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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: : Nacelloidea: Nacellidae

Nacella magellanica (Gmelin, 1791)


Range: 38.5°S to 55.5°S; 74°W to 58.5°W
Depth: 0 to 200 m
Maximum Reported Size: 66  mm

Synonymy

Patinigera magellanica (Gmelin, 1791) 
Patella magellanica Gmelin, 1791
Patinella magellanica (Gmelin, 1791) 
Patella maculata G. Fischer, 1807
Patella atramentosa Reeve, 1854
Patella meridionalis Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885
Patella metallica Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885
Patella pupillata Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885
Patella tincta Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885
Nacella minor Strebel, 1907

Details


Patella magellanica Gmelin, 1791, p. 3703, [Gualtieri pl. 9, fig. E; Martini 1769, pl. 5, fig. 40a-b]
[Basis of the current name]
Attributed to: Martini
Type Locality: 'streto Magellanico'
Range: 38.5°S to 55.5°S; 74°W to 58.5°W
Depth: 0 to 200 m
Maximum Reported Size: 66 mm
Distribution: Argentina: Buenos Aires, Rio Negro, Chubut, Santa Cruz; Falkland Islands, Tierra del Fuego, Straits of Magellan
References: Rochebrune & Mabille (1889) S; Pelseneer (1903); Powell (1973) M; Castellanos (1970a) DNE; Castellanos & Landoni (1988) W
Combining Genera:  Patinella Patinigera

Patella atramentosa Reeve, 1854b,  pl. 17, fig. 41a-b
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Cape Horn
Range: 55.5°S to 55.5°S; 68°W
Distribution: Tierra del Fuego
References: Rochebrune & Mabille (1889) NSEW; Powell (1973) s

Patella maculata G. Fischer, 1807, p. 121
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: Detroit de Magellan
Maximum Reported Size: 29 mm
Distribution: Straits of Magellan
References: G. Fischer (1807) M; Rosenberg (herein) s?

Nacella magallanica sic, 
[Not available]
Comments: Error for magellanica by Castellanos (1967).

Patella meridionalis Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885, p. 109, [Rochbrune & Mabille 1889, pl. 5, fig. 4]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Cap Horn [Baie Orange (Rochbrune & Mabille 1889)]
Range: 55.5°S to 55.5°S; 68°W
Maximum Reported Size: 49 mm
Distribution: Tierra del Fuego
References: Rochebrune & Mabille (1885) M; Rochebrune & Mabille (1889) NSEW; Powell (1973) s

Patella metallica Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885, p. 109-110, [Rochbrune & Mabille 1889, pl. 5, fig. 5]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Baie Orange
Range: 55.5°S to 55.5°S; 68°W
Maximum Reported Size: 41 mm
Distribution: Tierra del Fuego
References: Rochebrune & Mabille (1885) NSEWM; Powell (1973) s

Nacella (Patinella) aenea var. minor Strebel, 1907, p. 137, pl. 5, fig. 67a-d
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Not stated
Maximum Reported Size: 46 mm
References: Strebel (1907) M; Powell (1973) s

Patella pupillata Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885, p. 110, [Rochbrune & Mabille 1889, pl. 5, fig. 6]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Baie Orange
Range: 55.5°S to 55.5°S; 68°W
Maximum Reported Size: 40 mm
References: Rochebrune & Mabille (1885) NSEWM; Powell (1973) s

Patella tincta Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885, p. 110, [Rochbrune & Mabille 1889, pl. 5, fig. 7]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Circa insulae Magellanicas
Maximum Reported Size: 38 mm
Distribution: Straits of Magellan
References: Rochebrune & Mabille (1885) M; Powell (1973) s


Partial List of References

Fischer, G. 1807. Museum Demidoff Museum Demidoff 3 [iv] + ix + 330 pp., 6 pls. Université imperiale: Moscou. [True date: post 30 Dec.]
Gmelin, J. F. 1791. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae. Editio decima tertia Systema Naturae, 13th ed., vol. 1(6) 3021-3910. Lipsiae.
Reeve, L. 1854. Monograph of the genus Patella Conchologia Iconica 8 pls. 2-24
Rochebrune, A.-T. and J. Mabille. 1885. Diagnoses de mollusques nouveaux, recueillis par les membres de la mission du Cap Horn et M. Lebrun, Préparateur au Muséum, chargé d'une mission à Santa-Cruz de Patagonie Bulletin de la Société Philomathique de Paris (7)9 100-111. [True date: post 30 May.]
Strebel, H. 1907. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Molluskenfauna der Magalhaen-Provinz. No. 5 Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere 25 79-196, pls. 1-8.

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