Range: 24.6°N to 9.3°N; 90.5°W to 61°W Depth: 0 to 24 m Maximum Reported Size: 17 mm
Synonymy
Mitra dermestina Lamarck, 1811 Pusia dermestinum (Lamarck, 1811) Pusia pulchella auct. non Reeve, 1845 Mitra albicostata C. B. Adams, 1850
Details
Mitra dermestinaLamarck, 1811e, p. 221 [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Grandes Indes [in error] Range: 24.6°N to 9.3°N; 90.5°W to 61°W Depth: 0 to 24 m Maximum Reported Size: 17 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: Florida Keys; Mexico: Campeche State, Quintana Roo; Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela: unlocalized; Bahamas; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; Trinidad & Tobago: Tobago References: Lamarck (1811e) {M}; Olsson & McGinty (1958) S; Usticke (1959) M; Cernohorsky (1978a) NE; Princz (1982a) Comments: Peile's record from Bermuda requires confirmation fide Cernohorsky (1978). Combining Genera: Pusia
Mitra albicostataC. B. Adams, 1850c, p. 57, Not figured [Synonym] Type Locality: Jamaica Range: 18°N ; 77°W Maximum Reported Size: 16.4 mm Distribution: Jamaica References: C. B. Adams (1850c) NSEW; Cernohorsky (1978a) sM
Pusia pulchella auct. non Reeve, 1845, [Not available] Range: 18°N ; 77°W to 67°W Distribution: Jamaica, Puerto Rico References: Warmke & Abbott (1961) E; Humfrey (1975) W Comments: Misidentification by Warmke & Abbott (1961); Humfrey (1975).
Partial List of References
Adams, C. B. 1850. Descriptions of supposed new species of marine shells, which inhabit Jamaica Contributions to Conchology 4 56-68. [Stated date: -- Jan 1850.] Lamarck, [J. B.] 1811. Suite de la détermination des espèces de Mollusques Testacés. Mitre. (Mitra.) Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 17 195-222.
