Cerion regina Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1895

Synonymy

Cerion (Maynardia) regina Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1895:208.

Cerion regina Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1896:330-331, pl. 11, figs. 23, 24.

Cerion (Strophiops) regina Dall, 1905b:40; Clench, 1961:250.

Cerion brevispira Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1895:209. [synonymized by Clench, 1961:250].

Cerion incanoides Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1895:209. [synonymized by Clench, 1961:250].

Cerion regina comes Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1895:208. [synonymized by Clench, 1961:250].

Cerion regina eucosmium Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1895:208. [synonymized by Clench, 1961:250].

Cerion regina percostatum Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1895:208. [synonymized by Clench, 1961:250].

Cerion regina swifti Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1895:208. [synonymized by Clench, 1961:250].

Original Description: Click to view

Geographic Distribution: Turks Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands.

Type Locality: Turk's Island, Bahamas

Type Material: Lectotype, ANSP 25288

Baker (1963:207) designated as lectotype, the specimen illustrated in Pilsbry & Vanatta (1896:pl. 11,fig. 23), (ANSP 25286), which is a different specimen than illustrated in figure 24 (ANSP 25288).

Remarks

"This species has affinities with C. columna of Inagua, C. regium of Castle Island, C. lentiginosum and C. album of Rum Cay.  The first is more elongated and pillar-like, with very dark mouth; the second is stouter, heavier, with far wider, thicker lip – in fact, a lip of quite Ethiopian characteristics; and the two forms from Rum Cay are distinguished from all the preceeding by close, even microscopic costulation of their early whorls." (Clench, 1961:250).

Clench (1961:250) synonymized six Pilsbry & Vanatta taxa under regina.

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