Range: 35°N to 38.52°S; 97.3°W to 29.3°W Depth: 0 to 183 m (live 52 to 52 m) Maximum Reported Size: 4.9 mm
Synonymy
Melanella acuta auct. non Sowerby, 1834 Eulima acuta auct. non Sowerby, 1834 Strombiformis auricinctus Abbott, 1958
Details
Strombiformis auricinctaAbbott, 1958, p. 106-107, text-fig. 5.4 [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: One mile NW of Palmetto Point, Grand Cayman Island Range: 35°N to 38.52°S; 97.3°W to 29.3°W Depth: 0 to 183 m (live 52 m) Maximum Reported Size: 4.9 mm Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; USA: Louisiana, Flower Garden Banks, Texas; Mexico: Campeche State, Yucatan State, Quintana Roo; Costa Rica, Colombia, Cuba: North Havana Province; Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; Brazil: Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Sul; Uruguay, Argentina: Buenos Aires References: Houbrick (1968) d; Sarasúa (1970); Castellanos (1981) M; Castellanos (1982a) S; Odé (1989a) {W}; Leal (1991b) LE; HMNS W Comments: Warmke & Abbott (1961) fig. 26j, not fig. 26o, which is E. fulvocinctum.
Eulima acuta auct. non Sowerby, 1834, [Not available] Range: 23°N to 18°N; 82.5°W to 67°W Distribution: Cuba: North Havana Province References: Dall & Simpson (1901) SE; Pilsbry & Aguayo (1933) NW; Abbott (1958) s Comments: Western Atlantic records are misidentifications; the species was described from the Eastern Pacific. Combining Genera: Melanella
Partial List of References
Abbott, R. T. 1958. The marine mollusks of Grand Cayman Island, British West Indies Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 11 [viii] + 138 pp., 5 pls. [Stated date: 31 Dec 1958.]
