Range: 18.3°N to 6°N; 74.13°W to 56°W Depth: 0 to 128 m (live 12 to 28 m) Maximum Reported Size: 115 mm
Synonymy
Voluta musica Linnaeus, 1758 Plejona chorea Röding, 1798 Plejona confusa Röding, 1798 Plejona incarnata Röding, 1798 Plejona laevigata Röding, 1798 Plejona lineata Röding, 1798 Plejona maculata Röding, 1798 Plejona muta Röding, 1798 Plejona reticulata Röding, 1798 Plejona rosea Röding, 1798 Plejona turbata Röding, 1798 Voluta carneolata Lamarck, 1811 Voluta guinaica Lamarck, 1811 Voluta laevigata Lamarck, 1811 Voluta nebulosa Lamarck, 1811 Voluta rugifera Lamarck, 1811 Voluta sulcata Lamarck, 1811 Voluta thiarella Lamarck, 1811 Voluta violacea Lamarck, 1811 Voluta plicata Dillwyn, 1817 Voluta polypleura auct. non Crosse, 1876 Voluta damula Dall, 1907 Voluta typica Dall, 1907 Voluta guineensis A. H. Verrill, 1950 Voluta ornata A. H. Verrill, 1950 Voluta sanguinea A. H. Verrill, 1950 Voluta alba A. H. Verrill, 1953 Voluta alfordae A. H. Verrill, 1953 Voluta ornata A. H. Verrill, 1953 Voluta tobagoensis A. H. Verrill, 1953 Voluta margaritana A. H. Verrill, 1954
Details
Voluta musicaLinnaeus, 1758, p. 733, [Bonan. 3, t. 296-297; Gualt. t. 28, f. X, Z; Argen. t. 17, f. F] [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: in O[ceano] Americae ad Jamaicam, Barbados Range: 18°N to 6°N; 74.13°W to 56°W Depth: 0 to 40 m (live 12 to 28 m) Maximum Reported Size: 111 mm Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela: Gulf of Venezuela, Falcon, Sucre, Islas Los Roques, Isla Margarita, Los Testigos; Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Mustique, Grenada; Trinidad & Tobago: Trinidad References: Warmke & Abbott (1961); Cosel (1976) DW; Poppe & Goto (1992) dNSEM; Díaz et al. (1990); Díaz & Puyana (1994); Macsotay & Campos (2001) Ll; Hewitt (2005a) Comments: The record of Salisbury (1953) from Grand Cayman Island is doubtful.
Voluta musica f. albaA. H. Verrill, 1953b, p. 9 [Not available] Type Locality: Grenada Range: 12°N ; 61.7°W Distribution: St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Grenada References: A. H. Verrill (1953b) NSEW Comments: Infrasubspecific.
Voluta musica alfordiA. H. Verrill, 1953d, p. 4, text-fig. [Synonym] Type Locality: Tobago Range: 11°N ; 61°W Maximum Reported Size: 65 mm Distribution: Trinidad & Tobago: Tobago References: A. H. Verrill (1953d) NSEWM Comments: Verrill stated the subspecies to be named after Mrs. Kathleen Alford, so the name is here corrected from 'alfordi' to 'alfordae' (ICZN Articles 31.1.2, 32.5).
Voluta carneolataLamarck, 1811d, p. 67 [Synonym] Type Locality: Unknown Range: 18.3°N to 13.2°N; 64.7°W to 59.6°W Maximum Reported Size: 48 mm Distribution: Virgin Islands: St. John; Barbados References: Lamarck (1811d) M; A. H. Verrill (1950c) NSEW; Clench & Turner (1964) s
Plejona choreaRöding, 1798, p. 59, Not figured [Synonym] Type Locality: Not stated
Plejona confusaRöding, 1798, p. 59, Not figured [Synonym] Type Locality: Not stated
Voluta musica [var.] damulaDall, 1907a, p. 347 [Synonym] Attributed to: Lamarck Type Locality: Curaçao Range: 17.3°N to 12°N; 69°W to 59.6°W Maximum Reported Size: 42 mm Distribution: ABC Islands: Curacao; St. Kitts/St. Christopher, Montserrat, Dominica; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: St. Vincent, Grenada; Barbados References: Dall (1907a) SWM; M. Smith (1942); A. H. Verrill (1950c) NE; Clench & Turner (1964) s
Voluta guinaicaLamarck, 1811d, p. 67 [Synonym] Type Locality: 'probablement les côtes de la Guinée' Maximum Reported Size: 62 mm References: Lamarck (1811d) M; Clench & Turner (1964) s
Voluta musica guineensisA. H. Verrill, 1950c, p. 7, pl. 1, fig. 6 [Not available] Attributed to: Chemnitz (1795); Dillwyn (1817) Type Locality: Guinea, West Africa [in error] Range: 12°N to 11°N; 64°W to 61.7°W Maximum Reported Size: 110 mm Distribution: Venezuela: Isla Margarita; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Grenada References: A. H. Verrill (1950c) NSEWM; Clench & Turner (1964) s Comments: Clench & Turner (1964 attributed the name to Dillwyn (1817: 562), but Dillwyn did not use the name as valid, treating it as a synonym of V. virescens var. B.
Plejona incarnataRöding, 1798, p. 59, Not figured [Synonym] Type Locality: Not stated
Plejona incornata sic, [Not available] Comments: Error for incarnata by Weaver & DuPont (1970).
Plejona laevigataRöding, 1798, p. 59, Not figured [Synonym] Type Locality: Not stated
Voluta laevigataLamarck, 1811d, p. 67-68 [Synonym] Type Locality: Unknown Range: 12°N to 11°N; 69°W to 61°W Maximum Reported Size: 75 mm Distribution: ABC Islands: Curacao; Trinidad & Tobago: Trinidad, Tobago References: Lamarck (1811d) M; A. H. Verrill (1950c) NSEWM; Clench & Turner (1964) s
Plejona lineataRöding, 1798, p. 59, [Martini 1777, pl. 96, figs. 928-929] [Synonym] Type Locality: Not stated
Plejona maculataRöding, 1798, p. 59, Not figured [Synonym] Type Locality: Not stated
Voluta margaritanaA. H. Verrill, 1954b, p. 4 [Synonym] Type Locality: [Isla Margarita] Range: 12°N to 11°N; 69°W to 64°W Depth: 146 to 128 m Maximum Reported Size: 115 mm Distribution: ABC Islands: Curacao; Venezuela: Isla Margarita Comments: Replacement name for Voluta ornata A. H. Verrill, 1953, non Link, 1807.
Plejona mutaRöding, 1798, p. 60, [Martini 1777, pl. 97, figs. 932-933] [Synonym] Type Locality: Not stated
Voluta nebulosaLamarck, 1811d, p. 66-67 [Synonym] Type Locality: 'les mers d'Amérique?' References: Clench & Turner (1964) s Comments: Erroneously called a nomen nudum by Clench & Turner (1964).
Voluta musica f. ornataA. H. Verrill, 1950c, p. 5-6 [Not available] Type Locality: Bequa [Bequia, The Grenadines] Range: 13°N ; 61.4°W Maximum Reported Size: 75 mm Distribution: St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Bequia References: A. H. Verrill (1950c) NSEWM Comments: Non Link 1807, non A. H. Verrill 1953; infrasubspecific.
Voluta ornataA. H. Verrill, 1953b, p. 9, text-fig. [Synonym] Type Locality: [Isla] Margarita and Curacao Range: 12°N to 11°N; 69°W to 64°W Depth: 146 to 128 m Maximum Reported Size: 115 mm Distribution: ABC Islands: Curacao; Venezuela: Isla Margarita References: A. H. Verrill (1953b) NDdSEWM Comments: Non Link 1807, replaced by Voluta margaritana A. H. Verrill, 1954.
Voluta plicataDillwyn, 1817, p. 563, [Chemnitz 1788, pl. 149, figs. 1403-1404] [Synonym] Type Locality: East Indian Seas Range: 13°N to 11°N; 64°W to 61.4°W Distribution: Venezuela: Isla Margarita; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: The Grenadines, Bequia, Carriacou, Grenada References: A. H. Verrill (1950c) NSEW; Clench & Turner (1964) s
Voluta polypleura auct. non Crosse, 1876, [Not available] Range: 13°N to 11°N; 69°W to 61°W Distribution: ABC Islands: Curacao; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: St. Vincent, The Grenadines; Trinidad & Tobago: Tobago References: A. H. Verrill (1950c) NSEW Comments: Misidentification.
Plejona reticulataRöding, 1798, p. 59, Not figured [Synonym] Type Locality: Not stated
Plejona roseaRöding, 1798, p. 59, Not figured [Synonym] Type Locality: Not stated
Voluta rugiferaLamarck, 1811d, p. 67 [Synonym] Attributed to: Dall (1907); Salmon (1952) Type Locality: Unknown References: Clench & Turner (1964) s
Voluta musica f. sanguineaA. H. Verrill, 1950c, p. 5 [Not available] Type Locality: Bequia and Carriacou, The Grenadines Range: 13°N to 12.5°N; 61.5°W to 61.4°W Maximum Reported Size: 44 mm Distribution: St. Vincent & the Grenadines: The Grenadines, Bequia, Carriacou References: A. H. Verrill (1950c) NSEWM Comments: Infrasubspecific.
Voluta sulcataLamarck, 1811d, p. 68-69 [Synonym] Type Locality: Unknown References: Clench & Turner (1964) s
Voluta thiarellaLamarck, 1811d, p. 66-67 [Synonym] Type Locality: 'les mers d'Amérique?' Range: 17°N to 13.2°N; 62°W to 59.6°W Maximum Reported Size: 70 mm Distribution: Antigua, Montserrat, Guadeloupe, Martinique, St. Lucia, Barbados References: Lamarck (1811d) M; A. H. Verrill (1950c) NSEW; Clench & Turner (1964) s
Voluta musica tobagoensisA. H. Verrill, 1953d, p. 5, text-fig. [Synonym] Type Locality: Tobago Range: 11°N ; 61°W Maximum Reported Size: 55 mm Distribution: Trinidad & Tobago: Tobago References: A. H. Verrill (1953d) NSEWM
Plejona turbataRöding, 1798, p. 59, Not figured [Synonym] Type Locality: Not stated
Voluta musica [var.] typicaDall, 1907a, p. 346 [Not available] Attributed to: Lamarck Type Locality: Tobago, West Indies Range: 13°N to 11°N; 67.5°W to 60.5°W Distribution: Venezuela: Islas de Aves, Isla Margarita; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: The Grenadines, Bequia; Trinidad & Tobago: Tobago References: Dall (1907a) NSEW; Clench & Turner (1964) s Comments: Infrasubspecific.
Voluta violaceaLamarck, 1811d, p. 66 [Synonym] Type Locality: 'l'Océan américain' References: Clench & Turner (1964) s
Partial List of References
Dall, W. H. 1907. A review of the American Volutidae Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 48 341-373. [Stated date: 04 Feb 1907.] Dillwyn, L. W. 1817. A descriptive catalogue of recent shells A Descriptive Catalogue of Recent Shells 1-2 xii + 1-580; [iv] + 581-1121. John and Arthur Arch: Cornhill. Lamarck, [J. B.] 1811. Suite de la détermination des espčces de Mollusques Testacés. Volute. (Voluta.) Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 17 54-80. 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.] Verrill, A. H. 1950. Voluta musica, its forms, distribution and operculum Conchological Club of Southern California, Minutes 102 3-7. [Stated date: -- Jul 1950.] Verrill, A. H. 1953. New volutes from the West Indies Conchological Club of Southern California, Minutes 132 9. [Stated date: -- Oct 1953.] Verrill, A. H. 1953. Two new subspecies of Voluta musica from Tobago Conchological Club of Southern California, Minutes 134 4-5. [Stated date: -- Dec 1953.] Verrill, A. H. 1954. Communication from Mr. A. Hyatt Verrill Conchological Club of Southern California, Minutes 140 4. [Stated date: -- Jul 1954.]