Triton rubecula occidentaleMörch, 1877b, p. 29, Not figured [Basis of the current name] Attributed to: Clench & Turner (1957) Type Locality: St. Thomas Range: 28°N to 8°S; 93°W to 15°W Depth: 0 to 128 m Maximum Reported Size: 40 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida; USA: Louisiana; Mexico: Quintana Roo; Costa Rica, Venezuela: unlocalized; Bahamas: Andros; Cuba: North Matanzas; Jamaica; Virgin Islands: St. Thomas, St. Croix; Brazil: Para, Maranhao, Ceara, Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco References: McGinty & McGinty (1957) D{N}; Odé (1982b) NW; Princz (1982a); Mello & Perrier (1986) S; Leal (1991b) E; García (2002a); Espinosa & Ortea (2003a) Comments: Clench & Turner (1957) intentionally named the taxon as new, saying that Mörch (1877:2 9) used occidentale as a geographic descriptor. Mörch applied it to four Triton, a Distorsio, and a Dolium species, so his use might be infrasubspecific. However, this is not unambiguous, so under ICZN Article 45.6, the name can be considered subspecific. Even if the intent was infrasubspecific, the adoption of this name before 1985 allows it to be deemed subspecific (Article 45.6.4.1) and it thus dates from Mörch (1877) in either case. McGinty & McGinty (1957) and Kilias (1973) also used the name as valid.
Cymatium (Septa) beuiGarcía-Talavera, 1985, p. 28-29, fig. 1, fig. 2 right, fig. 5 bottom middle [Synonym] Type Locality: Ohau [sic, Oahu], Hawaii Maximum Reported Size: 40.2 mm References: García-Talavera (1985) M; Beu (1987) s; Henning & Hemmen (1993) s
Septa blacketi Iredale, 1936, [Synonym] References: Beu (1987) s Comments: Has priority if the synonymy is correct.
Triton rubeculum auct. non Linnaeus, 1758, [Not available] Comments: Misidentification by Arango (1880); C. rubeculum is currently considered to be an Indo-Pacific species.
Partial List of References
García-Talavera, F. 1985. Two new species of cymatids [sic] from the Indo-Pacific (Gasteropoda: Cymatiidae) La Conchiglia 16(194-195) 28-30. [Stated date: -- Jun 1985.] Mörch, O. A. L. 1877. Synopsis molluscorum marinorum Indiarum occidentalium imprimis insularum danicarum Malakozoologische Blätter 24 14-66, 93-123.
