Metaxia taeniolata (Dall, 1889)

Fernandes, Maurício Romulo & Pimenta, Alexandre Dias, 2020, Unraveling one of the ‘ Big Five’: update of the taxonomy of Triphoridae (Gastropoda, Triphoroidea) from Brazil, European Journal of Taxonomy 665 (665), pp. 1-170 : 139-140

Metaxia taeniolata (Dall, 1889)

Cerithiopsis metaxae var. taeniolata Dall, 1889: 256 .

Cerithiopsis metaxae var. taeniolata – Dall 1892: 270. — Abbott 1974: 109.

Metaxia taeniolata – Rolán & Fernández-Garcés 1992: 173–174, figs 3, 8; 2007: pl. IV figs 13–14. — Fernandes & Pimenta 2011: 822, figs 7–11. — Fernandes & Segadilha 2019: 133, fig. 3f.

Metaxia exilis non C.B. Adams, 1850 – Odé 1989: 105, fig. 1.

Cerithiopsis rugulosum non C.B. Adams, 1850 – Merlano & Hegedus 1994: 146, pl. XLVI fig. 512.

Metaxia excelsa non Faber & Moolenbeek, 1991 – Tunnell et al. 2010: 205.

Metaxia rugulosa non C.B. Adams, 1850 – Rolán & Fernández-Garcés 2015: 54, pl. 4 fig. g. — Lamy & Pointier 2018: 287, pl. 92 fig. 3.

Material examined

BRAZIL – North Brazil • 1 spec.; REVIZEE-Norte III st. 175; UFMA * • 6 specs; REVIZEE-Norte III st. 176; UFMA *. – Rio Grande do Norte • 1 spec.; BPot 1-MR25; MNRJ 31453 *. – Bahia • 23 specs; Baía de Todos os Santos ; Jun. 1997; MNRJ 34426 * • 2 specs; Ilhéus; MNRJ 32380 * • 9 specs; Ilhéus ; MNRJ 32971 *. – Espírito Santo • 1 spec.; Porto de Ubú ; 20º47′ S, 40º32′ W; MNRJ 31058 * • 1 spec.; Porto de Ubú ; 20º47′ S, 40º32′ W; MNRJ 31082 * • 3 specs; Porto de Ubú ; 20º47′ S, 40º32′ W; MNRJ 32415 *. – Vitória-Trindade Chain • 2 specs; REVIZEE-Central C2-22R; MORG 41675 . – São Paulo • 1 spec.; Ubatuba, Praia da Enseada ; MZSP 51948 • 1 spec.; Guarujá ; M.A. Cardoso leg.; MZSP 17753 .

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – North Carolina • 3 specs [paralectotypes; this lot also contains shells of Metaxia rugulosa , listed above]; south of Cape Lookout ; depth 95 m; R/V Albatross leg.; 19 Oct. 1885; USNM 92745 . – South Carolina • 1 spec., lectotype; depth 33 m; R/V Albatross leg.; 20 Oct. 1885; USNM 92746 .