Range: 22°N to 3.9°S; 92°W to 32.5°W Depth: 0 to 6 m Maximum Reported Size: 8.5 mm
Synonymy
Pleurotoma nigrescens C. B. Adams, 1845 Drillia ponciana Dall & Simpson, 1901
Details
Pleurotoma nigrescensC. B. Adams, 1845, p. 3, Not figured [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Jamaica Range: 22°N to 3.9°S; 92°W to 32.5°W Depth: 0 to 6 m Maximum Reported Size: 7.6 mm Distribution: Mexico: Campeche State, Cayo Arcas, Campeche, Quintana Roo; Panama, Venezuela: Islas Los Roques; Cayman Islands: Grand Cayman Island; Jamaica, Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: The Grenadines, Grenada; Brazil: Fernando de Noronha References: C. B. Adams (1845) M; Abbott (1958) {d}; Vokes & Vokes (1983, original station data) W; Leal (1991b) SE; Fallon (2008) d Comments: Non Reeve, 1845.
Drillia poncianaDall & Simpson, 1901, p. 386, pl. 57, fig. 19 [Synonym] Type Locality: Playa de Ponce, Porto Rico Range: 18°N to 17.8°N; 66°W to 64.7°W Maximum Reported Size: 8.5 mm Distribution: Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Croix References: Usticke (1959) SEM
Partial List of References
Adams, C. B. 1845. Specierum novarum conchyliorum, in Jamaica repertorum, synopsis Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 2 1-17. [Stated date: -- Jan 1845.] Dall, W. H. and C. T. Simpson. 1901. The Mollusca of Porto Rico U. S. Fisheries Commission Bulletin 20 351-524, pls. 53-58.
