STUDIES ON THE FAUNA OF CURAÇAO AND OTHER CARIBBEAN ISLANDS: No. 72 The Marine Mollusca of St. Martin, Lesser Antilles, collected by H.J. Krebs by H.E. Coomans (American Museum of Natural History, New York) list of the West Indian marine In 1864 an anonymous species of mollusks in Denmark. was published There were only twenty of lost the copies printed, seven which were during transportation to West Indies (CLENCH et al., 1947—1948, p. 23). The author was HENDRIK KREBS JOHANNES (1821—1907), Fig. 117, a Danish who lived St. from apothecary on Thomas, Virgin Islands, 1843 to 1870. Being the owner of a wholesale firm, he travelled throughout him the West Indies, which gave an opportunity to collect shells and plants. His species list was entitled: “The West-Indian Marine A Shells with some remarks. manuscript printed for circulation between collectors.” It was published by W. Laub’s Widow & Chr. Jorgensen, at Nykjöbing, Falster. As this work is issued very rare, a republication was by CLENCH, AGUAYO & TURNER (1947—1948). The republication is preceded by some remarks, and concludes with a portrait of KREBS, a biography and a bibliography. For more data concerning KREBS, reference should be made to this republication. In his species list KREBS gave, for each species, the scientific sometimes the name and author, and one or more synonyms; ecological situation, which he called "Station"; and finally the each the actual reference. He localities, locality with collector, or called the localities "Habitats". (Note: KREBS interchanged the words "habitat" and "station". According to modern ideas, the habitat is the ecological situation, while station refers to the locali- ty.) Many species were provided with systematic remarks. 60 Table 1 shows the species which were collected by KREBS in St. Martin. In preparingthis table, therepublication has beenused. KREBS mentioned a few species from two other islands of the Netherlands Saba and for the of these Antilles, Cura9ao; sake completeness are also in Table Since used KREBS of given 1. many names by are out added column for the modern scientific date or wrong, we a special Some with asterisk names. species numbers are provided an (*); in annotations Table these species are commented on at the end of 1. To KREBS' record of the species of St. Martin two more columns have been added, showing the mollusks collected on that island during the present century. One column gives the shells collected by Dr. P. WAGENAAR HUMMELINCK and Mrs. VAN DEN BOS; these shells have been treated in our previous publication (COOMANS, 1958). Another column records the species collected by COOMANS on St. Martin in June 1959, and the data of several other collectors the Dr. H. M. during same year (H. J. KOELERS, J. STOCK, VAN VELDHOVEN M.D., and P. A. VAN DER WERF). Mrs. CATE of Los valuable information J. Angeles, California, gave us concerning Pusia semicostata. Mrs. G. L. WARMKE, Curator of Mollusks at the Institute of Marine Biology at to Mavaguez, Puerto Rico, and Mr. E. C. AUER of New York, were both so kind as read the manuscript. in from the United National This study was sponsored, part, by a grant States Science Foundation. Fig. 117. HENDRIK JOHANNES KREBS (1821-1907) Danish author of “The West-Indian Marine Shells”. 62 118. of with localities mentioned in this Fig. Sketch map the Caribbean, paper. 63 TABLE 1 MARINE MOLLUSKS OF THE NETHERLANDS ANTILLES MENTIONED BY KREBS (1864), WITH THE MODERN SCIENTIFIC NAMES The shells St. Martin with without letter. from are provided a number, a * See annotations concerning this species at the end of the table. Abbreviations of the references: A = C. B. ADAMS M = O. A. L. MÖRCH B M. BEAU = A. = O D’ORBIGNY C = F. DE CANDÉ R = A. H. RIISE K H. KREBS = J. S = R. SWIFT St. Martin al. KREBS (1958) 1959 et Name (and synonyms) Modern scientific KREBS in KREBS to KREBS in according name ao in 5 in COOMANS KREBS COOMANS a r Number collected u Page by SABA in in C Gastropoda 1 1 Strombus costoso-muri- Strombus raninus K X catus: Mart. Gmelin (S. raninus Gml. S. bitubercularis Lam.) 2 4 Conus daucus L. Conus daucus Hwass K 3 5 Conus leucostictus Hw. Conus regius Gmelin K x X (C. nebulosus Sol.) 4 5 Conus mindanusr Hw. Conus jaspideus K x X S (C. pusio Brug.) Gmelin 5 5 Conus mus Hw. Conus mus Hwass K X X (C. barbadensis Hw.) 6 7 Pleurotoma albocincta Monilispira albocincta K Ad. (C. B. Adams) 7* 8 Pleurotoma coccinata Drillia coccinata K Reeve (Reeve) 8 8 Pleurotoma costata Mangelia trilineata K Gray (C. B. Adams) (P. trifasciata Gray) 9 9 Pleurotoma fucata Fenimorea fucata K Reeve (Reeve) 64 St. Martin al. KREBS (1958) 1959 et Name (and synonyms) Modern scientific KREBS in to KREBS in KREBS according name in in KREBS COOMANS COOMANS Number collected Saba CURA9AO Page in in by 10» 11 Pleurotoma pura Reeve ? Pyrgocythara coxi K Fargo 11 12 Daphnella lymnaeifor- Daphnella lymnaeifor- K mis Kiener mis (Kiener) (D. decorata C. B. Adams) 12 13 Mangeliabalteata Mangelia balteata K Reeve Reeve 13 14 Mangelia quadrata Mangelia quadrata K Reeve (Reeve) (Pleurotoma deminu- ta C. B. Adams) 14 15 Fasciolaria tulipa Fasciolaria tulipa K x X Lmk. (Linn£) 15 16 Turbinella ananas Latirus infundibulum K Chem. (Gmelin) (M. infundibulum Gml.) 16 17 Turbinella nigella Leucozonia ocellata K Chem. (Gmelin) (P. ocellata Gml.) 17* 18 Murex alveatus Kien. Tritonaliaintermedia K (C. B. Adams) 17a* 19 Murex elegans Bech O 18 21 Murex nuceusMorch Favartia cellulosus nu- K ceus (Morch) 19* 21 Murex pleurotomoides ? K Reeve 20 21 Murex pomiformis Hexaplex pomum K x Mart. (Gmelin) 21* 23 Tritonium cynocepha- Cymatium caribbaeum K x lum Lmk. Clench & Turner 23 L. 22 Tritonium femorale Cymatium femorale K x X (Linn6) 23 23 Tritonium labiosum Cymatium labiosum K Wood (Wood) (Tr. Loroisis Pt.) 24 23 Tritonium lanceolatum Colubraria lanceolata K Mk. (Menke) 65 St. Martin al. KREBS (1958) 1959 et Name (and synonyms) Modern scientific KREBS in in KREBS according to KREBS name in in KREBS COOMANS COOMANS Number Page collected Saba Curasao in in by Tritonium 25 24 piliare L. & Cymatiumpileare K X X Lmk. (Linne) (T. martinianum d'Orb.) 26* 24 Tritonium testaceum Colubraria obscura K Morch (Reeve) 27* 26 Purpura patula I .inne Purpura patula K x X (Linn£) 28 27 Purpura rustica Lam. Thais rustica (La- K x X marck) 29* 27 Recinula nodulosa Ad. Morula nodulosa K x (C. B. Adams) 30 27 Recinula turbinella Engina turbinella K x Kien. (Kiener) 31* 28 Columbella catenata Anachis catenata K Sowb. (Sowerby) (Buccinum mitrula Dk.) 32 29 Columbella laevigata Nitidella laevigata K Lmk. (Lamarck) (Col. concinna Sowb.) 33 29 Columbella mercatoria Columbella mercatoria K x x L. (I.innd') 34* 29 Columbella nitida Lmk. Nitidella nitida K x x (S. nitidula (L. ?) (Lamarck) Sowb.) 35 30 Columbella ocellata Mitrella ocellata K x * Gml. (Gmelin) K 36* 30 Columbella ovulata Pyrene ovulata x Lmk. (Lamarck) 37* 30 Columbella parvula Ph. Mitrella ocellata K (Gmelin) Anachis K 38* 30 Columbella pulchella pulchella x Kiener (Kiener) (Buc. triticum Sol.) 39* 31 Columbella subcostata Anachis catenata K Ad. (Sowerby) 40 34 Cancellaria reticulata Cancellaria reticulata K x L. (Linn6) 66 St. Martin al. KREBS (1958) 1959 et Name (and synonyms) Modern scientific KREBS in KREBS to KREBS in according name in in KREBS COOMANS COOMANS Number Page collected SABA Curasao in in by 41 34 Cancellaria K rugosa Trigonostoma rugosa x Lmk. (Lamarck) 42 34 Cassis gibba: Gml. Phalium granulatum K (C. globulus Bolt. (Born) C. abreviata Lmk.) L. tuberosa K 43 35 Cassis tuberosa Cassis x X (Linn6) 44 L. K 35 Oniscia Oniscus Morum oniscus x X (Linne) Dolium Tonna 45 35 pennatum maculosa (Dill- K x Mart. wyn) (T. perdix pen- nata (Morch)) 45a* 36 Eburnea glabrata Lmk. Ancilla glabrata S (Lamarck) C 46 36 Mitra barbadensis Mitra barbadensis K x X Gmelin (Gmelin) (M. striatula Lmk.) 47* 37 Mitradermestina Lmk. Pusia dermestina K (M. speciosa Reeve? (Lamarck) Morch!) 48* 37 Mitra semicostata ? K Anton 49 38 Mitra puella Reeve Pusia puella (Reeve) K 49a* 38 Oliva exigua Mart. Jaspidella jaspidea C (O. conoidalis Lmk. (Gmelin) K Voluta jaspidea Gml.) 50 40 Oliva oryza Lmk. Olivella floralia K (Duclos) 51* 40 Oliva pura Reeve Olivella bullula K (Reeve) 52 40 Oliva reticularis Lmk. Oliva reticularis K x X A (O. olivaceus Lamarck Meusch.) 41 Oliva scripta Lmk. Oliva caribaeensis Dall O & Simpson 53 41 Cypraea exanthema L. Trona zebra (Linne) K x X 53a* 41 Cypraea mus L. Siphocypraea mus S (Linn£) 67 St. Martin al. KREBS (1958) 1959 et Name (and synonyms) Modern scientific KREBS in KREBS to KREBS in according name in in KREBS COOMANS COOMANS Number Page collected Saba Curasao in in by 54 L. Trivia K 41 Cypraea pediculus pediculus x (I.inne) 55 42 Cypraea rotunda Trivia quadripunctata K x Kiener (Gray) (C. quadripunctata Gray) Linne 56 42 Cypraea spurca Erosaria spurca acicu- K x (C. flaveola: Reeve, laris (Gmelin) C. lota Born) Luria cinerea K 57 42 Cypraea succinctai L. x x (C. cinerea Mart. (Gmelin) C. sordida Lmk.) 42 58 Cypraea suffusai Gray Trivia suffusa (Gray) K x (C. armindina Duel.) 59 43 Ovula acicularis Lmk. Neosimnia acicularis K (Lamarck) 60 43 Marginella catenata Persicula catenata K Mont. (Montagu) 60a* 44 Marginella maculosa Persicula maculosa S Kien. (Kiener) 60b* 44 Marginellamarginata Marginellamarginata S Born (Born) (M. bivaricosa Lmk.) 60c* 45 Marginellamuralis Persicula maculosa M Hinds (Kiener) 61* 45 L. K Marginella pallida Hyalina avenacea (M. avenaceaDesh.) (Deshayes) 61a 45 Marginella subcoerulea Prunum prunum C Mart.