Range: 12°N to 11°N; 74.2°W to 60.9°W Depth: 0 to 20 m (live 1 to 20 m) Maximum Reported Size: 20 mm
Synonymy
Risomurex schrammi auct. non Crosse, 1863 Morula didyma auct. non Schwengel, 1943 Muricopsis withrowi Vokes & Houart, 1986
Details
Muricopsis (Risomurex) withrowiVokes & Houart, 1986, p. 78-80, pl. 3, figs. 3-4 [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles Range: 12°N to 11°N; 74.2°W to 60.9°W Depth: 0 to 20 m (live 1 to 20 m) Maximum Reported Size: 20 mm Distribution: Colombia; ABC Islands: Aruba, Curacao; Venezuela: Carabobo, Miranda, Islas Los Roques; Trinidad & Tobago: Trinidad, Tobago References: Vokes & Houart (1986) dlE; Díaz et al. (1990) DLlW; E. H. Vokes (1994); Díaz & Puyana (1994) {d}M
Morula didyma auct. non Schwengel, 1943, [Not available] References: E. H. Vokes (1994) s Comments: Misidentification by Abbott (1974, fig. 1873).
Risomurex schrammi auct. non Crosse, 1863, [Not available] References: E. H. Vokes (1994) s Comments: Misidentification by Kaicher (1991: 6053).
Partial List of References
Vokes, E. H. and R. Houart. 1986. An evaluation of the taxa Muricopsis and Risomurex (Gastropoda: Muricidae), with one new species of Risomurex Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 19 63-88. [Stated date: 31 Jul 1986.]
