Range: 26°N to 9.4°N; 83.08°W to 61°W Maximum Reported Size: 80 mm
Synonymy
Cymatium pileare auct. non Linnaeus, 1758 Tritonium vestitum auct. non Hinds, 1844 Triton martinianus d'Orbigny, 1847 Litiopa effusa C. B. Adams, 1850 Triton latior Mörch, 1877 Triton veliei Calkins, 1878
Details
Triton martinianumd'Orbigny, 1847b, p. 162-163, [Chemnitz, 1780, pl. 130, fig. 1248-1249] [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Cuba, Guadeloupe, Sainte-Lucie, Saint-Thomas Range: 20°N to 9.4°N; 83.08°W to 61°W Maximum Reported Size: 80 mm Distribution: Costa Rica, Panama, Cuba, Jamaica; Virgin Islands: St. Thomas, St. Croix; Guadeloupe, St. Lucia; Trinidad & Tobago: Tobago References: d'Orbigny (1847b) NEM; Olsson & McGinty (1958) S; Usticke (1959) {M}; Beu (1985) {E}; Robinson & Montoya (1987) W
Litiopa effusaC. B. Adams, 1850d, p. 71, Not figured [Synonym] Type Locality: Jamaica Range: 18°N ; 77°W Maximum Reported Size: 2.8 mm Distribution: Jamaica References: C. B. Adams (1850d) NSEWM; Abbott (1958) s Comments: Described based on a protoconch.
Triton martinianum var. ? latiorMörch, 1877b, p. 29 [Not available] References: Clench & Turner (1957) s Comments: Nude name.
Cymatium pileare auct. non Linnaeus, 1758, [Not available] Comments: Misidentification; true C. pileare is restricted to the Indo-West Pacific (Beu 1998).
Triton velieiCalkins, 1878, p. 235, pl. 8, figs. 1-2 [Synonym] Type Locality: Key West and Marco, Florida Range: 26°N to 24.6°N; 81.8°W Maximum Reported Size: 43 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: West Florida, Florida Keys References: Calkins (1878) NSEWM; Henning & Hemmen (1993) s
Tritonium vestitum auct. non Hinds, 1844, [Not available; synonymy uncertain] Range: 17°N ; 61.8°W Distribution: Antigua References: Higgins & Marrat (1877) NSEW Comments: Misidentification by Higgins & Marrat (1877); C. vestitum is Eastern Pacific.
Partial List of References
Adams, C. B. 1850. Descriptions of supposed new species of marine shells, which inhabit Jamaica Contributions to Conchology 5 69-75. [Stated date: -- Feb 1850.] Calkins, W. W. 1878. Catalogue of the marine shells of Florida, with notes and descriptions of several new species Proceedings of the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences 2 323-252, 357 (errata). [Stated date: -- May 1878.] d'Orbigny, A. 1847. Mollusques Histoire Physique, Politique et Naturelle de l'île de Cuba 2 129-224, pls. 22-25?. [Stated date: -- --- 1853; true date: pre May?] Mörch, O. A. L. 1877. Synopsis molluscorum marinorum Indiarum occidentalium imprimis insularum danicarum Malakozoologische Blätter 24 14-66, 93-123.
