Range: 26°N to 12°N; 89.7°W to 65°W Depth: 0 to 99 m (live 1 to 10 m) Maximum Reported Size: 6.5 mm
Synonymy
Stomatella delicata H. & A. Adams, 1864 Margarita erythrocoma Dall, 1889 Margarites erythrocoma (Dall, 1889) Margarita samanae Dall, 1889
Details
Margarita (Margarita) erythrocomaDall, 1889a, p. 375, pl. 28, fig. 1 [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Off Sand Key, 54 fms.; Samana Bay, St. Domingo; Nassau, Bahamas Range: 26°N to 12°N; 89.7°W to 65°W Depth: 0 to 99 m (live 1 to 10 m) Maximum Reported Size: 6.5 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: Florida Keys; Mexico: Yucatan State, Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo; ABC Islands: Aruba; Bahamas: Abaco (Great or Little), New Providence; Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Croix References: Dall (1889a) D{N}; Usticke (1959) EM; Vokes & Vokes (1983, original station data) W; Redfern (2001) dLlN; Faber (2006b) Combining Genera: Margarites
Stomatella delicataH. & A. Adams, 1864, p. 433 [Synonymy uncertain] Type Locality: St. Thomas Range: 18.3°N ; 65°W Distribution: Virgin Islands: St. Thomas Comments: Has priority if the synonymy is correct, but precedence might be reversed if conditions of ICZN Article 23.9 apply.
Stomatella dilecta sic, [Not available; synonymy uncertain] Comments: Error for delicata by Sowerby (1874).
Margarita (Margarita) erythrocoma var. samanaeDall, 1889a, p. 375 [Synonymy uncertain] Type Locality: Samana Bay, St. Domingo Range: 19°N ; 69°W Depth: 29 m Maximum Reported Size: 4.8 mm Distribution: Dominican Republic References: Dall (1889a) DdNSEW
Partial List of References
Adams, H. and A. Adams. 1864. Descriptions of new species of shells, chiefly from the Cumingian collection Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 31 428-435. [Stated date: 10 Nov 1863; true date: -- Apr 1864.] Dall, W. H. 1889. Reports on the results of dredgings, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U. S. Coast Survey Steamer 'Blake,' Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 18 1-492, pls. 10-40. [Stated date: 08 Jun 1889.]
