Range: 34°N to 3°S; 93.62°W to 41°W Depth: 0 to 105 m (live 22 to 55 m) Maximum Reported Size: 50 mm
Synonymy
Murex cracherodi Sowerby II, 1879 Murex rubidus F. C. Baker, 1897 Haustellum rubidus (F. C. Baker, 1897) Murex marcoensis Sowerby III, 1900 Murex citrinus M. Smith, 1940 Murex delicatus M. Smith, 1940 Murex panamicus Petuch, 1990
Details
Murex rubidus F. C. Baker, 1897, [Basis of the current name] Attributed to: Dall Range: 34°N to 3°S; 93.62°W to 41°W Depth: 0 to 105 m (live 22 to 55 m) Maximum Reported Size: 50 mm Distribution: USA: North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; USA: Louisiana; Mexico: Campeche State, Yucatan State; Honduras, Panama, Venezuela: Islas Los Roques; Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Brazil: Amapa, Maranhao, Ceara References: Springer & Bullis (1956) W; Porter (1974) N; Petuch (1994) c Combining Genera: Haustellum
Murex recurvirostris citrinusM. Smith, 1940, p. 45 [Synonym] Type Locality: Off Key Largo, Florida Range: 25°N ; 80.5°W Maximum Reported Size: 28.5 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: Florida Keys References: M. Smith (1940) NSEWM; Clench & Pérez Farfante (1945) s
Murex cracherodiSowerby II, 1879, p. 5, not figured [Not available] Type Locality: Gulf of Mexico References: E. H. Vokes (1971) s Comments: Name introduced as a probable synonym of Murex bellus Reeve.
Murex recurvirostris delicatusM. Smith, 1940, p. 45 [Synonym] Type Locality: Lake Worth, Florida Range: 26.6°N ; 82°W to 80°W Maximum Reported Size: 30 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida; Gulf of Mexico References: M. Smith (1940) NEWM; Clench & Pérez Farfante (1945) s
Murex marcoensis Sowerby III, 1900, [Synonym] References: Clench & Pérez Farfante (1945) s
Murex rubidus panamicusPetuch, 1990, p. 62, fig. 8 [Synonym] Type Locality: Off Portobelo, Panama Range: 9.5°N ; 79.7°W Depth: 50 m Maximum Reported Size: 27 mm Distribution: Panama References: Petuch (1990) DdNSEWM; Petuch (1994); Houart (1994) s
Partial List of References
Petuch, E. J. 1990. A new molluscan faunule from the Caribbean coast of Panama Nautilus 104 57-70. [Stated date: 06 Sep 1990.] Smith, M. 1940. New Recent and fossil molluscs from Florida Nautilus 54 44-46, pl. 2. [Stated date: -- Oct 1940.] Sowerby, G. B., II. 1879. Monograph of the genus Murex, Linnaeus Thesaurus Conchyliorum 4 1-55, pls. 380-403
