Range: 35.03°N to 20°S; 97°W to 0°W Depth: 0 to 300 m (live 7 to 55 m) Maximum Reported Size: 79 mm
Synonymy
Tritonium reticulare auct. non Linnaeus, 1758 Distortrix reticulata auct. non Röding, 1798 Distorsio cancellina auct. non Lamarck, 1803 Distortrix clathrata (Lamarck, 1816) Triton clathratus Lamarck, 1816 Triton ridens Reeve, 1844 Distorsio occidentalis Mörch, 1877 Distorsio robinsoni Petuch, 1987
Details
Triton clathratumLamarck, 1816, p. [Lamarck 1822b, p. 186], pl. 413, figs. 4a-b [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Not stated [Amérique méridionale (Lamarck 1822b)] Range: 35.03°N to 20°S; 97°W to 0°W Depth: 0 to 300 m (live 7 to 55 m) Maximum Reported Size: 79 mm Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys, Dry Tortugas; USA: Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas; Mexico: Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Tabasco, Gulf of Campeche, Campeche State, Yucatan State, Campeche Bank; Panama, Colombia; ABC Islands: Curacao; Venezuela: Gulf of Venezuela, Carabobo, Anzoategui, Isla Margarita; Bahamas: Berry Islands; Cuba: North Havana Province, North Matanzas; Haiti, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Thomas; Guyana, French Guiana, Surinam, Brazil: Amapa, Ceara, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe, Espirito Santo References: Clench & Turner (1957) {D}; Porter (1970) LN; Altena (1975) d; J. Andrews (1977) W; Princz (1978b); Odé (1982a) l; Cosel (1986) {l}E; Kronenberg (1994) T; Fernández Milera (1998); Macsotay & Campos (2001) D Comments: Distorsio clatrata Röding, 1798 (p. 133) is a nude name. Combining Genera: Distortrix
Distorsio cancellina auct. non Lamarck, 1803, [Not available] Attributed to: Roissy (1805) References: Dautzenberg (1900) DdNSEW; Kronenberg (1994) s Comments: Misidentification by Tryon (1881).
Distorsio acuta occidentalisMörch, 1877b, p. 34, [Martini 1773, fig. 405-406] [Synonym] Type Locality: St. Thomas; Guadeloupe; Jamaica; Carthagena [Colombia]; Tortola Range: 18°N to 11°N; 77°W to 61.5°W Distribution: Colombia, Jamaica; Virgin Islands: St. Thomas, Tortola; Guadeloupe References: Mörch (1877b) NSEW Comments: Clench & Turner (1957: 215) considered occidentale to be a geographic descriptor, a position following in some prior versions of Malacolog, but is subspecific under ICZN Article 45.6, as it is not unambiguously infrasubspecific.
Tritonium reticulare auct. non Linnaeus, 1758, [Not available] References: Kronenberg (1994) s Comments: Misidentification by Krebs (1864: 24).
Distortrix reticulata auct. non Röding, 1798, [Not available] Distribution: USA: Florida: West Florida References: Clench & Turner (1957) s Comments: Misidentification by Dall (1889a).
Triton ridensReeve, 1844b, pl. 12, fig. 45 [Synonym] Type Locality: Philippine Islands [in error] References: Emerson & Sage (1990a) s
Distorsio (Rhysema) robinsoniPetuch, 1987, p. 64-65, pl. 11, figs. 3-4 [Synonym] Type Locality: Oak Ridge, Roatan Is., Honduras Range: 16.4°N to 14°N; 86.3°W to 83.3°W Depth: 50 m Maximum Reported Size: 53 mm Distribution: Honduras: Roatan Island; Nicaragua References: Petuch (1987) DdNW; Robinson (1991) s; Kronenberg (1994) s; Rios (1994) s; Petuch (1998a) SE
Partial List of References
Lamarck, [J. B.] 1816. Tableau Encyclopédique et Méthodique des Trois Règnes de la Nature [iii] + 16 pp., pls. 391-431, 431 bis, 431 bis*, 432-488. Veuve Agasse: Paris. Mörch, O. A. L. 1877. Synopsis molluscorum marinorum Indiarum occidentalium imprimis insularum danicarum Malakozoologische Blätter 24 14-66, 93-123. Petuch, E. J. 1987. New Caribbean molluscan faunas [v] + 154 + A1-A4, 29 pls. Coastal Education & Research Foundation: Charlottesville, Virginia. [True date: 08 Jul 1987.] Reeve, L. 1844. Monograph of the genus Triton Conchologia Iconica 2 pls. 1-20
