Voluta mercatoriaLinnaeus, 1758, p. 730-731, [Pet. gaz. t. 9, f. 4; Gualt. t. 43, f. L] [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: in M[are] Mediterraneo Range: 32.3°N to 23°S; 97.28°W to 32.5°W Depth: 0 to 81 m (live 0 to 81 m) Maximum Reported Size: 23.5 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; USA: Flower Garden Banks; Mexico: Veracruz, Campeche State, Cayo Arcas, Campeche, Yucatan State, Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo; Honduras: Swan Island; Colombia: Old Providence Island; Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela: Falcon, Sucre, Islas Los Roques, Isla Margarita; Bermuda, Cuba: Pinar del Rio, North Havana Province, North Matanzas, Holguin, Santiago de Cuba; Jamaica, Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; Barbuda, Antigua, Dominica; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Mustique, Grenada; Barbados, Brazil: Para, Atol das Rocas, Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro References: Dall & Simpson (1901) M; Moore (1958b) W; Usticke (1959) M; Princz (1978b); Leal (1991b) LE; Fernández Milera (1998); Macsotay & Campos (2001); Vegas Torres (2004); Hewitt (2005a) Comments: 30°N in Florida. Records from North Carolina need confirmation; Abbott (1974) and Morris (1973) disregard them. Combining Genera: Colombella Pyrene
Pterygia amoenaRöding, 1798, p. 51, [Martini 1773, pl. 44, fig. 458] [Synonym] Type Locality: Not stated
Columbella mercatoria var. elongataUsticke, 1959, p. 65, [Usticke 1971, pl. 2, fig. 720] [Synonym] Type Locality: Lime Tree Bay, St. Croix [by lectotype designation of Boyko & Cordeiro 2001] Range: 17.8°N to 17.7°N; 64.7°W Maximum Reported Size: 22 mm Distribution: Virgin Islands: St. Croix References: Usticke (1959) NSEW; Usticke (1971) M; Radwin (1977a) s; Boyko & Cordeiro (2001a) T Comments: Usticke referred to his new taxon both as a variety (p. 65) and a subspecies (p. vi); the name is therefore available under ICZN Article 45.6.1. (see Boyko & Cordeiro 2001).
Columbella fustigataKiener, 1841a, p. 20-21, pl. 5, fig. 3 [Synonym] Type Locality: Antilles, les îles Saintes Maximum Reported Size: 15.7 mm References: Kiener (1841a) M; Radwin (1977a) s
Columbella peleeiKiener, 1841a, p. 24-25, pl. 5, fig. 2 [Synonym] Type Locality: Martinique Range: 14.5°N ; 61°W Distribution: Martinique References: Kiener (1841a) NSEW; Radwin (1977a) s Comments: As pleei in the plate caption, an original misspelling.
Columbella rudisSowerby I, 1844a, p. 116[bis], pl. 36, fig. 33-35 [Synonym] Type Locality: Nevis Range: 17°N ; 62.5°W Distribution: Nevis References: Radwin (1977a) s
Columbella mercatoria var. scalataSowerby I, 1822, pl. 248, fig. 9 [Synonym] Type Locality: Not stated Maximum Reported Size: 20 mm References: Sowerby I (1822) M Comments: Scalariform freak.
Columbella somersianaDall & Bartsch, 1911, p. 278, pl. 35, fig. 2 [Synonym] Type Locality: Bermuda Range: 32.3°N ; 64.8°W Maximum Reported Size: 24 mm Distribution: Bermuda References: Dall & Bartsch (1911) NE; Radwin (1977a) s
Columbella variabilisSchumacher, 1817, p. 245 [Objective synonym of valid name] Type Locality: Not stated References: Radwin (1977a) s Comments: New name for Voluta mercatoria Linnaeus, 1758.
Pterygia vulgarisRöding, 1798, p. 51, [Martini 1773, pl. 44, figs. 456-457] [Synonym] Type Locality: Not stated
Columbella williamgabbiWeisbord, 1962, p. 308-309, pl. 27, figs. 14-15 [Synonym] Type Locality: Lower Mare formation, in small stream 100 meters west of Quebrada Mare Abajo, Venezuela Maximum Reported Size: 21.4 mm References: Weisbord (1962) M; J. & W. Gibson-Smith (1979) s
Partial List of References
Dall, W. H. and P. Bartsch. 1911. New species of shells from Bermuda Proceedings of the United States National Museum 40(1820) 277-288, pl. 35. [Stated date: 08 May 1911.] Kiener, L. C. 1841. Genre Colombelle. (Columbella, Lam.) Spécies Général et Iconographie des Coquilles Vivantes 9 63 pp., 16 pls. Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae Systema Naturae, 10th ed., vol. 1 824 pp. Laurentii Salvii: Holmiae [Stockholm, Sweden]. Röding, P. F. 1798. Museum Boltenianum viii + 199 pp. Hamburg. [Stated date: -- Sep 1798.] Schumacher, C. F. 1817. Essai d'un Nouveau Systčme des Habitations des Vers Testacés [iv] + 287 pp., 22 pls. Schultz: Copenhague. [Stated date: -- --- 1817; true date: post 1 Mar.] Sowerby, G. B. 1822. The Genera of Recent and Fossil Shells 9 6 pls. G. B. Sowerby: London. [True date: 31 Oct 1822.] Sowerby, G. B., I. 1844. Monograph of the genus Columbella Thesaurus Conchyliorum 1 109[bis]-146[bis], pls. 36-40 [True date: pre 11 Apr.] 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.] Weisbord, N. E. 1962. Late Cenozoic gastropods from northern Venezuela Bulletins of American Paleontology 42(193) 672 pp., 48 pls. [Stated date: 05 Mar 1962.]
