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Gastropoda: Architectibranchia: Ringiculoidea: Ringiculidae

Ringicula nitida A. E. Verrill, 1872


Range: 44°N to 9.08°S; 94°W to 0°W
Depth: 110 to 1966 m (live 201 to 274 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 7.5  mm

Synonymy

Ringicula nitida A. E. Verrill, 1872
Ringicula leptocheila Brugnone, 1873
Ringicula pulchella Morlet, 1880
Ringicula peracuta Watson, 1883
Ringicula blanchardi auct. non Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1896
Ringicula pirulina Locard, 1897
Ringicula ventricosa Locard, 1897
Ringicula gianninii Nordsieck, 1974

Details


Ringicula nitida A. E. Verrill, 1872c, p. 16
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Two stations on Grand Banks
Range: 44°N to 8°S; 94°W to 0°W
Depth: 110 to 1966 m (live 201 to 274 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 7.5 mm
Distribution: USA: Massachusetts, Florida: West Florida; USA: Louisiana, Texas; Bermuda, Yucatan Strait, Brazil: Pernambuco
References: A. E. Verrill (1872c) Ll; Dall (1881) WM; Bouchet (1975) E; Odé (1990b) dW

Ringicula blanchardi auct. non Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1896, 
[Not available]
References: Sabelli et al. (1990) s
Comments: Misidentification.

Ringicula gianninii Nordsieck, 1974, 
[Synonym]
References: Sabelli et al. (1990) s

Ringicula leptocheila Brugnone, 1873, 
[Synonym]
References: Dall (1927b) s

Ringicula nitidia sic, 
[Not available]
Comments: Error for nitida by Verrill (1873a).

Ringicula peracuta Watson, 1883d, p. 292-293, [Watson 1886, pl. 47, figs. 11a-b]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Challenger sta. 24, 56, or 122
Range: 32.3°N to 9.08°S; 65.09°W to 34.83°W
Depth: 640 to 1966 m
Maximum Reported Size: 4.6 mm
Distribution: Bermuda; Puerto Rico: Culebra Island; Brazil: Pernambuco
References: Watson (1883d) DdNSEWM; Bouchet (1975) s

Ringicula pirulina Locard, 1897b, p. 87-88, pl. 14, fig. 1-4 [Valdés & Héros (1998) fig. 2g]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Talisman, 1883, dragage 33, 1350 m, a l'Ouest du Maroc
Maximum Reported Size: 7 mm
References: Locard (1897b) M; Bouchet (1975) s; Valdés & Héros (1998) T

Ringicula pulchella Morlet, 1880, p. 158-159, pl. 5, fig. 6 [Valdés & Héros (1998), fig. 2I]
[Synonym]
Attributed to: Jeffreys MS
Type Locality: Ouest de l'Irlande, 1180-1215 brasses; entre Falmouth et Gibraltar, 227-795 brasses
Maximum Reported Size: 3.2 mm
References: Morlet (1880) M; Platts (1985) s; Valdés & Héros (1998) T

Ringicula pirulina var. ventricosa Locard, 1897b,  pl. 14, fig. 5-6
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Talisman, 1883, dragage 33, 1350 m, a l'Ouest du Maroc


Partial List of References

Locard, A. 1897. Mollusques Testacés, tome premier Expéditions Scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman vi + 516, 22 pls. Masson: Paris.
Morlet, L. 1880. Supplément à la monographie du genre Ringicula, Deshayes Journal de Conchyliologie 28 150-181, pl. 5-6. [Stated date: -- Apr 1880.]
Verrill, A. E. 1872. Brief contributions to Zoölogy, from the Museum of Yale College. No. XXIII.--Results of recent dredging expeditions on the coast of New England American Journal of Science and Arts (3)5 1-16. [Stated date: -- Jan 1873; true date: 13 Dec 1872.]
Watson, R. B. 1883. Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. Part XVIII Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 17 284-293. [Stated date: 20 Oct 1883.]

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