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Jaspidella Olsson, 1956
Nomenclature
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Superfamily: OlivoideaFamily: Bellolividae
SUMMARY
A genus of small species previously considered to be confined to the Caribbean. A clade from the tropical and warm-temperate eastern Atlantic, however, also seems to be assignable to Jaspidella, as demonstrated by the description of the shell, radula (tricuspidate rhachidian) and operculum of Olivella oteroi Bermejo, 1979, from the Canary Islands by Rolán & Hernández (2008). Jaspidella is confined to Atlantic waters, with four species recornised from the Western Atlantic and three (with a query) to the Eastern Atlantic:
The type species is Voluta jaspidea Gmelin, 1791 (see below).
Species | |
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Jaspidella jaspidea (Gmelin, 1791) |
RV 5804a. USA, Florida, Monroe County, Florida Keys, Little Torch Key, on sandy shoals, 1978. Scale bar is 1 cm. |
Jaspidella blanesi (Ford, 1898) |
Tropical Atlantic realm. Tropical Northwestern Atlantic province. Figure coming |
Jaspidella carminiae Petuch, 1992 |
Tropical Atlantic realm. Tropical Northwestern Atlantic province. Figure wanted |
Jaspidella miris Olsson, 1956 |
Tropical Atlantic realm. Tropical Northwestern Atlantic province. Figure wanted |
Species | |
Jaspidella? pulchella (Duclos, 1835) |
Tropical Atlantic realm. West African Transition province. Gulf of Guinea province. RV 5475a-b. Ghana, Axim, Miemia Bay, by diver, depth 5-10 m, in sand. Scale bar is 1 cm. |
Jaspidella? sp. Sao Tomé |
Tropical Atlantic realm. Gulf of Guinea province. RV 1252. Sao Tomé & Principe, Sao Tomé, 1990. Scale bar is 2 mm. |
Jaspidella? oteroi(Bermejo, 1979) |
Temperate Northern Atlantic realm, Lusitanian province. RV 5869. Canary Islands, Gran Canaria, SW coast, Punta del Pasito Blanco; depth 1-2 m, in sand, by snorkelling; August 1994. |