Range: 35°N to 10°S; 89.7°W to 17°W Depth: 0 to 183 m (live 0.6 to 183 m) Maximum Reported Size: 11 mm
Synonymy
Bulla caribaea d'Orbigny, 1841 Atys canariensis E. A. Smith, 1872 Atys sharpi Vanatta, 1901 Atys corpulentus Usticke, 1959
Details
Bulla caribaead'Orbigny, 1841b, p. 127, pl. 4, figs. 21-24 [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Several localities Range: 35°N to 10°S; 89.7°W to 36°W Depth: 0 to 183 m (live 0.6 to 183 m) Maximum Reported Size: 11 mm Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida; Mexico: Yucatan State, Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo; Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela: unlocalized; Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Thomas, St. Croix; Guadeloupe, Martinique, Brazil: Piaui, Alagoas References: Dautzenberg (1900); McGinty (1962) D; Rice & Kornicker (1962) dW; Princz (1982a)
Atys canariensisE. A. Smith, 1872b, p. 346 [Synonymy uncertain] Type Locality: Teneriffe, Canary Islands Range: 17°W Maximum Reported Size: 7 mm Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Canary Islands References: E. A. Smith (1872b) EM; Ev. Marcus (1971) s?
Atys caribaea f. corpulentaUsticke, 1959, p. 84-85 [Synonym] Type Locality: Altona Bay and Ham Bay, St. Croix Range: 17.8°N ; 64.9°W to 64.7°W Maximum Reported Size: 10 mm Distribution: Virgin Islands: St. Croix References: Usticke (1959) NSEWM; Boyko & Sage (1996) T Comments: Usticke (1959: 85) gave this name subspecific rank, stating, 'This appears to be only a subspecies of caribbaea', therefore it is available under ICZN Article 45.6.1.
Atys sharpiVanatta, 1901, p. 183, pl. 5, fig. 9 [Synonym] Type Locality: St. Martin Range: 26.5°N to 9.65°N; 84.5°W to 63°W Maximum Reported Size: 7.8 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida; Costa Rica, Cuba: Pinar del Rio; St. Martin/St. Maarten References: Vanatta (1901) EM; M. Smith (1941) N{W}; Ev. Marcus (1971) s; Espinosa & Ortea (2003a) S; Espinosa et al. (2006) W; Valdés et al. (2006) s Comments: Treated as valid by Espinosa & Ortea (2003) and Espinosa et al. (2006) without explanation.
Partial List of References
d'Orbigny, A. 1841. Mollusques Histoire Physique, Politique et Naturelle de l'île de Cuba 1 1-240, pls. 1-10?. Arthus Bertrand: Paris. [Stated date: -- --- 1853; true date: -- --- 1841.] Smith, E. A. 1872. A list of species of the genus Planaxis, with descriptions of eleven new species Annals and Magazine of Natural History (4)9 37-47. [Stated date: -- Jan 1872.] Usticke, G. W. Nowell. 1959. A Check List of Marine Shells of St. Croix vi + 90, 4 pls. Author: Christiansted, St. Croix. [Stated date: -- --- 1959; true date: post June.] Vanatta, E. G. 1901. New marine mollusk Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 53 182-187, pl. 5. [Stated date: 02 May 1901.]
