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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: : Pyramidelloidea: Turbonillinae

Turbonilla reticulata (C. B. Adams, 1850)


Range: 36.5°N to 18.2°N; 90.5°W to 67.2°W
Depth: 33 to 33 m
Maximum Reported Size: 6.5  mm

Synonymy

Chemnitzia reticulata C. B. Adams, 1850
Pyrgiscus reticulata (C. B. Adams, 1850) 
Turbonilla cancellata Holmes, 1859
Pyrgiscus cancellata (Holmes, 1859) 
Turbonilla caroliniana Holmes, 1859
Pyrgiscus caroliniana (Holmes, 1859) 
Turbonilla cingulata Dall, 1892
Pyrgiscus cingulata (Dall, 1892) 

Details


Chemnitzia reticulata C. B. Adams, 1850d, p. 75, Not figured
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Jamaica
Range: 36.5°N to 18.2°N; 90.5°W to 67.2°W
Depth: 33 m
Maximum Reported Size: 3.2 mm
Distribution: USA: North Carolina; Mexico: Campeche State, Yucatan State; Jamaica, Puerto Rico
References: C. B. Adams (1850d) M; Dall & Simpson (1901) SE; Odé & Speers (1972c); Merrill, Bullock & Franz (1978) dN
Comments: The record from Texas by Odé & Speers (1972e) needs confirmation; the illustration (p. 98) is captioned Pyrgiscus reticulatus, but the text (p. 94) treats Pyrgiscus cf. reticulatus.
Combining Genera:  Pyrgiscus

Turbonilla cancellata Holmes, 1859, p. 84, pl. 13, figs. 6-6b
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: Simmon's [Bluff], South Carolina
Maximum Reported Size: 3.5 mm
References: Holmes (1859) M; Dall (1892) s; Odé & Speers (1972c)
Comments: Described as a fossil. Synonymy with T. reticulata is doubtful as Holmes' species has a deep angled suture.
Combining Genera:  Pyrgiscus

Turbonilla caroliniana Holmes, 1859, p. 86, pl. 13, figs. 9, 9a-b
[Synonymy uncertain]
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 fossil.
Combining Genera:  Pyrgiscus

Turbonilla reticulata var. cingulata Dall, 1892b, p. 260-261
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: Waccamaw and Caloosahatchie beds
References: Odé & Speers (1972c)
Comments: Described as a fossil.
Combining Genera:  Pyrgiscus


Partial List of References

Adams, C. B. 1850. Descriptions of supposed new species of marine shells, which inhabit Jamaica Contributions to Conchology 5 69-75. [Stated date: -- Feb 1850.]
Dall, W. H. 1892. Contributions to the Tertiary fauna of Florida, with especial reference to the Miocene silex-beds of Tampa and the Pliocene beds of the Caloosahatchie River. Part II. Streptodont and other gastropods, concluded Transactions of the Wagner Free Institute of Science of Philadelphia 3 [i-vii], 201-473, 1 fold-out map, pls. 13-22. [Stated date: -- Dec 1892.]
Holmes, F. S. 1859. Post-Pleiocene fossils of South-Carolina  65-98, pls. 11-14. Russell & Jones: Charleston, South Carolina.

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