Murex litteratusBorn, 1778, p. 327-328 [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Not stated [restricted to Key West, Florida by Houbrick (1974)] Range: 34°N to 20.92°S; 97.28°W to 29.32°W Depth: 0 to 88 m (live 0 to 52 m) Maximum Reported Size: 34 mm Distribution: USA: North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; USA: Flower Garden Banks, Texas; Mexico: Veracruz, Campeche State, Cayo Arcas, Campeche, Yucatan State, Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo, Cozumel; Belize, Honduras: Swan Island; Colombia: Old Providence Island; Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela: Sucre, Islas Los Roques; Bermuda, Bahamas: Abaco (Great or Little), Bimini; Cuba: Pinar del Rio, North Havana Province, North Matanzas, Holguin; Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Thomas, St. Croix; Barbuda, Guadeloupe; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Mustique; Trinidad & Tobago: Tobago; Brazil: Amapa, Para, Maranhao, Ceara, Rio Grande do Norte, Alagoas, Bahia References: Moore (1958b) W; Porter (1974) N (UNC-IMS #4034); Houbrick (1974) DMT; Leal (1991b) LSE; Fernández Milera (1998); Macsotay & Campos (2001); Vegas Torres (2004); Hewitt (2005a)
Cerithium angustumAnton, 1838, p. 66 [Synonym] Type Locality: Not stated Maximum Reported Size: 19 mm References: Anton (1838) M; Houbrick (1974) s
Murex literatus sic, [Not available] Comments: Error for litteratus by Born (1780).
Cerithium litteratum playagrandensisWeisbord, 1962, p. 170-172, pl. 15, figs. 1-2 [Synonym] Type Locality: Playa Grande formation (Maiquetía member) at W-23, north flank of Punta Gorda anticline, Venezuela Maximum Reported Size: 19 mm References: Weisbord (1962) M; Houbrick (1974) s
Cerithium reticulatum G. Perry, 1811a, [Synonymy uncertain] References: Petit (2003) s? Comments: Petit (2003) called this a nomen dubium, but noted that it might be Cerithium litteratum.
Cerithium semiferrugineumLamarck, 1822b, p. 74 [Synonym] Type Locality: Unknown Range: 18.3°N to 18.1°N; 65.4°W to 65.3°W Maximum Reported Size: 31 mm Distribution: Puerto Rico: Culebra Island, Vieques References: Lamarck (1822b) M; Houbrick (1974) s
Partial List of References
Anton, H. E. 1838. Verzeichniss der Conchylien xvi + 110 pp. [Stated date: 09 Oct 1838.] Born, I. 1778. Index Rerum Naturalium Musei Caesarei Vindobonensis. Pars I. Testacea [xlii] + 458 + [82] pp., 1 pl. Offficina Krausiana: Wien. Lamarck, [J. B.] 1822. Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres 7 [iii] + 711 pp. Author: Paris. [Stated date: -- Aug 1822.] Weisbord, N. E. 1962. Late Cenozoic gastropods from northern Venezuela Bulletins of American Paleontology 42(193) 672 pp., 48 pls. [Stated date: 05 Mar 1962.]
