Strombus gigasLinnaeus, 1758, p. 745, [Bonan. 3, t. 321; Gualt. 33, f. A] [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: America Range: 32.97°N to 9.4°N; 93.6°W to 59.6°W Depth: 0.3 to 25 m (live 0.3 to 18 m) Maximum Reported Size: 352 mm Distribution: USA: South Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; USA: Flower Garden Banks; Mexico: Cayo Arcas, Campeche, Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo; Belize; Honduras: Swan Island; Colombia: Old Providence Island; Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia; ABC Islands: Aruba; Venezuela: Gulf of Venezuela, Falcon, Carabobo, Sucre, Islas Los Roques, Los Testigos; Bermuda, Bahamas: Grand Bahama Island, Bimini, Eleuthera, Little San Salvador, Cat Island, Inagua (Great or Little); Turks and Caicos, Cuba: Pinar del Rio, North Havana Province, North Matanzas, Villa Clara, Cienfuegos, Holguin, Santiago de Cuba, Guantanamo; Jamaica, Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; St. Barthelemy/St. Bartholomew, Martinique; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Mustique, Grenada; Barbados References: Dautzenberg (1900); Clench (1937); Olsson & McGinty (1958) S; Rice & Kornicker (1962) {W}; Shoemaker (1971) DN; Princz (1978b); Odé (1982b) W; Wagner & Abbott (1990) M; Fernández Milera (1998); Kreipl & Poppe (1999); Macsotay & Campos (2001); Vegas Torres (2004); Hewitt (2005a); Simone (2005a) c
Strombus canaliculatus Burry, 1949, [Synonym] References: Robertson (1962) s
Strombus horridus M. Smith, 1940, [Synonym] References: Clench & Abbott (1941) s
Strombus luciferLinnaeus, 1758, p. 744, [Bonan. 3, t. 303-304; Barrel rar. t. 1327, f. 7; Argen. t. 17, f. E; Klein t. 4, f. 85] [Synonym] Type Locality: ad Americam australem References: Link (1807b); Menke (1828) s Combining Genera: Pyramea
Strombus (Eustrombus) gigas pahayokeePetuch, 1994, p. 82, pl. 20, fig. c [Not available] Type Locality: Griffin Bros. pit, Holey Land area, Palm Beach Co., Florida Maximum Reported Size: 187 mm References: Petuch (1994) M Comments: Nude name; illustrated but not described.
Strombus sambaClench, 1937b, p. 18-20, pl. 1, fig. 1 [Synonym] Type Locality: Wood Cay, West End, Grand Bahama Island, Bahama Islands Range: 26°N to 17.8°N; 83°W to 64.9°W Depth: 1 to 4.5 m (live 1 to 4.5 m) Maximum Reported Size: 225 mm Distribution: Bahamas: Grand Bahama Island; Cuba: Pinar del Rio; Virgin Islands: St. Croix References: Clench (1937b) DdLl; Aguayo & Jaume (1947a) W; Usticke (1959) SEM; Warmke & Abbott (1961) s
Strombus gigas verrilliMcGinty, 1946, p. 46-48, pl. 5, figs. 2-3; pl. 6, figs. 7-8 [Synonym] Type Locality: Near the north end of Lake Worth Range: 26.8°N to 17.8°N; 80°W to 64.9°W Maximum Reported Size: 124 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida; Cuba; Virgin Islands: St. Croix References: McGinty (1946) NWM; Usticke (1959) SE; Warmke & Abbott (1961) s
Partial List of References
Clench, W. J. 1937. Descriptions of new land and marine shells from the Bahama Islands Proceedings of the New England Zoölogical Club 16 17-26, pl. 1. [Stated date: 05 Feb 1937.] Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae Systema Naturae, 10th ed., vol. 1 824 pp. Laurentii Salvii: Holmiae [Stockholm, Sweden]. McGinty, T. L. 1946. A new Florida Strombus, S. gigas verrilli Nautilus 60 46-48, pls. 5-6. [Stated date: -- Oct 1946.] Petuch, E. J. 1994. Atlas of Florida Fossil Shells xii + 394 pp., 100 pls. Chicago Spectrum Press: Evanston, Illinois. [Stated date: -- --- 1994; true date: pre Nov.]