Thallepus ornataSwainson, 1840, p. 251, 359, [cites unpublished illustration by Guilding] [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Not stated Range: 32.33°N to 3.83°S; 82.58°W to 32.4°W Depth: 0 to 18 m (live 0 to 18 m) Maximum Reported Size: 55 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, Florida Keys; Costa Rica, Colombia; ABC Islands: Curacao; Bermuda, Jamaica; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: St. Vincent; Barbados; Trinidad & Tobago: Tobago; Brazil: Fernando de Noronha References: A. E. Verrill (1901) cdlN; Marcus & Marcus (1963); Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus (1970); Ev. Marcus (1972a) {W}; Thompson (1977) {dl}; Marcus & Hughes (1974) {E}; Díaz & Puyana (1994) M; Espinosa & Ortea (2001a) {S}W; García, Troncoso & Domínguez (2002) DLSE Comments: Non Pease, 1860; 27.8°N in Florida (Jensen & Clark 1983). Combining Genera: Pterogasteron Tallepus
Pterogasteron marginatum Pease, 1871, [Synonym] References: Thompson (1977) s
Partial List of References
Swainson, W. 1840. A treatise on Malacology viii + 419 pp., frontispiece. Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans and John Taylor: London.
