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Gastropoda: Cephalaspidea: Philinoidea: Retusidae

Retusa obtusa (Montagu, 1803)


Range: 82°N to 35°N; 77.17°W to 0°W
Depth: 0 to 550 m (live 5 to 190 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 4  mm

Synonymy

Bulla obtusa Montagu, 1803
Cylichna obtusa (Montagu, 1803) 
Utriculus obtusa (Montagu, 1803) 
Bulla turrita Möller, 1842
Utriculus turrita (Möller, 1842) 
Bulla pertenuis Mighels, 1843
Utriculus pertenuis (Mighels, 1843) 
Utriculus semen auct. non Reeve, 1855

Details


Bulla obtusa Montagu, 1803, p. 223-224, pl. 7, fig. 3
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Near Southampton; Salcomb, Devonshire; Laugharne, Caermarthenshire
Range: 82°N to 35°N; 75°W to 0°W
Depth: 0 to 530 m (live 5 to 190 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 4 mm
Distribution: Greenland: North Greenland, West Greenland
References: Platts (1985) E; Thompson (1988) s; Schiötte (1989) LlN
Comments: The type description says two-tenths to one quarter inch, which is inconsistent with the current concept of species.
Combining Genera:  Cylichna Utriculus

Bulla pertenuis Mighels, 1843b, p. 346-347, pl. 16, fig. 3
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Casco Bay [Maine]
Range: 72.63°N to 42°N; 77.17°W to 46.78°W
Depth: 9 to 550 m (live 9 to 170 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 3 mm
Distribution: Greenland: West Greenland, East Greenland; Canada: Labrador, Quebec, New Brunswick; USA: Maine, Massachusetts
References: Procter (1933) dlS; Lemche (1941a) DLNEWM; Thompson (1976) s
Combining Genera:  Utriculus

Utriculus semen auct. non Reeve, 1855, 
[Not available]
References: Lemche (1941a) s
Comments: Misidentification by Mörch (1877:436).

Bulla turrita Möller, 1842a, p. 79
[Synonym]
Type Locality: [West] Greenland
Range: 69.23°N to 60.12°N; 54°W to 0°W
Depth: 18 to 73 m
Maximum Reported Size: 3.8 mm
Distribution: Greenland: West Greenland
References: Möller (1842a) M; Posselt & Jensen (1899) dNSEW; Schiötte & Warén (1992) D{d}s
Combining Genera:  Utriculus


Partial List of References

Mighels, J. W. 1843. Descriptions of six species of shells regarded as new Boston Journal of Natural History 4 345-350, pl. 16. [Stated date: -- --- 1843; true date: -- Apr 1843.]
Montagu, G. 1803. Testacea Britannica  [iii] + xxxix + 606 + [4]. J. S. Hollis: Romsey. [True date: post Sept 1.]
Möller, H. P. C. 1842. Index molluscorum Groenlandiae Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift 4 76-97.

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