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Fallon, L, 417355
No full textThis record was harvested from a previous catalogue system and will be withdrawn in 2025. Information in this record may be superseded or incomplete. Visit this record in UMA's new catalogue at: https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/384498Surname: FALLON. Given Name(s) or Initials: L. Military Service Number or Last Known Location: 417355. Missing, Wounded and Prisoner of War Enquiry Card Index Number: 54783.230240
Item: [2016.0049.16791] "Fallon, L, 417355
Portrait of Arthur Drakeford, Hudson Fysh and Sir Keith Smith standing in front of the just arrived Q.E.A. Lockheed L-749 Constellation airliner, VH-EAA, Ross Smith, Kingsford-Smith Airport, Sydney, October 1947 [picture] /
No full textTitle devised by cataloguer from inscription.; Part of collection: E.A. Crome collection of photographs on aviation.; Inscriptions: "Arrival of the first Qantas Constellation 'Ross Smith' at Kingsford Smith Airport, Sydney - Left to Right. The Minister for Air (Mr. Drakeford Mr. w. Hudson Fysh (Chairman and Managing Director of Qantas Empire Airways) and Sir Keith Smith."--Attached typed note on verso; "A Jo Fallon photograph credit greatly appreciated. Expert newstype photography. Available for any assignment. Telephone FW 5198 Cable Address: 'Jofal Sydney Lab.: Bennett Street, Bondi NSW Australia"--Stamped on verso.; Also available online : http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn4926618; E.A. Crome collection relating to aviation in Australia, 1914-2005; located at; National Library of Australia Manuscript collection MS 1925
Leptadrillia luciae Fallon, 2016, new species
No full textLeptadrillia luciae, new species (Plate 112) Type material. Holotype 11.0 x 3.7 mm (USNM 1199828); 4 paratypes from the type locality: 10.1 x 3.3, 10.0 x 3.1, 8.8 x 3.0 & 7.8 x 2.6 mm (USNM 1199872). All from inside beer bottles retrieved by M. Harasewych! aboard submersible Curasub, 23 May 2012. Type locality. Off Sea Aquarium, Bapor Kibra, Willemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, 12 °04.87'N, 68 ° 53.75 'W, in glass bottles collected at 130– 168 m. Range and habitat. Known only from the type locality. Empty shells collected from in bottles at 130–168 m depths. Description. Shell small (to 11.0 mm in total length), glossy, semi-translucent, narrowly fusiform with a long anterior canal and surface sculpture of axial ribs; whorls slightly convex, their peripheries are anterior to whorl midpoints appearing to “sag” near the suture of succeeding whorl; whorls total up to 9, the last about 59 % of total length. Protoconch of 2 smooth, translucent whorls; tip of first partially immersed. Axial sculpture of narrow ribs that run from suture-to-suture on spire whorls, to anterior fasciole on last, number 9 on penultimate and 8 to varix on last whorl; ribs recurved on shoulder, sigmoidal on last whorl; interspaces about as wide as their width; rib crests round. Vari x rather large, protruding, broader and higher than preceding ribs; straight, not sigmoidal. Spiral sculpture absent except for approximately 12 faint threads on and adjacent to anterior fasciole. Sulcus obscure; ribs and growth striae on shoulder recurved, reflecting outline of the anal sinus. Outer lip missing on all specimens in hand, which were collected as empty shells. Anal sinus also missing, but which may not have been fully developed on these specimens, which appear juvenile as there is no sign of the development of a callus on the parietal wall. Inner lip narrow, thin, unemarginate. Anterior canal long, open; fasciole not swollen. Color base tan with a subsutural light golden brown band; varix also light golden brown. Remarks. Taxonomy. Leptadrillia luciae has all of the characteristics of the genus: a spindly shell with a long anterior canal, ribs that extend from suture-to-suture, no sulcus, and no spiral sculpture except for threads near and on the anterior fasciole. This species may be unique for the large size of its large varix. Variability. The average total length of five specimens is 9.54 mm (7.8 –11.0 mm); their average W/ L ratio is 0.329. The faded condition of available specimens precludes assessment of the variability in color pattern. Identification. Leptadrillia luciae is very close in color pattern and size to L. incarnata, new species but differs in possessing less convex ribs with whorl peripheries closer to the sutures, a broader yellow-brown shoulder band, and a larger varix. Color has mostly faded in the dead-collected paratypes, but a trace of the band is still visible. The color pattern differentiates this species from all other Leptadrillia. From L. splendida Bartsch, 1934 it also differs in possessing less convex whorls and straighter ribs. From L. flavomaculata, new species it differs in having broader ribs and shell (W/ L ratio is 0.329 versus 0.313). Etymology. Lucy’s Leptadrillia; named after my granddaughter, Lucy Lillian Fallon, who arrived just days before completing this species’ description.Published as part of Fallon, Phillip J., 2016, Taxonomic review of tropical western Atlantic shallow water Drilliidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Conoidea) including descriptions of 100 new species, pp. 1-363 in Zootaxa 4090 (1) on pages 226-227, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4090.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/26329
Letter to Carlos Fallon (copy to L.--Correspondence
No full textLetter to Carlos Fallon (copy to L. D. Miles), re: appreciation for Mr. Fallon's help in arranging a U. S. delegation of value engineers to attend the SJVE (Society of Japanese Value Engineers) conference in October of 1972 in Japan
Leptadrillia lucaya Fallon, 2016, new species
No full textLeptadrillia lucaya, new species (Plate 111) Type material. Holotype 16.5 x 3.9 mm, J. Worsfold! (ANSP 367901). Type locality. Off Lucaya, Grand Bahama I., Bahama Is., 26 ° 29 ' 45 "N, 078° 37 ' 15 "W, in about 300 m. Range and habitat. Known only from the holotype. Description. Shell small (to 16.5 mm in total length), fusiform, long and spindly W/L = 0.236), translucent, thin and glossy-smooth, with up to 10 ¼ convex whorls with appressed sutures, whorls slightly angular at periphery of spire whorls, round on last, the last approximately 53 % of the total length; sculpture of axial ribs; aperture narrowly oval. Protoconch of 2 smooth, glossy whorls, the first not immersed in the second. Axial sculpture of narrow ribs that run from suture-to-suture, reduced, and some obsolete on the whorl shoulders, also recurved on shoulder, especially on last whorl. Ribs slightly opisthocline, 14 are on penultimate, 12 on last whorl, about the same width as intercostal space. Spire whorls appearing nodulose on first 2, becoming less angular anteriorly; their peripheries below mid-whorl. Rib crests ridged. Growth striae microscopic, oblique to ribs, recurved in sulcal area. Varix absent on incompletely developed type specimen. Spiral sculpture absent, except for threads on anterior fasciole. Sulcus with reduced and obsolete ribs—forming a plain but narrow subsutural band. Outer lip not developed in type specimen. Anal sinus absent. Inner lip thin, undeveloped; no parietal callus. Anterior canal long, open, unnotched. Anterior fasciole not swollen; with spiral threads. Color translucent white; protoconch and first teleoconch whorl violet. Remarks. Taxonomy. Leptadrillia lucaya has the characteristics of the genus: a spindle-shaped glossy shell with a long anterior canal that lacks spiral sculpture except on the anterior fasciole. Ribs reduced or obsolete in the sulcus, which is uncommon in members of the genus, but in all else it agrees with the generic diagnosis. Identification. Leptadrillia lucaya is similar to L. campechensis, new species, only larger, with a straighter anterior canal, and a violet, not white, protoconch. With a W/ L ratio of 0.236, it is the narrowest of the species in the genus. It is also larger than the other all-white species: L. splendida Bartsch, 1934, L. lizae, new species, L. profunda, new species, and L. loria Bartsch, 1934. The single specimen of Leptadrillia lucaya is incompletely developed but sufficiently different from its most similar congeners, as described above, to merit its description. Because of its size and because it is the only Leptadrillia found in the Bahama Islands, it is believed to represent an undescribed species. Etymology. The Lucayan Leptadrillia, named for Lucaya, the suburb of Freeport, Grand Bahama I., off which the type specimen was taken.Published as part of Fallon, Phillip J., 2016, Taxonomic review of tropical western Atlantic shallow water Drilliidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Conoidea) including descriptions of 100 new species, pp. 1-363 in Zootaxa 4090 (1) on pages 224-225, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4090.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/26329
Leptadrillia guianensis Fallon, 2016, new species
No full textLeptadrillia guianensis, new species (Plate 106) Type material. Holotype, live-taken, 17.1 x 5.5 mm (decollate), 1 Aug 2014, (MNHN IM- 2013-56290); one paratype 15.5 x 5.7 mm (apex gone) from type locality (MNHN IM- 2000-31085). Barcode information for the holotype is tabularized below: MNHN Catalog Number Station GenBank accession number BOLD accession number IM- 2013-56290 (hol) CP 4367 KT 782769 TEMPO042- 15 Type locality. Off French Guiana, 07°09'N, 53 °01'W, in 351–354 m (GUYANE 2014 Sta. CP 4367). Range and habitat. Known only from the type locality. Description. Shell small (both types are incomplete but up to at least 18 mm in total length), fusiform, smooth; holotype with 7 remaining convex whorls, with appressed sutures and shouldered below sulcus; sculpture of axial ribs; aperture narrowly oval. Protoconch unknown, eroded away on holotype. Axial sculpture of narrow ribs that evanesce just before each succeeding whorl’s suture and on the last whorl below shell periphery on ventrum and at anterior fasciole on shell dorsum, reduced and recurved on whorl shoulders. Ribs opisthocline, 12 on penultimate, 10 on last whorl to the last rib, intercostal space about twice the width of the ribs. Rib crests round. Growth striae microscopic, oblique to ribs, recurved in sulcal area. Varix not well developed; last few ribs on last whorl are narrower and more prominent than previous ones. Spiral sculpture absent, except for spiral threads on anterior fasciole. Sulcus indistinct but shoulder about ¼- to ⅓-whorl height with reduced to obsolete ribs. Outer lip thin, edge forms a low arc from anal sinus to stromboid notch; surface reinforced with two strong axial folds. Stromboid notch very shallow. Anal sinus a moderately deep notch with divergent sides. Inner lip narrow, margined, erect along columella, recumbent on parietal wall, and formed into a weak callus at anal sinus. Anterior canal long, open, curved to the right when viewed ventrally and weakly notched. Anterior fasciole not swollen; with 8 weak spiral threads. Color of holotype light golden brown, darkest between ribs, with white anterior fasciole and aperture. Remarks. Taxonomy. Leptadrillia guianensis is large for the genus but is otherwise typical in possessing spiral sculpture only on the anterior fasciole, a long anterior canal, and narrow ribs. Identification. Leptadrillia guianensis is unique for its size and color pattern. It is similar in shape to L. flavomaculata, new species but larger (approximately 18 versus 12.3 mm). Leptadrillia luciae, new species has less convex whorls and is also smaller (to about 11 mm). The size of L. lucaya, new species (16.5 mm) approaches L. guianensis but that species is translucent white and narrower (W/L = 0.236 versus approximately 0.322). Leptadrillia guianensis stands out from all other members of the genus-group for its size and color pattern. In addition, it is the only species of Leptadrillia reported from bathyal depths of the southeasten Caribbean, all factors believed to merit its description. Etymology. The Guianese Leptadrillia, named after the country of the type locality, French Guiana.Published as part of Fallon, Phillip J., 2016, Taxonomic review of tropical western Atlantic shallow water Drilliidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Conoidea) including descriptions of 100 new species, pp. 1-363 in Zootaxa 4090 (1) on pages 217-218, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4090.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/26329
Leptadrillia histriata Fallon, 2016, new species
No full textLeptadrillia histriata, new species (Plate 107) Type material. Holotype 9.8 x 3.0 mm (USNM 1291352); 3 paratypes: 1 spec., 9.2 x 3.0 mm, from type locality (ANSP 464964), 1 spec., 8.6 x 2.9 mm, in 250 m, off Escudo de Veraguas I., Bocas del Toro Prov., Panama, Nov 2003 (USNM 1291353); 1 spec., 7.2 x 2.5 mm, in 250 m, off Escudo de Veraguas I. Bocas del Toro Prov., Panama, 2012 (author’s coll.). Type locality. Gulf of Morrosquillo, Colombia, at 20– 30 m. Range and habitat. Colombia (Gulf of Morrosquilla); Panama (off Escudo de Veraguas I.). Reported from 20–250 m, and in the case of the shallow depth, from on a gravel bottom. Description. Shell very small (to 9.8 mm in total length), glossy, narrowly fusiform; whorls convex with impressed sutures, number up to 9 ¾, the last about 55 % of total length, with a narrow aperture and long anterior canal. Surface of shell sculpted by regularly spaced axial ribs, very slightly convex. Protoconch of 2 smooth, round translucent whorls, the second somewhat bulbous. Axial sculpture of narrow, slightly curved ribs with ridged crests that run from suture-to-suture on spire whorls, to anterior fasciole on last where they are slightly sigmoidal; ribs wider than their intercostal spaces, number 11–15 on penultimate, 7–12 to varix on last whorl to varix. Ribs deeply impressed at suture. Vari x wider than preceding ribs, straight not sigmoidal, and round-crested; positioned approximately ¼-turn from lip edge. Spiral sculpture absent except for 6–10 spiral ridges on anterior fasciole. Sulcus absent; recurved ribs on shoulder echo previous positions of anal sinus. Outer lip thin, partially translucent, edge smooth, strengthened from varix to lip edge by axial folds curved parallel to edge of outer lip, which is a low arc extending from anal sinus to stromboid notch. Stromboid notch very shallow. Anal sinus deep, apex round, sides straight, offset slightly from shell axis by parietal callus; inner edge of sinus slightly flared. Inner lip narrow, margined, erect on anterior canal, formed into a parietal callus posteriorly; successive layers of deposition visible on lip’s edge. Anterior canal long, open, end slightly turned right when viewed ventrally; unnotched. Color light beige with a white anterior canal, and a light golden brown patch present on ventral side of holotype’s varix but not on all paratypes. Remarks. Taxonomy. Leptadrillia histriata has all of the distinguishing characteristics of Leptadrillia: a spindle-shaped shell with a narrow aperture and long anterior canal, ribs that extend from suture-to-suture without a sulcus, and no spiral sculpture except on the anterior fasciole. Variability. The average total length of four specimens is 8.70 mm (7.2–9.8 mm), and their W/ L ratio is 0.329. Little variation is seen in the specimens examined. Identification. Leptadrillia histriata is similar to L. splendida Bartsch, 1934 (9.2 mm total length), L. violacea, new species (8.60 mm average total length), L. lizae, new species (8.44 mm average total length), and L. luciae, new species (9.54 mm average total length). Leptadrillia loria, Bartsch, 1934, is smaller and less likely to be mistaken for this species (6.8 mm total length). L. histriata differs from L. splendida in possessing more ribs (11–15 versus 10 on the penultimate whorl) that are straighter, and in having ridged not round-crested ribs. From L. violacea it differs in possessing more ribs (11–15 versus 9–10 on the penultimate whorl) that have ridged crests, not rounded ones. It also lacks the violet-colored protoconch and early whorls characteristic of some L. violacea. From L. lizae it differs in possessing less convex whorls and generally more ribs (11–15 versus 12 on the penultimate whorl). From L. luciae it differs in possessing more ribs (11–15 versus 9 on the penultimate whorl) and lacking the light golden brown band on the whorls’ shoulder. Etymology. The Fluted Leptadrillia. From the Latin adjective histriatus (feminine histriata) meaning fluted or grooved. The spindly shell with regularly spaced, even ribs separated by V-shaped grooves brings to mind a fluted pole.Published as part of Fallon, Phillip J., 2016, Taxonomic review of tropical western Atlantic shallow water Drilliidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Conoidea) including descriptions of 100 new species, pp. 1-363 in Zootaxa 4090 (1) on pages 218-219, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4090.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/26329
Rhetoric and Reality in the Law of Federal Courts: Professor Fallon\u27s Faulty Premise
No full textRichard Fallon\u27s recent article, The Ideologies of Federal Courts Law, [74 Va. L. Rev. 1141 (1988)] offers valuable insights into a bewildering body of Supreme Court doctrine. He effectively demonstrates the substantial doctrinal instability of this body of law, and also discerns a pattern amid the chaos. Fallon\u27s treatment of the case law and the scholarship is fair-minded, meticulous, and incisive.
I disagree, however, with one aspect of Fallon\u27s thesis. In my view, he falters when identifying sources of the discontinuity in the doctrine. In Part I of his article he argues that the decisions reflect two sets of incompatible assumptions which influence...thought about judicial federalism issues and produc[e] a conflicted and self-contradictory body of law. The Federalist model favors state courts and views the states as sovereign entities at least in some respects free from national control. The Nationalist model would abrogate state sovereignty and assign a larger role to federal courts in constitutional adjudication. At the outset of the article, Fallon declares that his models represent two divergent deep structures of understanding of the federal system and the roles within it of federal and state courts. He insists that the models are not reducible to crudely political stances aimed at attaining conflicting substantive goals.
I believe Fallon is mistaken in thinking that the clash between partisans of the Federalist and Nationalist models can be traced to disagreements over governmental structure and judicial roles. The value of Fallon\u27s models depends on how they fare in comparison with a raw ideological approach or the task of explaining what the Court does and why. I find that they do not illuminate the case law as well as a straightforward emphasis on substance and hence are inferior to the crudely political thesis Fallon rejects. In short, Fallon\u27s thesis is wrong. The conflict and contradiction in this area rest on politics rather than conflicting deep structures of understanding of the federal system
Douglassia antillensis Fallon, 2016, new species
No full text<i>Douglassia antillensis</i>, new species <p>(Plate 58)</p> <p> <i>Cerodrillia thea</i> auct. non (Dall, 1884), is a misidentification by Pointier & Lamy (1998: 159, text photos [Guadeloupe specimen]) and by Massemin <i>et al.</i> (2009: 204, right text photo [Martinique specimen]).</p> <p> <i>Cerodrillia</i> auct. non <i>perryae</i> (Bartsch & Rehder, 1939): Williams (2005; 2009: species 1524, second photo from right only); Jong & Coomans (1988: 112 [Not pictured but may be this species on the basis of their description.]).</p> <p> <i>Cerodrillia</i> aff. <i>perryi</i> [sic] Bartsch & Rehder, 1939: Altena (1975: 62, pl. 7, figs. 3, 4, [off Suriname]) may be this species.</p> <p> <i>Cerodrillia</i> aff. <i>perryae</i> Bartsch & Rehder, 1939: Rios (1975: 132, pl. 40, fig. 593, [off Amapá, Brazil]) may be this species.</p> <p> <b>Type material.</b> Holotype 12.1 x 5.1 mm (USNM 1291338); 19 paratypes, all from the type locality: 3 spec., 11.8 x 5.0, 11.4 x 5.1 & 11.2 x 4.6 mm (ANSP 464988); 3 spec., 11.4 x 4.7, 10.5 x 4.7 & 9.9 x 4.4 mm (USNM 129339); 3 spec., 11.5 x 4.9, 12.7 x 5.3 & 11.4 x 4.9 mm (UF 496637); 3 spec., 11.8 x 5.0, 11.4 x 4.9 & 11.4 x 5.0 mm (MZSP 122064); 3 spec., 11.2 x 4.7 & 12.1 x 4.9 & 11.6 x 4.8 mm (MNRJ 34636); 3 spec., 12.0 x 5.0, 12.3 x 5.2 & 12.1 x 4.9 (BMSM 14988); 1 spec. 11.5 x 4.8 mm (P. Stahlschmidt coll.). All G. Mackintosh! 17, 22 May 1998.</p> <p> <b>Type locality.</b> Dragon’s Bay, Grenada, in 24– 26 m.</p> <p> <b>Other material examined.</b> An additional 188 specimens were examined: <i>E Florida:</i> 1 spec., 17.7 x 7.0 mm, off Bath & Tennis Club, Palm Beach, Palm Beach Co., McGinty! 22 May 1951 (UF 228880); 1 spec., 16.1 x 6.9 mm, in 55 m, off Palm Beach, Palm Beach Co, McGinty! 14 Mar 1950 (UF 155623). <i>Bahama Is:</i> 1 spec. 10.3 x 4.5 mm, in 27 m, Gold Rock, Grand Bahama I. (USNM 900127); 1 spec., 9.8 x 4.2 mm, Tamarind, Grand Bahama I. (26°30'45''N, 078°36'00''W) J. Worsfold! (ANSP 368904); 5 spec., 4.8 x 2.3, 5.7 x 2.9, 6.7 x 3.3, 7.0 x 3.6 & 9.5 x 4.5 mm, Grand Bahama I., 26°31'00''N, 078°46'30''W, J Worsfold! (ANSP 374454); 1 spec., 8.7 x 4.3 mm, Indian Cay, Grand Bahama I., 26°43'N, 079°01'W, J. Worsfold! (ANSP 355578); 1 spec., 12.7 x 5.4 mm, Indian Cay, Grand Bahama I., 26°42'45”N, 078°39'15”W, J. Worsfold! (ANSP 366924); 2 spec., 12.7 x 5.7 & 12.7 x 5.5 mm, in 20–21 m, off Cape Eleuthera, Eleuthera I., P. Fallon! 11 Aug 1999 (author’s coll.); 2 spec., 13.6 x 6.1 & 14.7 x 6.0 mm, in 18 m, 2.4 km S of Cape Eleuthera Harbor, Eleuthera I., R. Masino! 5 Jun 2002 (author’s coll.). <i>Turks & Caicos Is:</i> 1 spec., 14.7 x 5.8 mm, in 14 m, off West Caicos I. (USNM 900125); 1 spec., 15.8 x 6.2 mm, in 14 m, off West Caicos I. (UF 355565); 2 spec., 12.7 x 5.4 (proto missing) & 12.8 x 5.4 mm, in 14 m, Turks I., W. Harland! Jun 1989 (UF 470274). <i>Cuba.</i> 2 spec., 13.8 x 5.8 & 12.3 x 5.0 mm, in 18 m, Chorrera Sands, Havana, J. Finlay! (UF 156037). <i>Dominican Republic:</i> 1 spec., 14.1 x 6.5 mm, Las Salinas (USNM 900128). <i>Puerto Rico:</i> 4 spec., 15.0 x 5.9, 13.2 x 5.5, 13.2 x 5.7 & 11.8 x 5.0 mm, in 30 m, Tourmaline Reef, Mayaguez, G. Mackintosh! (author’s coll.). <i>Honduras:</i> 2 spec., 13.6 x 5.9 mm (author’s coll.) & 12.2 x 4.7 mm (USNM 900132), in 12 m, Vivorillo Cays, Bay Is., G. Mackintosh! 12 Aug 1992. <i>Antigua:</i> 2 spec., 14.5 x 6.1 & 13.9 x 5.8 mm, in 9 m, Pelican Bay, Barbuda I. (USNM 900123). <i>Guadeloupe:</i> 1 spec., 10.7 x 4.6 mm, in 15 m, Vieux-Fort (USNM 900124); 1 spec., 11.3 x 5.0 mm, in 14 m, Deshaies, G. Duffy! 12 Oct 1982 (UF 470273); 77 spec., 2.8–14.0 mm (avge. = 6.22 mm), in 5–60 m, at 31 KARUBENTHOS stations, May 2012 (cataloged between MNHN IM-2012-28027 and -28063), and in addition, the following 5 live-taken spec., tabularized below, listing barcode accession numbers for sequenced specimens (others preserved in alcohol):</p> <p> <i>Martinique:</i> 4 spec., 9.6 x 4.4, 10.0 x 4.4, 10.6 x 4.8 & 12.3 x 5.1 mm, in 14–18 m, Grande Anse d'Arlet, G. Mackintosh! 13–14 May, 2002 (author’s coll.); 2 spec., 11.1 x 5.3 & 9.0 x 4.1 mm, in 5 m, Anse d’Arlet (MNHN ex J. Colomb coll.); 2 spec.; 9.8 x 4.0 & 10.3 x 4.5 mm, Pointe Baleine (MNHN ex J. Colomb coll.); 1 spec., 10.7 x 4.6 mm, in 9 m, Ramiers I., G. Mackintosh! 26 Jun 1996 (author’s coll.); 2 spec. <i>St. Vincent & the Grenadines:</i> 1 spec., 12.5 x 5.0 mm, in 14 m, Petit Nevis I., (USNM 900131); 1 spec., 12.7 x 5.6 mm, in 12 m, Petit Nevis I., G.</p> <p> Mackintosh! 13 May 1993 (author’s coll.); 5 spec., 12.2 x 5.0, 11.9 x 4.7, 12.1 x 5.2, 13.2 x 5.7 & 13.0 x 5.5 mm, in 9 m, N Point, Chatham Bay, Union I., SVG, G. Mackintosh! 16 Apr 2007; 2 spec., 10.7 x 4.4 & 10.8 x 4.6, in 32 m, SW Point, Union I., G. Mackintosh! 13 Apr 2007 (author’s coll.); 2 spec., 13.7 x 5.8 & 11.1 x 4.8 mm, in 21 m, Chatham Bay, Union I., R. Masino! (author’s coll.). <i>Grenada:</i> 11 spec., 13.4 x 5.4, 10.8 x 4.4, 10.9 x 4.6, 10.3 x 4.3, 9.4 x 4.2, 11.1 x 4.7, 11.2 x 5.0, 11.1 x 4.8, 12.8 x 5.4, 12.2 x 5.3 & 12.4 x 5.1 mm, in 12–14 m, N end of Flamingo Bay, G. Mackintosh! 15 Apr 2004 (author’s coll.); 1 spec., 11.6 x 4.8 mm, in 20 m, Flamingo Bay, G. Mackintosh!, 7 Apr 2004 (author’s coll.); 4 spec., 12.1 x 4.9, 11.5 x 5.0, 12.1 x 5.0 & 10.8 x 4.6 mm, in 12 m, Flamand Bay (author’s coll.); 5 spec., 12.7 x 5.7, 11.5 x 4.9, 10.9 x 4.9, 11.8 x 4.9 & 9.6 x 4.1 mm, in 7 m, S side Moliniere Pt., G. Mackintosh! 25 Jan 2007 (author’s coll.); 2 spec., 10.6 x 4.5 & 10.6 x 4.6 mm, in 18 m, Hillsborough Bay, Carriacou I., G. Mackintosh! 15 May 2005 (author’s coll.); 5 spec., 16.0 x 6.8, 12.5 x 5.3, 14.0 x 5.8, 13.6 x 5.3, 13.1 x 5.4 & 11.5 x 5.1 mm, in 8 m, Hillsborough Bay, Carriacou I., G. Mackintosh! 14 May 2005 (author’s coll.); 1 spec., 11.5 x 5.1 mm, in 9 m, NW coast of Carriacou I., G. Mackintosh! 19 Dec 2006 (author’s coll.); 1 spec., 14.6 x 5.7 mm, in 15 m, Ronde I., G. Mackintosh! 17 Jun 1998 (author’s coll.); 1 spec., 13.6 x 5.6 mm, in 7 m, Ronde I., G. Mackintosh! 7 May 2005 (UF 470275); 1 spec., 14.0 x 5.8 mm, in 11 m, Saline I., G. Mackintosh! 1 Feb 1997 (author’s coll.). <i>Barbados:</i> 1 spec., 9.5 x 4.2 mm, in 139 m, offshore, Blake expedition (MCZ 7072); 1 spec., 16.0 x 6.9 mm, in 183 m, off St. James, F. Sander! 1978. (UF 470276); 2 spec., 11.5 x 5.2 & 11.5 x 4.9 mm, in ca. 180 m, off Holetown, St. James Par., 13°10'52''N, 059°38'30''W, F. Sander! Oct 1978 (ANSP 353510). <i>Netherlands Antilles:</i> 1 spec., 10.9 x 4.9 mm, from old bottle at 130–168 m, Sta. 1 off Sea Aquarium, SW Curaçao, 12°04.87'N, 68°53.75'W, M. Harasewych! aboard <i>Curasub</i>, 23 May 2012 (USNM 1199822 [to be split from <i>D.enae</i>]); 1 spec., 10.7 x 4.9 mm, in 244–274 m, Sta. 13-04 off Sea Aquarium, Bapor Kibra, Willemstad, Curaçao, C. Baldwin! aboard <i>Curasub</i>, Feb 2013 (USNM 1231396). <i>Trinidad & Tobago:</i> 2 spec., 12.9 x 5.3 & 10.2 x 4.4 mm, in 24 m, 0.4 km off Lambeau Beach, Tobago I., R. Masino! (author’s coll.); 3 spec., 14.9 x 6.1, 12.8 x 5.3 & 11.4 x 4.9 mm, in 21 m, 0.4 km ENE of beach, Speyside, Tobago I., R. Masino! (author’s coll.); 1 spec., 11.5 x 4.7 mm, in 17 m, Store Bay, Tobago I., P. Fallon! 11 Nov 1999 (author’s coll.); 1 spec., 12.5 x 5.4 mm, in 30 m, Store Bay, Tobago I., G. Mackintosh! 20 Oct 1997 (author’s coll.). <i>Venezuela:</i> 1 spec., 15.0 x 6.5 mm, in 12 m, Tortuga I., G. Mackintosh! 27 Sep 1993 (author’s coll.); 1 spec. 12.8 x 5.3 mm, in 12 m, Tortuga I. (USNM 900129). <i>French Guiana:</i> 3 spec., 15.1 x 5.6, 2.4 x 1.4 & 2.7 x 1.5 mm, in 57 m, GUYANE 2014 Sta. CP4408, 05°36.3'N, 52°09.2'W, 10 Aug 2014 (MNHN not cataloged); 4 spec., 3.3 x 1.6, 3.8 x 2.0, 4.8 x 2.3 & 5.0 x 2.5 mm, in 102–103 m, GUYANE 2014 Sta. CP4390, 05°49'N, 51°28'W, 6 Aug 2014 (MNHN not cataloged); 1 spec., 11.6 x 4.8 mm, in 83–85 m, GUYANE 2014 Sta. CP4383, 06°25.6' N, 52°25.3'W, 4 Aug 2014 (MNHN IM-2012- 43469); 1 spec., 5.6 x 2.6 mm, in 95 m, GUYANE 2014 Sta. DW4359, 06°52.2'N, 53°02.6'W, 30 Jul 2014 (MNHN not cataloged); 4 spec., 2.3 x 1.2, 3.5 x 1.9, 4.2 x 2.0 & 4.7 x 2.2 mm, in 95–97 m, GUYANE 2014 Sta. CP4402, 06°18'N, 52°13.3'W, 8 Aug 2014 (MNHN not cataloged).</p> <p> <b>Range and habitat.</b> E Florida (off Palm Beach Co.); Bahama Is. (Grand Bahama I.; Eleuthera I.); Turks & Caicos Is.; Dominican Republic; Puerto Rico; Honduras (Vivorillo Cays); Antigua; Guadeloupe; Martinique; St. Vincent & the Grenadines; Granada; Barbados; Trinidad & Tobago (Tobago I.); Venezuela (Tortuga I.); Netherlands Antilles (Curaçao I.); and French Guiana. Specimens reported as <i>Cerodrillia perryae</i> in Jong & Coomans (1988: 112) are believed to be this species on the basis of a photograph of a specimen from Curaçao I. provided by M. Faber (pers. comm. 22 Apr 2011). <i>Douglassia antillensis</i> is associated with coral reefs and has been reported from 7–32 m depths on carbonate sand or carbonate sand and coral rubble in reef swales or pockets. Only dead-collected specimens occur at greater depths from off Palm Beach Co. (55 m), from off Barbados (128– 183 m), off Curaçao (244–274 m), and off French Guiana (57–103 m), perhaps transported there from shallower depths by currents.</p> <p> <b> Description. <i>Shell</i></b> small (to 17.7 mm), stoutly fusiform, glossy, truncated anteriorly, whorls up to 11, but more commonly around 9; last whorl approximately 63% of total length; whorls convex with bulging ribs; shell apex acutely pointed. <i>Protoconch</i> conical, of approximately 2½–2¾ glassy, smooth whorls, the exact number difficult to determine because the tip of the first is partially immersed in the second; color golden brown. <i>Axial sculpture</i> of prominent convex ribs, obsolete or absent in sulcus, most prominent and widest on whorl periphery a little below mid-whorl, and evanescent on the shell base below periphery. Rib crests round at whorl periphery but ridged in the sulcal region where ribs are narrower and slightly hooked to the left reflecting outline of anal sinus. Ribs number 8–9 on penultimate and 5–7 on the body whorl to the varix. Axial growth striae present on shell surface, curved in the region of the anal sulcus. <i>Varix</i> located just behind the anal sinus and resembles a cup handle when viewed ventrally. <i>Anal sinus</i> on shoulder adjacent to suture, deep, U-shaped, offset from the shell axis by parietal callus; edge of inner lip of sinus flared. <i>Spiral sculpture</i> of fine threads or ridges, barely visible below the periphery of last whorl, becoming stronger anteriorly on base and anterior fasciole. <i>Outer lip</i> thin, projecting out from the varix; with an irregular axial fold or thin axial rib; edge flexed out at anal sinus, waved below; with a shallow stromboid notch. <i>Inner lip</i> wide, margined, thick anteriorly, thinner on parietal wall, with a thick callus that forms one side of the anal sinus. Lip and callus edge raised by visible layers of successive deposition, especially in more mature specimens. <i>Anterior canal</i> short, open, unnotched, slightly curved to the right viewed ventrally, canal tip with a slightly flared marginal lip. Anterior fasciole not swollen; with about 6 faint spiral ridges. <i>Color</i> shell base dingy white, with a light to dark golden brown band just below body whorl periphery, visible as a narrow band at spire sutures; rib crests dingy white; band’s posterior edge fades to the shell’s base color; the anterior edge is more distinct.</p> <p> <b> Remarks. <i>Taxonomy</i>.</b> <i>Douglassia antillensis</i> has all the key characteristics of the genus: a concave sulcus with obsolete or absent ribs, a 2½- to 2¾-whorl protoconch, spiral microsculpture confined to the base, and a cuphandle-like varix positioned immediately behind the anal sinus. It is the commonest <i>Douglassia</i> in the Antilles, often misidentified as <i>Cerodrillia perryae</i> (Bartsch & Rehder, 1939) in museum collections. Many of the published reports of <i>C. perryae</i> from outside of Florida are also likely this species but cannot be confirmed without accompanying photographs. A list of reports of <i>C. perryae</i> that are likely this species is given in the synonymy list under that species. <b> <i>Variability</i>.</b> The average total length of 210 measured specimens is 9.72 mm (2.8–17.7 mm); the average W/ L ratio of 0.449. Given its relatively wide dispersal, it is fairly uniform in its morphology and color pattern, although there are some regional differences in color—those from the northern limit of its distribution, e. g. Grand Bahama I., appear to be lighter in color, and those from the southern limit (French Guiana) a mostly solid orange-brown color with white rib crests. Specimens are shown from various localities in Plate 58. <i> <i>Identification.</i> Douglassia antillensis</i> most closely resembles <i>D. enae</i> Bartsch, 1934 but differs principally in possessing less angular shoulders, most conspicuously on the last whorl. It also differs in coloration; the central band in <i>D. antillensis</i> tends to be less distinct on its adapical (posterior) margin, and its protoconch is dark, similar to the color of the band. <i>Douglassia enae</i> has a more distinct adapical margin on its central band, and a light colored protoconch. Although their ranges overlap, <i>D. antillensis</i> is reported from shallower water. <i>Douglassia antillensis</i> is often misidentified as <i>C. perryae</i> but is stouter, has 2½–2¾ protoconch whorls, not 1¾–2, and a slightly different color pattern. Because it is stouter, its W/ L ratio is greater (Average W/L = 0.449 for 210 specimens of <i>D. antillensis</i> versus 0.392 for the 17 specimens of <i>C. perryae</i>). The color pattern of <i>D. antillensis</i> is consistent among specimens, even across its much larger range than <i>C. perryae</i>. The latter varies in pattern; i.e., the central band is more variable in width, or even absent. <i>Douglassia antillensis</i> differs from <i>D. moratensis</i>, new species in having less convex body whorl, less prominent ribs on the shoulder, and a different color pattern. <i>Douglassia antillensis</i> has also been confused with <i>C. thea</i> (Dall, 1884), but that species’ spire is taller, color a uniform brown, and ribs shorter and more oblique.</p> <p> <b>Etymology.</b> The Antillean <i>Douglassia</i>. Although not strictly confined to the Antilles, <i>D. antillensis</i> appears to be quite common and widespread in this region, especially in the Windward Is.</p>Published as part of <i>Fallon, Phillip J., 2016, Taxonomic review of tropical western Atlantic shallow water Drilliidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Conoidea) including descriptions of 100 new species, pp. 1-363 in Zootaxa 4090 (1)</i> on pages 130-133, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4090.1.1, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/263299">http://zenodo.org/record/263299</a>
Leptadrillia lizae Fallon, 2016, new species
No full textLeptadrillia lizae, new species (Plate 109) Type material. Holotype 8.9 x 3.2 mm, E. García! aboard R/V Pelican, 10 Jun 2005 (UF 470325); 3 paratypes: 8.1 x 2.9, 8.6 x 2.9 & 7.3 x 2.8 mm, in 63–65 m, from the type locality, E. García! aboard R/V Pelican, 10 Jun 2005 (P. Stahlschmidt coll.). Type locality. Off Triángulos Reefs, outer Campeche Bank, ca 205 km W of Yucatan State, Mexico (20 ° 51.49 ' N, 92 ° 21.44 ' W), in 63–65 m on mud. Other material examined. An additional specimen believed to be this species was examined: 9.3 x 2.9 mm, in 457 m, W of Tampa Bay, Hillsborough Co., W Florida (ANSP 465632). Range and habitat. Mexico (off Triángulos Reefs, Campeche Bank). Reported at 63–65 m, on mud, for specimens from the type locality, and at 457 m for a specimen from W of Tampa Bay. Description. Shell very small (to 9.3 mm in total length), fusiform, translucent, glossy-smooth, with up to 9 ¼ smooth convex whorls with impressed sutures, the last approximately 56 % of the total length; sculpture of axial ribs; aperture narrowly oval, only slightly wider at its widest than anterior canal. Protoconch of 2 smooth whorls, the first partially immersed in the second. Axial sculpture of narrow ribs that run from suture-to-suture, are slightly opisthocline, 12 are on penultimate, 8–11 on last whorl to the varix where they end at the anterior fasciole. Ribs somewhat wider than intercostal space. First 4 teleoconch whorls rib profiles angular, appearing nodulose on first 2, becoming less angular anteriorly; their peripheries just below mid-whorl. Rib crests round. Growth striae microscopic, oblique to ribs, recurved in sulcal area. Varix large, about twice the width of preceding ribs, straight, not opisthocline, not curved in the sulcal area; positioned ⅓-turn from edge of outer lip. Spiral sculpture absent except for distinct threads on shell base and anterior fasciole, most of which are on the fasciole. Sulcus absent; the only trace of the anal sinus is slightly recurved ribs and growth striae on whorl shoulders. Outer lip thin, with 2 strengthening axial folds; edge of lip forms a low arc from anal sinus to beginning of anterior canal; stromboid notch broad and shallow. Anal sinus is a deep U-shaped notch near the suture, sides not constricted by parietal callus, inner edge weakly flared at its apex. Inner lip thin, emarginated, thickest on anterior canal; thinnest on parietal wall, and formed into a weak callus posteriorly over roof of aperture. Anterior canal moderately long, open, unnotched. Anterior fasciole not swollen; with spiral threads. Color translucent white; first protoconch whorl with a violet tint. Remarks. Taxonomy. Leptadrillia lizae displays all the characteristics of Leptadrillia: a slender shell with a long anterior canal, ribs extending from suture-to-suture with only a slight change in the sulcal region, and spiral sculpture absent except near and on the anterior fasciole. The anterior canal is somewhat shorter than most of its congeners. Variability. The average total length of five specimens is 8.44 mm (7.3–9.3 mm) and their average W/ L ratio is 0.346. Identification. Leptadrillia lizae is most similar to L. splendida Bartsch, 1934, L. histriata, new species, and L. loria Bartsch, 1934, two of which also occur in the Gulf of Mexico. From L. splendida it differs in possessing less angular and more evenly rounded whorls, straighter and more numerous ribs (12 versus 10 on penultimate whorl of L. splendida), and a somewhat shorter anterior canal. The ribs of L. splendida are more arcuate and whorl peripheries are below mid-whorl. From L. loria it differs in being larger (8.44 mm versus 6.8 mm in total length), and in possessing a more evenly rounded and more convex whorls. Whorl peripheries are also below mid-whorl in L. loria, as in L. splendida. From L. histriata it differs in having more convex whorls and usually fewer ribs (12 versus 11–15 on the penultimate whorl). Etymology. Liz’s Leptadrillia. Named after my daughter, Elizabeth A. Fallon.Published as part of Fallon, Phillip J., 2016, Taxonomic review of tropical western Atlantic shallow water Drilliidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Conoidea) including descriptions of 100 new species, pp. 1-363 in Zootaxa 4090 (1) on pages 222-223, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4090.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/26329
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