Cerithium pliculosumMenke, 1829, p. 27 [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Not stated Range: 30°N to 10°N; 97.6°W to 67°W Depth: 0 to 2 m (live 0 to 2 m) Maximum Reported Size: 27 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: West Florida; USA: Louisiana, Texas; Mexico: Tamaulipas, Tabasco, Campeche State, Quintana Roo; Colombia: Offshore islands; Colombia, Venezuela: unlocalized; Cuba: Pinar del Rio, North Havana Province, North Matanzas, Villa Clara, North Camaguey; Jamaica, Puerto Rico References: Bequaert (1942a) NSE; García-Cubas (1970) W; Princz (1982a); Odé (1990c) DLl
Cerithidea aguayoi auct. non Clench, 1934, [Not available] Range: 26°N to 23°N; 94°W to 85°W Distribution: USA: Texas; Cuba References: Clench in Johnson (1934: 110) NSEW Comments: Misidentification. Cerithium aguayoi Clench in Johnson, 1934 is an unnecessary new name for Cerithium varicosum Sowerby, 1834, non Defrance, 1817 nec Valenciennes, 1832; the name had previously been replaced by Cerithium fortiusculum Bayle, 1880. Clench thought that Sowerby's taxon was Western Atlantic, but it is now thought to be Eastern Pacific and is known as Cerithidea valida (C. B. Adams, 1852) (see Keen 1971).
Cerithidea pliculosa var.? elongataMörch, 1876a, p. 88, not figured [Not available] Type Locality: Haiti Distribution: Haiti
Potamides iostomusPfeiffer, 1839b, p. 537, [Faber 2004e, figs. 27-32] [Synonym] Type Locality: Cuba, Nordküste [Matanzas Bay or Cardenas, based on localities cited by Pfeiffer (1854c)] Range: 23°N ; 81.2°W to 81.7°W Maximum Reported Size: 25.5 mm Distribution: Cuba: North Matanzas References: Pfeiffer (1839b) NSEW; Arango (1880); Bequaert (1942a) s; Faber (2004e) TM
Cerithium lavalleanumd'Orbigny, 1847b, p. 156, pl. 23, fig. 16 [Synonym] Type Locality: Cuba Range: 20°N to 23°N Maximum Reported Size: 32 mm Distribution: Cuba References: Bequaert (1942a) s
Cerithium varicosum auct. non Sowerby, 1834, [Not available] References: Bequaert (1942a) s Comments: Misidentification by Mörch (1876a: 88).
Cerithidea pliculosa veracruzensisBequaert, 1942a, p. 5-6, pl. 3, figs. 4-6 [Synonym] Type Locality: Veracruz, Mexico Range: 22°N to 13°N; 94°W to 83°W Maximum Reported Size: 33 mm Distribution: Mexico: Veracruz, Campeche State, Yucatan State, Quintana Roo; Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua References: Petuch (1998a)
Partial List of References
Bequaert, J. C. 1942. Cerithidea and Batillaria in the Western Atlantic Johnsonia 1(5) 1-11. [Stated date: 25 May 1942.] d'Orbigny, A. 1847. Mollusques Histoire Physique, Politique et Naturelle de l'île de Cuba 2 129-224, pls. 22-25?. [Stated date: -- --- 1853; true date: pre May?] Menke, K. T. 1829. Berzeichniss der Anfehnlichen Conchylien-Sammlung des Freiherrn von der Malsburg vi + 126 pp. Pyrmont. [Stated date: -- --- 1829; true date: post 18 May.] Mörch, O. A. L. 1876. Synopsis molluscorum marinorum Indiarum occidentalium imprimis insularum danicarum Malakozoologische Blätter 23 45-58, 87-143. Pfeiffer, L. 1839. Bericht über die Ergebnisse meiner Reise nach Cuba im Winter 1838-1839 Archiv für Naturgeschichte 5(1) 346-358.
