Range: 26.63°N to 9.5°N; 82.08°W to 64.88°W Depth: 1 to 1 m (live 1 to 1 m) Maximum Reported Size: 36 mm
Synonymy
Epitonium principale Pallas, 1774 Epitonium worsfoldi Robertson, 1994
Details
Epitonium worsfoldiRobertson, 1994, p. 87-89, figs. 14-19 [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Smith's Point, Grand Bahama [Island], Bahamas (26°31'N, 78°37'W Range: 26.63°N to 9.5°N; 82.08°W to 64.88°W Depth: 1 m (live 1 m) Maximum Reported Size: 25.3 mm Distribution: Panama, Bahamas: Grand Bahama Island, Abaco (Great or Little), New Providence, Eleuthera, Cat Island; Cuba: North Matanzas; Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Croix References: Robertson (1994) DdLlNEWM; Vander Ven (2003) S
Turbo principalePallas, 1774, p. 33, pl. 3, figs. 5-6 [Synonymy uncertain] Attributed to: Pallas (1774) Type Locality: Not stated Range: 18°N ; 65°W Maximum Reported Size: 36 mm Distribution: Virgin Islands: Tortola References: Röding (1798) c; Mörch (1875a) NSEWM Comments: Has priority if the synonymy is correct.
Partial List of References
Pallas, P. S. 1774. Spicilegia Zoologica Spicilegia Zoologica 1(10) 41 + [9] pp., 4 pls. Gottl. August. Lange: Berolini. Robertson, R. 1994. Two new tropical Western Atlantic species of Epitonium, with notes on similar global species and natural history Nautilus 107 81-93. [Stated date: 02 Feb 1994.]
