Range: 30.04°N to 2°N; 96.67°W to 51°W Depth: 15 to 229 m (live 15 to 79 m) Maximum Reported Size: 116 mm
Synonymy
Turris albida (G. Perry, 1811) Pleuroliria albida (G. Perry, 1811) Pleurotoma albida G. Perry, 1811 Pleurotoma virgo Lamarck, 1816 Murex virgo (Lamarck, 1816) Turris nivea Reeve, 1843 Polystira sunderlandi Petuch, 1987
Details
Pleurotoma albidaG. Perry, 1811a, pl. 32, fig. 4 [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: New Zealand and Lord Howe's Island [in error] Range: 30.04°N to 2°N; 96.67°W to 51°W Depth: 15 to 229 m (live 15 to 79 m) Maximum Reported Size: 116 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; USA: Louisiana, Texas; Mexico: Campeche Bank; Panama, Colombia, Venezuela: Sucre, Isla Margarita; Cuba: North Matanzas; Jamaica, Puerto Rico, French Guiana, Surinam, Brazil: Amapa References: Springer & Bullis (1956) NW; Altena (1975) {L}; Princz (1978b); García collection M; Odé (1991c) L; Fernández Milera (1998); Macsotay & Campos (2001); Petit (2003); García (2007b) Combining Genera: Pleuroliria Turris
Turris niveaReeve, 1843b, p. species 20 [Not available] Type Locality: Not stated Comments: Name introduced in synonymy.
Polystira sunderlandiPetuch, 1987, p. 19, pl. 6, figs. 13-14 [Synonym] Type Locality: 50 km south of Apalachicola, Florida Range: 29°N ; 85°W Depth: 150 m Maximum Reported Size: 28 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: West Florida References: Odé (1991c) s
Pleurotoma virgoLamarck, 1816, pl. 439, fig. 2 [Synonym] Attributed to: Wood (1818), Lamarck (1822b) Type Locality: Not stated [Unknown, Lamarck 1822b] Range: 14.5°N to 11°N; 63°W to 61°W Depth: 80 m Maximum Reported Size: 112 mm Distribution: Venezuela: Los Testigos; Martinique References: Lamarck (1822b) M; Dautzenberg (1900) NSEW; Abbott (1954c) s Combining Genera: Murex
Partial List of References
Lamarck, [J. B.] 1816. Tableau Encyclopédique et Méthodique des Trois Règnes de la Nature [iii] + 16 pp., pls. 391-431, 431 bis, 431 bis*, 432-488. Veuve Agasse: Paris. Perry, G. 1811. Conchology iv + 5 pp., 61 pls. William Miller: London. Petuch, E. J. 1987. New Caribbean molluscan faunas [v] + 154 + A1-A4, 29 pls. Coastal Education & Research Foundation: Charlottesville, Virginia. [True date: 08 Jul 1987.] Reeve, L. 1843. Monograph of the genus Pleurotoma Conchologia Iconica 1 pls. 1-18