Murex tulipaLinnaeus, 1758, p. 754, [Bonan. 3, t. 187; Rumph. t. 49, f. H; Gualt. t. 46, f. A; Argen. t. 13, f. K; Regen. t. 9, f. 35] [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Unknown Range: 35°N to 4°N; 97.22°W to 51°W Depth: 0 to 73 m (live 0.3 to 37 m) Maximum Reported Size: 250 mm Distribution: USA: North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; USA: Louisiana, Texas; Mexico: Veracruz, Campeche State, Cayo Arcas, Campeche, Yucatan State, Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo; Belize, Honduras: Swan Island; Colombia: Offshore islands; Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela: Sucre, Islas Los Roques, Isla Margarita; Bahamas: Bimini; Cuba: Pinar del Rio, North Havana Province, North Matanzas, Villa Clara, Holguin, Santiago de Cuba; Jamaica, Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; Surinam, Brazil: Amapa References: Kurtz (1860); Dautzenberg (1900); Work (1969) D; Porter (1974) N; Altena (1975) L; Hopkins et al. (1977) W; Princz (1978b); Fernández Milera (1998); García & Lee (2004) Comments: Some southern records of Fasciolaria tulipa probably are misidentifications of F. hollisteri.
Colus achatinusRöding, 1798, p. 117, [Chemnitz 1780, pl. 136, figs. 1288-1289] [Synonym] Type Locality: Not stated References: C. W. Johnson (1919b) s
Fasciolaria canaliculataValenciennes, 1832, p. 286, Not figured [Synonymy uncertain] Type Locality: ad portum Acapulco [Mexico] [in error?] Maximum Reported Size: 60 mm References: Valenciennes (1832) M; Tryon (1881) s
Fasciolaria tulipa var. concolorKobelt, 1875, p. 362, [Chemnitz 1780, pl. 137, fig. 1290-1291] [Synonym] Type Locality: Antillenmeer
Neptunea laevigataLink, 1807b, p. 117-118, [Chemnitz 1780, pl. 137, fig. 1290-1291] [Synonym] Type Locality: Not stated References: Tomlin & Winckworth (1936) s
Colus marmoratusRöding, 1798, p. 117, [Chemnitz 1780, pl. 136, fig. 1286] [Synonym] Type Locality: Not stated
Fasciolaria tulipa var. obsoletaDall, 1890c, p. 102 [Synonym] Type Locality: St. Thomas Range: 18°N ; 65°W Distribution: Virgin Islands: St. Thomas References: C. W. Johnson (1919b) s
Fasciolaria tulipa var. rugosaKobelt, 1875, p. 362, [Dunker 1862, pl. 11, fig. 5-6] [Synonym] Type Locality: Not stated
Fasciolaria scheepmakeriKobelt, 1875, p. 362, [Dunker 1862, pl. 11, fig. 5-6] [Synonym] Attributed to: Dunker Range: 21°N to 17.8°N; 80°W to 64.7°W Maximum Reported Size: 145 mm Distribution: Cuba: North Matanzas, Villa Clara; Virgin Islands: St. Croix References: Melvill (1881); Aguayo & Jaume (1936); Usticke (1959) SEM Comments: Name first introduced in synonymy of Fasciolaria tulipa var. rugosa Kobelt, 1875; used as valid by Tryon (1881).
Fasciolaria tulipa var. schepmackeriSowerby II, 1882a, p. 12, pl. 425, fig. 12 [Synonym] Attributed to: Dunker Type Locality: St. Thomas Range: 18.3°N ; 65°W Distribution: Virgin Islands: St. Thomas Comments: As schepmackeri on plate and in index (p. 15), schepmacheri in text (p. 12).
Partial List of References
Dall, W. H. 1890. Contributions to the Tertiary fauna of Florida, with especial reference to the Miocene silex-beds of Tampa and the Pliocene beds of the Caloosahatchie River. Part I. Pulmonate, opisthobranchiate and orthodont gastropods Transactions of the Wagner Free Institute of Science of Philadelphia 3 1-200, pls. 1-12. [Stated date: -- Aug 1890.] Kobelt, W. 1875. Catalog der Gattung Fasciolaria Lam. Jahrbücher der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft 2 362-364. Link, H. F. 1807. Beschreibung der Naturalien-Sammlung der Universitat zu Rostock 3 pp. [i-ii] + 101-165. Rostock. [Stated date: 17 May 1807.] Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae Systema Naturae, 10th ed., vol. 1 824 pp. Laurentii Salvii: Holmiae [Stockholm, Sweden]. Röding, P. F. 1798. Museum Boltenianum viii + 199 pp. Hamburg. [Stated date: -- Sep 1798.] Sowerby, G. B., II. 1882. Monograph of the genus Fasciolaria Thesaurus Conchyliorum 5 9-15, 424[bis]-426 [True date: -- --- 1882.] Valenciennes, A. 1832. Coquilles univalves marines de l'Amérique équinoxiale, recueillies pendant le voyage de MM. A. de Humboldt et A. Bonpland Voyage Humboldt et Bonpland. Deuxième Partie. Observations de Zoologie et d'Anatomie Comparée 2 262-339, pl. 57. [True date: pre June.]
