Fissurella (Clypidella) punctataPérez Farfante, 1943, p. 12-13, pl. 2, figs. 7-9 [Basis of the current name] Attributed to: Fischer (1857) Type Locality: Governor's Harbour, Eleuthera Island, Bahamas Range: 34.6°N to 16.5°N; 78°W to 61.8°W Depth: 0 to 1 m Maximum Reported Size: 27 mm Distribution: USA: North Carolina, South Carolina; Bahamas: Eleuthera; Virgin Islands: St. John; Antigua, Guadeloupe References: Pérez Farfante (1943a) NWM; Pointier & Lamy (1998) SE Comments: Pérez Farfante attributed punctata to Fischer (1857), which is a misspelling of pustula.
Patella craniolarisRöding, 1798, p. 3, [Martini Bechr. Berl. Naturf. 2, pl. 12, figs. 4-5; Petiver pl. 3, fig. 12] [Synonym] Type Locality: Not stated References: Christiaens (1973) s Comments: Has priority if the synonymy is correct, but precedence might be reversed if conditions of ICZN Article 23.9 apply.
Fissurella pustula auct. non Linnaeus, 1758, [Not available] Range: 35°N to 18°N Maximum Reported Size: 25 mm References: M. Smith (1941) NSM; Pérez Farfante (1943a) s Comments: Misidentification; Pérez Farfante (1943) treated pustula Linnaeus, 1758 and Gmelin, 1791 as distinct taxa, but Gmelin merely added to Linnaeus' (1767) indications. Combining Genera: Clypidella Fissurellidea
Fissurella pustulata sic, [Not available] Comments: Error for pustula by Wenz (1938).
Fissurella punctata var. roseaUsticke, 1969, p. 8, pl. 1, fig. 68 [Not available] Type Locality: St. Croix (Buck Island, Columbus Pt.) Range: 17.8°N ; 64.6°W Maximum Reported Size: 19 mm Distribution: Virgin Islands: St. Croix References: Usticke (1969) NSEWM; Boyko & Cordeiro (2001a) T Comments: Non Gmelin, 1791; nude name in Usticke (1959) and infrasubspecific in Usticke (1969) by ICZN Article 45.6.3, despite statement to the contrary by Boyko & Cordeiro (2001a).
Partial List of References
Pérez Farfante, I. 1943. The genera Fissurella, Lucapina and Lucapinella in the Western Atlantic Johnsonia 1(10) 1-20. [Stated date: 07 Aug 1943.] Röding, P. F. 1798. Museum Boltenianum viii + 199 pp. Hamburg. [Stated date: -- Sep 1798.] Usticke, G. W. Nowell. 1969. A Supplementary Listing of New Shells, to be Added to the Check List of the Marine Shells of St. Croix 32 pp., 6 pls. Author: St. Croix. [Stated date: -- Feb 1969.]
