Range: 44.7°N to 24°S; 76.5°W to 45°W Depth: 0 to 183 m (live 73 to 73 m) Maximum Reported Size: 7.1 mm
Synonymy
Chemnitzia nivea Stimpson, 1851 Turbonilla stricta A. E. Verrill, 1873
Details
Chemnitzia niveaStimpson, 1851c, p. 40-41, Not figured [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Off Grand Manan [New Brunswick, Canada], 40 fathoms Range: 44.7°N to 24°S; 75°W to 45°W Depth: 0 to 183 m (live 73 m) Maximum Reported Size: 7.1 mm Distribution: Canada: New Brunswick; USA: Maine, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; Brazil: Sao Paulo References: Stimpson (1851c) LlNM; Bartsch (1909) D; Rios (1975) SE; Long Island Shell Club (1988) d Comments: Odé & Speers (1971i) rejected records from Texas. Also described by Stimpson (1851e: 114).
Turbonilla strictaA. E. Verrill, 1873b, p. 659 [Synonym] Type Locality: Long Island Sound, off New Haven, Connecticut Range: 41.3°N to 36°N; 76.5°W to 71°W Depth: 5 to 15 m Maximum Reported Size: 4.5 mm Distribution: USA: Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Virginia References: A. E. Verrill (1873b) M; Bartsch (1909); Wass (1972) W; Wharton (1975) s
Partial List of References
Stimpson, W. 1851. Shells of New England 59 pp., 2 pls. Phillips, Sampson, and Company: Boston. [Stated date: 25 Nov 1851; true date: pre Dec 16.] 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.
