Purpura turbinellaKiener, 1836, p. 29-30, pl. 9, fig. 25 [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Unknown Range: 28.58°N to 23°S; 97.28°W to 32.5°W Depth: 0 to 63 m (live 0 to 29 m) Maximum Reported Size: 15 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; USA: Texas; Mexico: Veracruz, Cayo Arcas, Campeche, Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo; Honduras: Swan Island; Colombia: Offshore islands; Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia; ABC Islands: Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire; Venezuela: Sucre; Cuba: North Havana Province, North Matanzas, Holguin; Jamaica, Puerto Rico; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: The Grenadines, Grenada; Brazil: Para, Maranhao, Ceara, Rio Grande do Norte, Alagoas, Bahia, Abrolhos Islands, Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro References: Kiener (1836) M; M. Smith (1938); Moore (1958b) W; Hopkins et al. (1977) {L}N; Odé (1983b) L; Leal (1991b) DdlE; Macsotay & Campos (2001); Faber (2007e); Fallon (2008) Combining Genera: Ricinula
Engina turbinella var. cruzanaUsticke, 1959, p. 68-69 [Synonym] Type Locality: West coast, St. Croix [by lectotype designation of Boyko & Cordeiro 2001] Range: 18.5°N to 12°N; 70°W to 59.6°W Maximum Reported Size: 14 mm Distribution: ABC Islands: Aruba; Virgin Islands: St. Thomas, St. Croix, Tortola; St. Martin/St. Maarten, Antigua; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Grenada; Barbados References: Usticke (1959) M; Warmke & Abbott (1961) s; Usticke (1969) NSEW; Boyko & Cordeiro (2001a) T Comments: Also treated as a subspecies by Usticke (p. vi), therefore available under ICZN Article 45.6.1. (see Boyko & Cordeiro 2001).
Engina elegansGray, 1839, p. 113 [Synonymy uncertain] Type Locality: Atlantic Ocean References: Tryon (1883) s? Comments: Gray described Engina elegans as being 3 1/4 inches, so Tryon's synonymy needs confirmation.
Engina zonataGray, 1839, p. 113 [Synonymy uncertain] Type Locality: Atlantic Ocean References: Ponder (1972) s Comments: Gray described Engina zonata as being 1 1/2 inches, so Ponder's synonymy needs confirmation.
Partial List of References
Gray, J. E. 1839. Molluscous animals, and their shells The Zoology of Captain Beechey's Voyage 101-142, pls. 33-38 Henry G. Bohn: London. [Stated date: -- Jul 1839.] Kiener, L. C. 1836. Genre Pourpre. (Purpura, Lam.) Spécies Général et Iconographie des Coquilles Vivantes 8 151 pp., 46 pls. 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.]
