Triton cynocephalumLamarck, 1816, p. [Lamarck 1822b, p. 184], pl. 422, fig. 3 [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Not stated [unknown (Lamarck 1822b)] Range: 33°N to 13°S; 83.08°W to 32.5°W Depth: 2 to 28 m Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida; Costa Rica, Colombia, Bermuda, Jamaica; Virgin Islands: St. John, St. Croix; St. Martin/St. Maarten, Guadeloupe; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: St. Vincent; Brazil: Maranhao, Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Bahia References: Dautzenberg (1900); Mello & Perrier (1986) d; Beu & Cernohorsky (1986) T; Robinson & Montoya (1987) W; Leal (1991b) E Combining Genera: Lampusia Simpulum
Cymatium (Ranularia) caribbaeumClench & Turner, 1957, p. 204-206, pl. 111, figs. 3-4; pl. 113, fig. 3; pl. 117, figs. 1-2 [Objective synonym of valid name] Type Locality: Bahia, Brasil Range: 32.3°N to 13°S; 97.87°W to 32.5°W Depth: 0 to 49 m (live 3 to 9 m) Maximum Reported Size: 84 mm Distribution: USA: South Carolina, Florida: East Florida, Florida Keys, Dry Tortugas; Mexico: Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Yucatan State, Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo; Colombia: Offshore islands; Panama, Colombia, Venezuela: Isla Margarita; Bermuda, Bahamas: Abaco (Great or Little), Bimini, New Providence, Long Island, Inagua (Great or Little); Cuba: North Havana Province, North Matanzas, Villa Clara, Cienfuegos, North Camaguey, Holguin, Guantanamo; Cayman Islands: Grand Cayman Island; Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. John, St. Croix, Virgin Gorda; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Grenada; Barbados; Trinidad & Tobago: Trinidad; Surinam, Brazil: Maranhao, Ceara, Fernando de Noronha, Alagoas, Bahia References: Clench & Turner (1957) W; Rice & Kornicker (1962) {W}; Altena (1975) d; Beu & Cernohorsky (1986) sT; Macsotay & Campos (2001) D Comments: Rendered an objective synonym of C. cynocephalum by the lectotype designations of Beu & Cernohorksy (1986).
Cymatium cyanocephalum sic, [Not available] Comments: Error for cynocephalum by Johnson (1934).
Triton moritinctusReeve, 1844b, pl. 13, fig. 49 [Synonym] Type Locality: Philippine Islands
Cymatium sarcostoma auct. non Reeve, 1844, [Not available] Range: 17.8°N ; 64.9°W Depth: 55 to 137 m Maximum Reported Size: 50 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, Florida Keys; Bermuda; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; Trinidad & Tobago: Trinidad References: Usticke (1959) NSEWM Comments: Misidentification by Clench & Turner (1957).
Partial List of References
Clench, W. J. and R. D. Turner. 1957. The family Cymatiidae in the Western Atlantic Johnsonia 3 189-244. [Stated date: 20 Dec 1957.] 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. Reeve, L. 1844. Monograph of the genus Triton Conchologia Iconica 2 pls. 1-20
