Range: 27.82°N to 12°N; 94°W to 61.08°W Depth: 14 to 110 m (live 14 to 14 m) Maximum Reported Size: 79 mm
Synonymy
Murex pulcher A. Adams, 1853 Murex consuela A. H. Verrill, 1950 Chicoreus consuela (A. H. Verrill, 1950) Murex consuelae E. H. Vokes, 1963 Chicoreus consuelae (E. H. Vokes, 1963)
Details
Murex pulcher consuelaA. H. Verrill, 1950b, p. 6-7, text-fig. [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Off Soufriere, Dominica, B.W.I, 40-50 fm. Range: 27.82°N to 12°N; 94°W to 61.08°W Depth: 14 to 50 m (live 14 m) Maximum Reported Size: 79 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: West Florida; USA: Louisiana, Flower Garden Banks, Texas; Colombia; ABC Islands: Curacao; Jamaica, Dominica, Martinique References: Wagner & Abbott (1990) M; Houart (1991) E; Houart (2000) dLl; García (2000) DN; García (2005b) Combining Genera: Chicoreus
Murex consuelae E. H. Vokes, 1963, [Synonym] Comments: Unjustified emendation. Combining Genera: Chicoreus
Murex pulcherA. Adams, 1853e, p. 270 [Synonym] Type Locality: St. Croix Range: 18°N ; 77°W to 65°W Depth: 73 to 110 m Maximum Reported Size: 63 mm Distribution: Jamaica; Virgin Islands: St. Croix References: A. Adams (1853e) D; Clench (1959d) dNW; Lozet & Pétron (1977) M Comments: Non J. Sowerby, 1813.
Partial List of References
Adams, A. 1853. Descriptions of several new species of Murex, Rissoina, Planaxis, and Eulima, from the Cumingian Collection Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 19 267-272. [Stated date: -- Nov 1851; true date: 07 Dec 1853.] Verrill, A. H. 1950. New subspecies from the West Indies Conchological Club of Southern California, Minutes 101 5-7. [Stated date: -- Jun 1950.]