Range: 28°N to 21.62°S; 96°W to 0°W Depth: 0 to 94 m (live 3 to 64 m) Maximum Reported Size: 40 mm
Synonymy
Nerita marochiensis Gmelin, 1791 Lunatia marochiensis (Gmelin, 1791) Nerita maroccana Dillwyn, 1817 Natica proxima C. B. Adams, 1850 Natica limacina Jousseaume, 1874 Natica major Mörch, 1877
Details
Nerita marochiensisGmelin, 1791, p. 3673, [Chemnitz 1781, pl. 188, fig. 1905-1910] [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: 'Africae, praefertim Marochii, Antillarum' Range: 28°N to 21.62°S; 96°W to 0°W Depth: 0 to 94 m (live 3 to 64 m) Maximum Reported Size: 30 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida; USA: Texas; Mexico: Campeche State; Costa Rica, Colombia, Venezuela: Isla Margarita; Cuba: North Havana Province, North Matanzas; Cayman Islands: Grand Cayman Island; Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Nevis, Surinam, Brazil: Amapa, Para, Maranhao, Ceara, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Bahia, Espirito Santo References: Nicklès (1950) E; Sarasúa (1970); Altena (1975) {L}; Odé (1982b) LNW; Leal (1991b) DS; Mikkelsen et al. (1995) l; Macsotay & Campos (2001); Hewitt (2005b) Combining Genera: Lunatia
Natica limacina Jousseaume, 1874, [Synonym] Range: 17.7°N to 11°N; 65°W to 61.5°W Distribution: Virgin Islands: St. Croix; Trinidad & Tobago: Trinidad References: Mörch (1877b) NSEW
Natica (Cochlis) limacina var. majorMörch, 1877b, p. 64, Not figured [Synonym] Type Locality: Catinguiba [Brazil] Maximum Reported Size: 32 mm Distribution: Brazil References: Mörch (1877b) M
Nerita maroccanaDillwyn, 1817, p. 983, [Chemnitz 1781, pl. 188, fig. 1905-1910] [Synonym] Attributed to: Chemnitz Type Locality: Africa and the West Indies Maximum Reported Size: 40 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: West Florida References: Vilas & Vilas (1970) M
Natica maroceana sic, [Not available] Comments: Error for maroccana by Abbott (1974).
Natica proximaC. B. Adams, 1850f, p. 111, Not figured [Synonym] Type Locality: Jamaica Range: 17.8°N ; 77°W to 64.9°W Maximum Reported Size: 17.8 mm Distribution: Jamaica; Virgin Islands: St. Croix References: C. B. Adams (1850f) NWM; Dall (1889a) s; Usticke (1959) SE
Partial List of References
Adams, C. B. 1850. Descriptions of supposed new species of marine shells, which inhabit Jamaica Contributions to Conchology 7 109-123. [Stated date: -- Apr 1850.] Dillwyn, L. W. 1817. A descriptive catalogue of recent shells A Descriptive Catalogue of Recent Shells 1-2 xii + 1-580; [iv] + 581-1121. John and Arthur Arch: Cornhill. Gmelin, J. F. 1791. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae. Editio decima tertia Systema Naturae, 13th ed., vol. 1(6) 3021-3910. Lipsiae. Mörch, O. A. L. 1877. Synopsis molluscorum marinorum Indiarum occidentalium imprimis insularum danicarum Malakozoologische Blätter 24 14-66, 93-123.
