Range: 23°N to 12°S; 90.36°W to 0°W Depth: 10 to 49 m Maximum Reported Size: 20.6 mm
Synonymy
Vexillum histrio auct. non Reeve, 1844 Vexillum pulchellum auct. non Reeve, 1844 Mitra speciosa Reeve, 1844 Mitra variata Reeve, 1845 Pusia variatum (Reeve, 1845) Pusia splendidula Sarasúa, 1975
Details
Mitra variataReeve, 1845d, p. 186, [Reeve 1844d, pl. 26, fig. 209] [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Unknown Range: 23°N to 5°S; 90.36°W to 37°W Depth: 10 to 49 m Maximum Reported Size: 20.6 mm Distribution: Mexico: Campeche Bank; Costa Rica, Cuba: North Havana Province; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; Brazil: Rio Grande do Norte References: Waller (1973) {D}; Cernohorsky (1978a) NSEMT; Robinson & Montoya (1987) {W}; E. F. García (2006, pers. comm.) W; García (2007b) DM Comments: Replacement name for Mitra speciosa Reeve, 1844d, sp. 209 not sp. 148 according to erratum in Reeve (1845b, index); Peile's (1926) Bermuda record needs confirmation according to Cernohorsky (1978), as do Brazilian records south of Rio Grande do Norte. Combining Genera: Pusia
Vexillum histrio auct. non Reeve, 1844, [Not available] Comments: Misidentification by Rios (1970).
Vexillum pulchellum auct. non Reeve, 1844, [Not available] Range: 12°S to 12°S Distribution: Brazil: Bahia Comments: Misidentification by Rios (1975, 1985).
Mitra speciosaReeve, 1844d, pl. 26, fig. 209 [Objective synonym of valid name] Type Locality: Unknown Comments: Non Reeve, 1844, pl. 19, fig. 148.
Pusia splendidulaSarasúa, 1975, p. 7-10, figs. 4-5 [Synonym] Type Locality: Marianao, Habana, Cuba Range: 23°N ; 82.5°W Depth: 20 to 25 m Maximum Reported Size: 19.5 mm Distribution: Cuba: North Havana Province References: Sarasúa (1975) DdNSEWM; Sarasúa (1985) s
Partial List of References
Reeve, L. 1844. Monograph of the genus Mitra Conchologia Iconica 2 pls. 1-27 Reeve, L. 1845. Descriptions of new species of Mitra and Cardium Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 12 167-187. [Stated date: -- Dec 1844; true date: -- Feb 1845.] Sarasúa, H. 1975. Nuevos género, subgénero y especies de moluscos marinos neogastrópodos Poeyana 140 1-15. [Stated date: 17 Jan 1975.]
