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Gastropoda: Cephalaspidea: Philinoidea: Rhizoridae

Volvulella paupercula (Watson, 1883)


Range: 35°N to 31°S; 94°W to 52°W
Depth: 33 to 713 m
Maximum Reported Size: 4  mm

Synonymy

Cylichna paupercula Watson, 1883
Volvula aspinosa Dall, 1889

Details


Cylichna (Volvula) paupercula Watson, 1883e, p. 325, [Watson 1886, pl. 50, figs. 5a-c]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Challenger sta. 24, north of Culebra Island
Range: 35°N to 31°S; 94°W to 52°W
Depth: 101 to 713 m
Maximum Reported Size: 4 mm
Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Florida: East Florida; USA: Louisiana, Texas; Puerto Rico: Culebra Island; Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul
References: Watson (1883e) D{W}; Odé (1990b) dW

Volvula aspinosa Dall, 1889a, p. 51-52
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Off North Carolina, 18-168 fms.; Straits of Florida, 150-200 fms. [USFC sta. 2612, lectotype by Harry (1967)]
Range: 35°N to 25°N; 80°W to 76°W
Depth: 33 to 366 m
Maximum Reported Size: 4 mm
Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Florida: East Florida
References: Harry (1967) s; Spencer & Campbell (1987) v

Volvula spinosa sic, 
[Not available]
Comments: Error for aspinosa by Marcus (1977b).


Partial List of References

Dall, W. H. 1889. Reports on the results of dredgings, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U. S. Coast Survey Steamer 'Blake,' Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 18 1-492, pls. 10-40. [Stated date: 08 Jun 1889.]
Watson, R. B. 1883. Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. Part XIX Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 17 320-340. [Stated date: 20 Oct 1883.]

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