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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Volutoidea: Mitridae

Dibaphimitra florida (Gould, 1856)


Range: 26°N to 16°N; 87.3°W to 80°W
Depth: 2 to 55 m (live 18 to 24 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 74  mm

Synonymy

Mitra florida Gould, 1856
Mitra fergusoni Sowerby II, 1874
Dibaphimitra janetae Petuch, 1987

Details


Mitra florida Gould, 1856,
[Basis of the current name]
Range: 26°N to 17.4°N; 87.3°W to 80°W
Depth: 2 to 55 m (live 18 to 24 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 74 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, Florida Keys, Dry Tortugas; Mexico: Quintana Roo; Honduras: Swan Island
References: Bayer (1942) LlS; Vokes & Vokes (1983, original station data) W; García collection M

Mitra fergusoni Sowerby II, 1874f, p. 3, pl. 357, figs. 70-71
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Panama
Maximum Reported Size: 43 mm
Distribution: Panama
References: Sowerby II (1874f) M; Bayer (1942); Cernohorsky (1970) s
Comments: Sowerby's (1874f) record from Panama needs confirmation.

Dibaphimitra janetae Petuch, 1987, p. 70, pl. 11, figs. 11-12
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Off northern coast of Roatan Is., Honduras
Range: 16°N ; 86°W
Depth: 20 m
Maximum Reported Size: 45 mm
Distribution: Honduras: Roatan Island
References: Cernohorsky (1991) s; Robin & Martin (2004) s


Partial List of References

Petuch, E. J. 1987. New Caribbean molluscan faunas  [v] + 154 + A1-A4, 29 pls. Coastal Education & Research Foundation: Charlottesville, Virginia. [True date: 08 Jul 1987.]
Sowerby, G. B., II. 1874. A monograph of the genus Mitra Thesaurus Conchyliorum 4 46 pp., pls. 352-379

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