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Gastropoda: Cephalaspidea: Philinoidea: Aglajidae

Chelidonura berolina Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1970


Range: 32.3°N to 12°N; 88°W to 61°W
Depth: 0.9 to 20 m (live 0.9 to 20 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 15  mm

Synonymy

Chelidonura berolina Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1970
Aglaja hummelincki Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1970
Chelidonura juancarlosi Ortea & Espinosa, 1998
Chelidonura mariagordae Ortea, Espinosa & Moro, 2004

Details


Chelidonura berolina Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1970, p. 17-18, figs. 18-19
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Májimo Reef, Parguera, Puerto Rico
Range: 32.3°N to 12°N; 88°W to 61°W
Depth: 0.9 m (live 0.9 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 12 mm
Distribution: Mexico: Quintana Roo; Belize, Honduras, Colombia, Bermuda, Cuba, Cayman Islands: Unlocalized; Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Martinique
References: Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus (1970) Ll; Valdés et al. (2006) NSEWM
Comments: Chelidonura africana Pruvot-Fol, 1953 could prove to be an older name for this species (Valdés et al. 2006).

Aglaja hummelincki Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1970, p. 10-11, figs. 4-6
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: Majimo Reef, La Parguera, Puerto Rico
Range: 19.5°N to 18°N; 81.4°W to 67°W
Depth: 2.5 to 18 m (live 2.5 to 18 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 7 mm
Distribution: Cayman Islands: Grand Cayman Island, Little Cayman; Jamaica, Puerto Rico
References: Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus (1970) dlSE; Thompson (1977) {DLNW}; Gosliner (1980); Hess & Abbott (1994) DLNWM; Valdés et al. (2006) s?
Comments: Internal shell 4 mm (Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus 1970).

Chelidonura juancarlosi Ortea & Espinosa, 1998b, p. 4-5, figs. 1b-c
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Cayo Anclitas, frente al Partido, subarchipiélago de los Jardines de la Reina, 20 m
Range: 20.77°N to 20.75°N; 78.92°W to 78.83°W
Depth: 20 m (live 20 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 15 mm
Distribution: Cuba: Jardines de la Reina
References: Ortea & Espinosa (1998b) LlNSEWM; Valdés et al. (2006) s

Chelidonura mariagordae Ortea, Espinosa & Moro, 2004, p. 218-219, figs. 1A-B; pl. 1, figs. A-D
[Synonym]
Type Locality: María la Gorda, Guanacahabibes [also Guanahacabibes], Cuba, 12 m
Range: 21.8°N ; 84.5°W
Depth: 12 m (live 12 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 3 mm
Distribution: Cuba: Pinar del Rio
References: Ortea, Espinosa & Moro (2004) DdLlNSEWM
Comments: Internal shell 1 mm (Ortea, Espinosa & Moro 2004).


Partial List of References

Marcus, E. and E. d. B.-R. Marcus. 1970. Opisthobranchs from Curaçao and faunistically related regions Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands 33(122) 1-129. [Stated date: -- --- 1970; true date: pre 15 Sept.]
Ortea, J. and J. Espinosa. 1998. Dos nuevas especies de Moluscos marinos (Mollusca: Gastropoda) recolectadas en los subarchipiélagos Jardines del Rey y Jardines de la Reina, descritas en honor de los Reyes de España por su primera visita a Cuba Avicennia 8/9 1-5.
Ortea, J., J. Espinosa and L. Moro. 2004. Descripción de una nueva especie de Chelidonura A. Adams, 1850 (Mollusca: Opithobranchia: Cephalaspidea) de la Península de Guanacahabibes Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias 15 217-221. [Stated date: -- Aug 2004.]

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