Range: 35°N to 35°S; 96.3°W to 37°W Depth: 0 to 102 m (live 12 to 55 m) Maximum Reported Size: 7.8 mm
Synonymy
Triphoris intermedia (C. B. Adams, 1850) Triphora intermedia (C. B. Adams, 1850) Cerithium intermedium C. B. Adams, 1850 Triphora pulchella auct. non C. B. Adams, 1850
Details
Cerithium intermediumC. B. Adams, 1850f, p. 119, Not figured [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Jamaica Range: 30.3°N to 9.75°N; 96.3°W to 63°W Depth: 2 to 57 m (live 15 to 44 m) Maximum Reported Size: 7.8 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida; USA: Louisiana, Flower Garden Banks, Texas; Costa Rica, Colombia, Venezuela: Los Testigos; Cuba: Cienfuegos; Jamaica, Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Croix References: Dautzenberg (1900) E; Dall & Simpson (1901); Parker & Curray (1956) DLW; Abbott (1958) d; Usticke (1959) {E}; Cooley (1978) N; Robinson & Montoya (1987) {W}; Rolán & Fernández-Garcés (1995) clM; García (2000); Espinosa & Ortea (2001a) S Comments: Non Sowerby, 1816, nec Dall, 1881; name is preoccupied but no replacement name is available. Combining Genera: Triphora Triphoris
Triphora pulchella auct. non C. B. Adams, 1850, [Not available] Range: 35°N to 35°S; 94°W to 37°W Depth: 0 to 102 m (live 12 to 55 m) Maximum Reported Size: 6 mm Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Florida, Texas; Mexico: Campeche State, Yucatan State, Quintana Roo; Costa Rica, Colombia, Brazil: Rio Grande do Norte, Sao Paulo References: Houbrick (1968) d; Abbott (1974) M; Porter (1974) N; Odé (1989b) LW; Díaz et al. (1990) l; Jong & Coomans (1988) s Comments: Misidentification; C. pulchella is a synonym of the cerithiopsid Horologica pupa.
Partial List of References
Adams, C. B. 1850. Descriptions of supposed new species of marine shells, which inhabit Jamaica Contributions to Conchology 7 109-123. [Stated date: -- Apr 1850.]
