florida, West Florida; USA: Louisiana, Texas; Mexico: Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche State, Yucatan State, Quintana Roo; Venezuela: Falcon; Puerto Rico; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Grenada; Barbados, Brazil: Amapa, Para, Ceara, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Parana; Uruguay, Argentina: Buenos Aires, Rio Negro
References: Kurtz (1860); S. Smith (1860) Ll; García-Cubas (1971) W; Wass (1972); Odé & Speers (1972c); Castellanos (1982a) S; Princz (1983); Long Island Shell Club (1988) d
Combining Genera:  Chemnitzia Pyrgiscus

Turbonilla acicula Holmes, 1859, p. 86, pl. 10, 10a-b
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Cainhoy, Wando River, South Carolina
Maximum Reported Size: 6.5 mm
References: Holmes (1859) M; Dall (1892) s; Odé & Speers (1972c)
Comments: Described as a Pleistocene fossil.
Combining Genera:  Pyrgiscus

Turbonilla areolata A. E. Verrill, 1873b, p. 658
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Long Island Sound, near New Haven [Connecticut]
Range: 41.5°N to 29.9°N; 81.3°W to 70.7°W
Depth: 4 to 15 m
Maximum Reported Size: 5.1 mm
Distribution: USA: Massachusetts, Connecticut, Florida: East Florida
References: Bartsch (1909) NEM; C. W. Johnson (1890) SW; Odé & Speers (1972c)
Comments: Non Rayneval.
Combining Genera:  Pyrgiscus

Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus) cascoensis Bartsch, 1909, p. 95-96, pl. 12, fig. 29, 40
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Casco Bay, Maine
Range: 43.8°N ; 70.2°W
Maximum Reported Size: 7.3 mm
Distribution: USA: Maine
References: Bartsch (1909) NSEWM; Odé & Speers (1972c)
Combining Genera:  Pyrgiscus

Turbonilla fulvocincta auct. non Thompson, 1840, 
[Not available]
Attributed to: Jeffreys (1884)
Range: 46.3°N to 46.2°N; 64.5°W to 63.9°W
Depth: 4 to 18 m
Distribution: Canada: Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick
References: Chadwick (1906) NE; C. W. Johnson (1934) DdSW; Odé & Speers (1972c)
Comments: Misidentification. According to Aartsen (1981), Turbonilla fulvocincta is a form of T. rufa (Philippi, 1836) and T. interrupta does not occur in Europe. North American authors often erroneously attributed T. fulvocincta to Jeffreys (1884b) [p. 356]. Bush (1899) renamed the American form Turbonilla lineolata.
Combining Genera:  Odostomia Pyrgiscus

Turbonilla lineata Holmes, 1859, p. 85, pl. 13, figs. 7, 7a-b
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Simmons' [Bluff], South Carolina
Maximum Reported Size: 5.5 mm
References: Holmes (1859) M; Dall (1892) s; Odé & Speers (1972c)
Comments: Described as a Pleistocene fossil.
Combining Genera:  Pyrgiscus

Turbonilla lineolata Bush, 1899, p. 174, 150
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina
Range: 35°N ; 75.5°W
Maximum Reported Size: 5.5 mm
Distribution: USA: North Carolina
References: Bush (1899) NSEWM; Odé & Speers (1972c)
Combining Genera:  Pyrgiscus

Turbonilla pseudointerrupta Bush, 1909, p. 481
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Not stated

Turbonilla quinque-striata Holmes, 1859, p. 85, pl. 13, figs. 5, 5a-b
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Simmons' [Bluff], South Carolina
Maximum Reported Size: 8 mm
References: Holmes (1859) M; Dall (1892) s; Odé & Speers (1972c)
Comments: Described as a Pleistocene fossil.
Combining Genera:  Pyrgiscus

Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus) winkleyi senilis Bartsch, 1909, p. 92, pl. 12, fig. 41
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Branford, Connecticut
Range: 41.5°N to 41.3°N; 72.8°W to 70.7°W
Maximum Reported Size: 7 mm
Distribution: USA: Massachusetts, Connecticut
References: Bartsch (1909) NSEWM; Odé & Speers (1972d)
Combining Genera:  Pyrgiscus

Turbonilla subulata Holmes, 1859, p. 85, pl. 13, figs. 8, 8a-b
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Cainhoy, Wando River, South Carolina
Maximum Reported Size: 7 mm
References: Holmes (1859) M; Dall (1892) s; Odé & Speers (1972c)
Comments: Described as a Pleistocene fossil.
Combining Genera:  Pyrgiscus

Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus) vineae Bartsch, 1909, p. 83-83, pl. 12, figs. 22, 36
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Wood's Holl, Massachusetts and Brandford, Connecticut
Range: 41.5°N to 41.3°N; 72.8°W to 70.7°W
Maximum Reported Size: 6.3 mm
Distribution: USA: Massachusetts, Connecticut
References: Bartsch (1909) NSEWM; Odé & Speers (1972d)
Combining Genera:  Pyrgiscus

Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus) winkleyi Bartsch, 1909, p. 90-91, pl. 12, figs. 35, 37
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Wood's Holl, Massachusetts
Range: 41.5°N to 41.3°N; 72.8°W to 70.7°W
Depth: 7 to 18 m
Maximum Reported Size: 7.9 mm
Distribution: USA: Massachusetts, Connecticut
References: Bartsch (1909) DNSEWM; Odé & Speers (1972d)


Partial List of References

Bartsch, P. 1909. Pyramidellidae of New England and the adjacent region Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 34 67-113, pls. 11-14. [Stated date: -- Feb 1909; true date: pre 8 Feb.]
Bush, K. J. 1899. Descriptions of new species of Turbonilla of the Western Atlantic fauna, with notes on those previously known Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 51 145-177, pl. 8.
Bush, K. J. 1909. Notes on the family Pyramidellidae American Journal of Science 27 475-484.
Holmes, F. S. 1859. Post-Pleiocene fossils of South-Carolina  65-98, pls. 11-14. Russell & Jones: Charleston, South Carolina.
Totten, J. G. 1835. Description of some new shells, belonging to the coast of New England. No. 2 American Journal of Science and Arts 28 347-353, 1 pl. [Stated date: -- Jul 1835.]
Verrill, A. E. 1873. Report on the invertebrate animals of Vineyard Sound and the adjacent waters, with an account of the physical characters of the region United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Report, 1871 and 1872 295-778, pls. 1-18.

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