Triforis intermediusDall, 1881, p. 85-86, not figured [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Blake sta. 2 [off Havana], 805 fathoms Range: 23.23°N to 22°N; 85°W to 82.42°W Depth: 1171 to 1472 m Maximum Reported Size: 11 mm Distribution: Cuba: Pinar del Rio, North Havana Province References: Dall (1881) DSEWM; Abbott (1974) dN; Rolán & Fernández-Garcés (2008b) v Comments: The lectotype selected by Rolán & Fernández-Garcés (2008b) is invalid because, as they state, it is part of the type series of T. triserialis, not of T. intermedia; also, it does not come from the locality mentioned by Dall (1881) for T. intermedia. Rios (1985) reidentified (as Triphora longissima) the Brazilian shell he illustrated as Triphora triserialis in 1975; the true identity of Rios's material remains to be determined. Abbott's (1974: 112) record from 30-50 fathoms off West Florida needs confirmation.
Triphora triserialis clenchiAguayo, 1935, p. 116, not figured [Synonym] Type Locality: [Blake sta. 2, off Havana, 805 fathoms] Distribution: Cuba: Pinar del Rio Comments: Replacement name for Triphora intermedia Dall, 1881 a secondary homonymy of Cerithium intermedium C. B. Adams, 1850; Dall's name can be maintained as Triphora clenchi did not come into use (ICZN Article 59.3).
Partial List of References
Aguayo, C. G. 1935. Espicilegio de moluscos cubanos Memorias de la Sociedad Cubana de Historia Natural 9 107-128, pl. 9. [Stated date: -- Jul 1935; true date: pre 31 July.] 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.]
