Trochus excavatusLamarck, 1822b, p. 29 [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Unknown Range: 26°N to 9°N; 92°W to 59.6°W Depth: 0 to 1 m (live 0 m) Maximum Reported Size: 18 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: Florida Keys; Mexico: Cayo Arcas, Campeche, Quintana Roo; Costa Rica, Colombia, Venezuela: Islas Los Roques; Bahamas: Abaco (Great or Little); Cuba: North Havana Province, Guantanamo; Cayman Islands: Grand Cayman Island, Little Cayman; Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; Montserrat, Guadeloupe; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: St. Vincent, Grenada; Barbados References: Dautzenberg (1900); J. B. Lewis (1960) E; Ekdale (1974) Ll; Hemmen & Hemmen (1979) D; Vokes & Vokes (1983, original station data) W; Robinson & Montoya (1987) {S}; Vermeij (1993); Díaz & Puyana (1994) S; Fernández Milera (1998); Redfern (2001) NM; Faber (2006b) Combining Genera: Agathistoma Chlorostoma Neomphalius Omphalius
Trochus cinereus da Costa, 1778, [Synonym] References: Pilsbry (1889) s; Dodge (1958) v Comments: Name has priority if synonymy is correct.
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.]