Solariella pourtalesiClench & Aguayo, 1939b, p. 190-191, pl. 28, fig. 2 [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Atlantis sta. 2993, off Cardenas, northern Cuba, 23°24'N, 80°44'W, 580 fathoms Range: 27°N to 18°N; 85°W to 67.1°W Depth: 293 to 2276 m (live 969 m) Maximum Reported Size: 10.3 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida; Yucatan Strait, Cuba: North Havana Province, North Matanzas; Puerto Rico References: Clench & Aguayo (1939b) W; Quinn (1979) dNSE; Quinn (1991a) l Comments: Locality of 88°13'N cited by Clench & Aguayo for a paratype lot is an error for 83°13'N (Blake sta. 41). Quinn (1979) stated that the species reaches the Lesser Antilles, but didn't give precise localities. These records might correspond to the Martinique and St. Lucia records of Solariella amabilis of Dall (1889a).
Margarita amabilis auct. non Jeffreys, 1865, [Not available] Range: 18.2°N ; 67.1°W Distribution: Puerto Rico References: Dall & Simpson (1901) NSEW; Clench & Aguayo (1939b) s; Quinn (1979) s Comments: Misidentification by Dall (1889a).
Partial List of References
Clench, W. J. and C. G. Aguayo. 1939. Notes and descriptions of new deep-water Mollusca obtained by the Harvard-Havana Expedition off the coast of Cuba. II Memorias de la Sociedad Cubana de Historia Natural "Felipe Poey" 13 189-197, pls. 28-29. [Stated date: 17 Jun 1939; true date: pre 23 Jun.]
