Range: 35°N to 0°N; 94°W to 75.5°W Depth: 5.5 to 755 m (live 5.5 to 46 m) Maximum Reported Size: 42 mm
Synonymy
Turritella variegata auct. non Linnaeus, 1758 Turritella acropora Dall, 1889
Details
Turritella (Torcula) acroporaDall, 1889a, p. 264-265 [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: West of Florida, 14-50 fms.; off Cape San Antonio, 413 fms.; off Sombrero, 54 fms.; North Carolina, near Hatteras to Gulf of Mexico, Texas and Yucatan; Antilles; Florida Pliocene Range: 35°N to 22°N; 94°W to 75.5°W Depth: 5.5 to 755 m (live 5.5 to 46 m) Maximum Reported Size: 42 mm Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; USA: Texas; Gulf of Mexico, Mexico: Campeche Bank References: Dall (1889a) DLNSE; Perry & Schwengel (1955) dlM; Porter (1974) {L}N Comments: The Venezuelan record of Princz (1982a) needs confirmation.
Turritella variegata auct. non Linnaeus, 1758, [Not available] Range: 82°W to 76°W Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Florida: West Florida References: Porter (1974) s Comments: Misidentification.
Partial List of References
Dall, W. H. 1889. Reports on the results of dredgings, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U. S. Coast Survey Steamer 'Blake,' Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 18 1-492, pls. 10-40. [Stated date: 08 Jun 1889.]