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Cerion pillsburyi

Pilsbry and Vanatta, 1897


Original Description:
Geographic Distribution:
Bimini Islands, Bahama Islands
Type Locality:
Gun Cay, Bimini Islands, Bahamas.
[25° 44' N, -79° 15' W]



Type Material:
Lectotype, ANSP 72136
ANSP 72136, contains the lectotype, designated by Baker (1963:207) for the figured specimen (Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1897:fig. 5) and labeled as ANSP 72136a. The lectotype retains the catalog number ANSP 72136, while the 3 paralectotypes, one sectioned, have been recatalogued as ANSP 411921.
Additional Records:
MolluscaBase Information:
No MolluscaBase Information Found.
Remarks:

Clench (1942:62) synonymized C. cannonicum Dall, 1905 and C. northropi Dall, 1905 under C. pillsburyi Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1897. He also provided a listing of prior misidentifications of C. pillsburyi as well as additional records from North and South Bimini, Gun Cay, and North and South Cat Cay. 

 

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