Range: 35°N to 10.5°N; 92°W to 59.6°W Depth: 3 to 183 m (live 3 to 27 m) Maximum Reported Size: 409 mm
Synonymy
Cassis rotundata G. Perry, 1811 Cassis madagascariensis Lamarck, 1822 Cassis cameo Stimpson, 1860 Cassis major Rigacci, 1866 Cassis minor Rigacci, 1866 Cassis spinella Clench, 1944
Details
Cassis madagascariensisLamarck, 1822b, p. 219 [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Madagascar [in error; restricted to Beaufort, North Carolina by Clench (1944b)] Range: 35°N to 10.5°N; 89.7°W to 64.8°W Depth: 3 to 30 m (live 3 to 27 m) Maximum Reported Size: 350 mm Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; Mexico: Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo; Colombia: Offshore islands; Colombia, Venezuela: Gulf of Venezuela; Bahamas: Grand Bahama Island, Bimini; Cuba: Pinar del Rio, North Matanzas, Santiago de Cuba; Jamaica, Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Thomas, St. Croix References: Mörch (1877b) E; Warmke & Abbott (1961) dl; Porter (1974) L; Princz (1978b); Vokes & Vokes (1983, original station data) W; Díaz & Puyana (1994) S; Fernández Milera (1998)
Cassis cameo Stimpson, 1860, [Synonym] Range: 35°N to 13°N; 83°W to 59.6°W Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Dry Tortugas; Barbados References: Maury (1922) NSEW; Clench (1944b) s
Cassis madagascariensis var. majorRigacci, 1866, p. 44 [Not available] Attributed to: Lamarck Type Locality: Bahamas Distribution: Bahamas References: Lozet & Pétron (1977) s Comments: Nude name.
Cassis madagascariensis var. minorRigacci, 1866, p. 44 [Not available] Attributed to: Lamarck Type Locality: Bahamas Distribution: Bahamas References: Lozet & Pétron (1977) s Comments: Nude name.
Cassis rotundataG. Perry, 1811a, pl. 33, fig. 1 [Synonym] Type Locality: America and the West Indies References: Abbott (1968) s Comments: Declared a nomen oblitum by Petit (2003) under ICZN Article 23.9.2, with the junior synonym Cassis madagascariensis becoming a nomen protectum. Perry's name still has priority over Cassis spinella if that is regarded as a separate taxon.
Cassis madagascariensis spinellaClench, 1944b, p. 15-16, pl. 8 [Synonym] Type Locality: Tortugas, Florida Range: 34.5°N to 18°N; 92°W to 69°W Depth: 6 to 183 m (live 6 to 21 m) Maximum Reported Size: 409 mm Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys, Dry Tortugas; Mexico: Cayo Arcas, Campeche, Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo; Bermuda, Cuba: Pinar del Rio; Puerto Rico References: Moore (1956) d; Rice & Kornicker (1962) {W}; Porter (1974) LN; Vokes & Vokes (1983, original station data) W; Wagner & Abbott (1990) M; Kreipl (1997) E Comments: Often treated as a subspecies of Cassis madagascariensis, but they occur sympatrically, so it is either a synonym or a separate species. If a separate species, Cassis rotundata Perry, 1811 has priority.
Partial List of References
Clench, W. J. 1944. The genera Casmaria, Galeodea, Phalium and Cassis in the Western Atlantic Johnsonia 1(16) 1-16. [Stated date: 28 Oct 1944.] Lamarck, [J. B.] 1822. Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertčbres Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertčbres 7 [iii] + 711 pp. Author: Paris. [Stated date: -- Aug 1822.] Perry, G. 1811. Conchology iv + 5 pp., 61 pls. William Miller: London. Rigacci, [J.] 1866. Catalogo delle Conchiglie Componenti la Collezione Rigacci Classificata col Sistema di Lamarck 56 pp. Author: Roma.
