Range: 30°N to 18°S; 92.44°W to 34.9°W Depth: 0 to 183 m (live 0 to 1 m) Maximum Reported Size: 40 mm
Synonymy
Murex cellulosus auct. non Conrad, 1846 Murex leviculus auct. non Dall, 1889 Murex macgintyi M. Smith, 1938 Murex mcgintyi M. Smith, 1939 Murexiella leonardhilli Petuch, 1987
Details
Murex macgintyiM. Smith, 1938, p. 88-89, [M. Smith 1937, pl. 6, fig. 11] [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Pliocene, Clewiston, Florida Range: 30°N to 18°S; 92.44°W to 34.9°W Depth: 0 to 183 m (live 0 to 1 m) Maximum Reported Size: 40 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; Mexico: Campeche Bank; Panama, Bahamas: Abaco (Great or Little), New Providence; Brazil: Para, Maranhao, Ceara, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Abrolhos Islands References: Mello & Perrier (1986) E; Redfern (2001) L; E. F. García (2006, pers. comm.) W; García (2007b) Comments: Described as a fossil.
Murex cellulosus auct. non Conrad, 1846, [Not available] Range: 77°W Distribution: Jamaica References: E. H. Vokes (1994) s Comments: Misidentification by Humfrey (1975).
Murexiella leonardhilliPetuch, 1987, p. 141, pl. 28, figs. 5-6 [Synonym] Type Locality: Baia de Todos os Santos, off Salvador, Bahia, Brazil Range: 13°S to 13°S; 37°W Depth: 10 m Maximum Reported Size: 40 mm Distribution: Brazil: Bahia References: Sunderland & Sunderland (1992c) M; E. H. Vokes (1994) s
Murex leviculus auct. non Dall, 1889, [Not available] Range: 18°N to 18.5°N; 66°W to 67°W Distribution: Puerto Rico References: Warmke & Abbott (1961) NSEW; E. H. Vokes (1994) s Comments: Misidentification by Warmke & Abbott (1961, pl. 19h).
Tritonalia mcgintyiM. Smith, 1939, p. 16, pl. 12, fig. 20 [Synonym] Comments: Unjustified emendation of macgintyi by M. Smith (1939), who used the spelling in the text and on the plate caption.
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.] Smith, M. 1938. Further notes upon Tertiary and Recent mollusks from Florida together with descriptions of new species [concluded] Nautilus 51 88-91. [Stated date: -- Jan 1938.] Smith, M. 1939. An Illustrated Catalog of the Recent species of the Rock Shells ix + 83 pp., 21 pls. Tropical Laboratory: Lantana, Florida. [True date: post 1 Apr.]