Range: 32.42°N to 23°N; 87°W to 77.71°W Depth: 256 to 794 m (live 479 to 479 m) Maximum Reported Size: 17 mm
Synonymy
Murex phaneus Dall, 1889 Murex pygmaeus Bush, 1893 Pterynotus bushae E. H. Vokes, 1970
Details
Murex (Pteronotus) phaneusDall, 1889a, p. 201, [Dall 1890a, pl. 11, fig. 1] [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: USFC sta. 2662, off St. Augustine, Florida Range: 32.42°N to 23°N; 87°W to 77.71°W Depth: 256 to 794 m Maximum Reported Size: 17 mm Distribution: USA: South Carolina, Florida: East Florida, Dry Tortugas; Mexico: Quintana Roo References: Dall (1889a) D; E. H. Vokes (1992) NSEW; Sunderland & Sunderland (1992c) d
Pterynotus bushae E. H. Vokes, 1970, [Synonym] References: Harasewych & Jensen (1979) s
Murex (Pteronotus) pygmaeusBush, 1893, p. 213-214, pl. 1, figs. 3-4 [Synonym] Type Locality: Blake sta. 319, off Charleston, South Carolina, 32°35'00"N, 77°42'30"W Range: 32.42°N ; 77.71°W Depth: 479 m (live 479 m) Maximum Reported Size: 16 mm Distribution: USA: South Carolina References: Bush (1893) DdLlNSEWM Comments: Non Schlotheim, 1820.
Partial List of References
Bush, K. J. 1893. Report on the Mollusca dredged by the 'Blake' in 1880, including descriptions of several new species Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 23 199-244, pls. 1-2. [Stated date: -- Jan 1893.] Dall, W. H. 1889. Reports on the results of dredgings, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U. S. Coast Survey Steamer 'Blake,' Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 18 1-492, pls. 10-40. [Stated date: 08 Jun 1889.]
