Trophon (Boreotrophon) actinophorusDall, 1889a, p. 206, pl. 15, fig. 2 [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Blake sta. 133, off Santa Cruz, 248 fms.; sta. 206, off Martinique, 170 fms.; sta. 299, near Barbados, 140 fms. [Blake sta. 134, by inference of holotype by E. H. Vokes (1988)] Range: 26°N to 2.58°N; 90.27°W to 47.8°W Depth: 100 to 714 m (live 219 m) Maximum Reported Size: 24 mm Distribution: Mexico: Campeche Bank; Panama, Colombia, Bahamas; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; Martinique, Barbados, Brazil: Amapa References: Bullis (1964) LSE; Bayer (1971) N; D'Attilio (1980a); Espinosa (1990) d; E. H. Vokes (1992) {W}T; Sunderland & Sunderland (1992c) M; E. F. García (pers. comm. 2006) W Combining Genera: Actinotrophon Boreotrophon Murex
Partial List of References
Dall, W. H. 1889. Reports on the results of dredgings, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U. S. Coast Survey Steamer 'Blake,' Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 18 1-492, pls. 10-40. [Stated date: 08 Jun 1889.]
