Pleurotoma (Ancistrosyrinx) elegansDall, 1881, p. 54 [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Florida reefs; Blake sta. 2, 805 fms., four miles from Havana Range: 28°N to 12°N; 83.33°W to 74°W Depth: 55 to 1472 m Maximum Reported Size: 60 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys, Dry Tortugas; Colombia, Cuba: North Havana Province; Jamaica References: Dall (1881) D; Springer & Bullis (1956) W; Díaz & Puyana (1994) SEM Comments: Preoccupied by Defrance, 1826; Blainville, 1829; Scacchi, 1835; Melleville, 1843; and Emmons, 1858.
Candelabrum cathedrale Dall, 1878, [Not available] References: Dall (1881) s Comments: Nude name.
Partial List of References
Dall, W. H. 1881. Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico, and in the Caribbean Sea, 1877-79, by the United States Coast Survey Steamer 'Blake,' Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 9 33-144. [True date: -- Aug 1881.]
