Cypraea acicularisGmelin, 1791, p. 3421, [Martini 1, pl. 31, fig. 335] [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Unknown Range: 35.001°N to 24°S; 97.22°W to 28.87°W Depth: 0 to 780 m (live 0 to 81 m) Maximum Reported Size: 31 mm Distribution: USA: North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; USA: Flower Garden Banks, Texas; Mexico: Veracruz, Cayo Arcas, Campeche, Quintana Roo; Colombia: Offshore islands; Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela: Gulf of Venezuela, Carabobo, Sucre, Los Testigos; Bermuda, Jamaica, Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; Brazil: Para, Maranhao, Ceara, Fernando de Noronha, Paraiba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Bahia, Espirito Santo, Trindade Island, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo References: Hopkins et al. (1977) W; Leal (1991b) cDLE; Macsotay & Campos (2001); Simone (2004); Simone & Gonçalves (2006b) S
Cypraea lunataG. Fischer, 1807, p. 153-154 [Synonym] Type Locality: Not stated Maximum Reported Size: 27 mm References: Ivanov & Cantor (1991) sM
Erosaria nitidiuscula Coen, 1949, [Synonym]
Cypraea sanctaehelenae Schilder, 1930, [Synonym] Range: 8°S to 16°S; 14.4°W to 5.7°W Depth: 0 to 50 m Maximum Reported Size: 30 mm Distribution: Ascension Island; Eastern Atlantic: St. Helena References: Lorenz & Hubert (1993) DdNSEWM
Cypraea spurca auct. non Linnaeus, 1758, [Not available] Range: 25°N to 23°S; 88°W to 43°W Maximum Reported Size: 22 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; Belize; Honduras: Swan Island; Cuba: Pinar del Rio, North Havana Province, North Matanzas, South Matanzas, Villa Clara, Santiago de Cuba, Guantanamo; Brazil: Rio de Janeiro References: Haas (1941) W; Britton (1975) {W}; Lozet & Pétron (1977) NSEM Comments: Misidentification.
Partial List of References
Fischer, G. 1807. Museum Demidoff Museum Demidoff 3 [iv] + ix + 330 pp., 6 pls. Université imperiale: Moscou. [True date: post 30 Dec.] Gmelin, J. F. 1791. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae. Editio decima tertia Systema Naturae, 13th ed., vol. 1(6) 3021-3910. Lipsiae.