Purpura deltoideaLamarck, 1822b, p. 247 [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Unknown Range: 32.3°N to 20.5°S; 97.28°W to 29.3°W Depth: 0 to 12 m (live 0 to 12 m) Maximum Reported Size: 52 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys, Dry Tortugas; Mexico: Veracruz, Cayo Arcas, Campeche, Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo; Belize; Honduras: Swan Island; Colombia: Old Providence Island, Offshore islands; Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela: Falcon, Carabobo, Sucre, Islas Los Roques, Los Testigos; Bermuda, Bahamas: Grand Bahama Island, Abaco (Great or Little), Bimini, New Providence, Eleuthera, Cat Island, San Salvador (Watling Is.), Long Island, Cay Sal, Inagua (Great or Little); Cuba: Pinar del Rio, North Havana Province, North Matanzas, Villa Clara, Cienfuegos, North Camaguey, Holguin, Santiago de Cuba, Guantanamo; Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Thomas, St. Croix, Tortola, Virgin Gorda; Antigua, Guadeloupe, Dominica, St. Lucia; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: St. Vincent, Grenada; Barbados, Brazil: Ceara, Fernando de Noronha, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Bahia, Abrolhos Islands, Trindade Island References: Moore (1958b) W; Leal (1991b) c{L}E; Fernández Milera (1998); Macsotay & Campos (2001) L; Vegas Torres (2004) Comments: 27°N in east Florida (Clench 1947); Maury's (1922) record from Texas needs confirmation. Combining Genera: Thais
Purpura albocincta Küster, 1860, [Synonym] References: Clench (1947) s
Purpura trapa auct. non Röding, 1798, [Not available] Distribution: Bahamas, Cuba: North Havana Province, North Matanzas References: Arango (1880); Clench (1947) s Comments: Misidentification by Guppy (1877).
Partial List of References
Lamarck, [J. B.] 1822. Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertčbres Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertčbres 7 [iii] + 711 pp. Author: Paris. [Stated date: -- Aug 1822.]
