Taxonomic Listing of the Liguus of Cuba and the Isle of Pines

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The Liguus of Cuba, adjacent Keys
and Isle of Pines

The Liguus fasciatus ssp. photo page #3

This is a photo and information page for the Liguus fasciatus ssp. of Cuba.
The listed subspecies do not all have available photos at the moment, they will
have verified photos if I can find specimens to photograph. Some
may have been synonymized or have become "nomen nudum".

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L. fasciatus barroi Jaume 1952 Rio Almendares, Habana, Habana Province, Cuba	L. fasciatus barroi Jaume 1952 Rio Almendares, Habana, Habana Province, Cuba [Aperture view]

L. fasciatus caroli
(Bartsch 1937)
Turiguanó Island, north coast of
Camaguey Province, Cuba


L. fasciatus caribaeus Clench 1935 (Lot MCZ 181,525. This specimen is close to the holotype)	L. fasciatus caribaeus Clench 1935 (Lot MCZ 181,525. Aperture view of previous specimen, close to holotype)	L. fasciatus caribaeus Clench 1935 (Lot MCZ 181,525. This specimen is close to the paratype)

Collected at Playuelas, El Corralillo, west of Puerto Esperanza,
north coast of Pinar del Rio Province, Cuba

caribaeus series

caribaeus series2

L. fasciatus caribaeus
Clench 1935
(Lot MCZ 181,525)
Color series from dark to light.
All specimens ollected at Playuelas, El Corralillo,
west of Puerto Esperanza, north coast of Pinar del Rio Province, Cuba

Discussion of the Liguus fasciatus spp.

The fasciatus is widespread throughout the main Island of Cuba, the
offshore keys and Isla de Pinos (the largest offshore key / island south of Cuba).

The following is a synopsis of information on these Liguus;
type locality, holotype or paratype depository and publication of description.
The photo pages will discuss them in groups of six, in alphabetical order.

Liguus fasciatus barroi Jaume 1952 -
Type locality: Hill east of Rio Almendares, Bosque de la Habana,
Habana Province, Cuba.
Holotype: Collection Jaume MBM No. 2,029.
Description: Jaume, 1952, Circulares del Museo y Biblioteca de Malacologia
de la Habana, (Marzo), page 505-506.

Liguus fasciatus caballosense Jaume 1954 -
Type locality: Sierra de Caballos, Isla de Pinos,Cuba.
Holotype: Collection Jaume (No. ?)
Description: Jaume, 1954, Circulares del Museo y Biblioteca de Malacologia
de la Habana, (Sep-Oct), page 1381.

Liguus fasciatus caibarienense Jaume 1954 -
Type locality: Pedrera "J.T. Garcia", Caibarien, Las Villas Province, Cuba.
Holotype: Collection Jaume (No. ?).
Description: Jaume, 1954, Circulares del Museo y Biblioteca de Malacologia
de la Habana, (Sep-Oct), page 1380.

Liguus fasciatus candelariae Sanchez Roig 1951 -
Type locality: Salto de Manantiales, Candelaria, Pinar del Rio Province, Cuba.
Holotype: Collectio Sanchez Roig No. 1,078.
Description: Revista de la Sociedad Malacologica
"Carlos de la Torre", Vol 8(1):33-34, plate 5, fig 8.

Liguus fasciatus caribaeus Clench 1935 -
Type locality: Monte Dios, Santa Lucia, north coast, Pinar del Rio Province, Cuba.
Holotype: Museum of Comparative Zoology MCZ 109,050
Paratype: Museum of Comparative Zoology MCZ 106,409 & MCZ 126,002
Description: Clench, 1935, The Nautilus 49:68, plate 3, fig 3.
Comment: Both the holotype (MCZ 109,050) and paratype (MCZ 106,409)
are pictured in Abbott's "Compendium of Landshells". The L.f. caribaeus shown
above are specimens from the collection at the Harvard Museum of
Comparative Zoology, part of the lot are ex-de la Torre collection. Special thanks to
MCZ (Harvard) and Mr. Adam J. Baldinger, Curatorial Associate of Malacology
at MCZ, for the loan of the specimens.

Liguus fasciatus caroli (Bartsch 1937) -
Type locality: Isla de Turiguanó, north coast Camaguey Province, Cuba.
Holotype: US National Museum (Wash DC) USNM 428,810
Description: Bartsch, 1937, Journal of the Washington Academy of Science,
27:131, text fig 1 (L. crenatus caroli)

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