Buccinum hastatumGmelin, 1791, p. 3502, [Chemnitz, 1780, pl. 154, pl. 1453-1454] [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Unknown Range: 32.3°N to 23°S; 90.5°W to 32.5°W Depth: 0 to 75 m (live 0 to 30 m) Maximum Reported Size: 37 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, Florida Keys; Honduras: Swan Island; Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia; ABC Islands: Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire; Venezuela: Isla Margarita; Bermuda, Cuba: North Havana Province, North Matanzas; Jamaica, Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Grenada; Brazil: Para, Maranhao, Ceara, Atol das Rocas, Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro References: Britton (1975) d; Princz (1982b); Fernández Milera (1998); Simone (1999) L, anatomy; Macsotay & Campos (2001) l; Faber (2007a) Comments: 26.7°N in east Florida (ANSP). Combining Genera: Acus Terebra
Terebra costataMenke, 1828, p. 50 [Objective synonym of valid name] Type Locality: Not stated Comments: Non Borson, 1825; new name for Buccinum hastatum Gmelin, 1791.
Gmelin, J. F. 1791. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae. Editio decima tertia Systema Naturae, 13th ed., vol. 1(6) 3021-3910. Lipsiae. Menke, K. T. 1828. Synopsis methodica Molluscorum xii + 91 pp. Author: Pyrmont. [True date: post Feb.]
