Triton vespaceumLamarck, 1822b, p. 185, [Beu 1998, fig. 29c-d] [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Unknown [Designated as Bohol Island, Philippines (Beu 1998)] Range: 25°N to 11°N; 86.5°W to 61.3°W Depth: 4.5 m Maximum Reported Size: 41 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, Florida Keys; Honduras, Colombia; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Bequia References: Piech (1993) DdNWM; Beu (1998) T; García (2001) SE Comments: Most Western Atlantic records of C. vespaceum are C. comptum, which see. Combining Genera: Aquillus Tritonium Turritriton
Triton elongatusReeve, 1844b, pl. 15, fig. 59 [Beu 1998, fig. 30k] [Synonym] Maximum Reported Size: 33.4 mm References: Beu (1998) sMT Combining Genera: Aquillus Tritonium
Triton thersites occidentaleMörch, 1877b, p. 30, not figured [Synonym] Type Locality: Antilles; St. Croix; Eleuthera [Bahamas] Range: 25°N to 18°N; 76°W to 65°W Maximum Reported Size: 25 mm Distribution: Bahamas: Eleuthera; Virgin Islands: St. Croix References: Mörch (1877b) NSEWM Comments: Considered infrasubspecific in some prior versions of Malacolog, but subspecific under ICZN Article 45.6 as it is not unambiguously infrasubspecific.
Triton thersites auct. non Reeve, 1844, [Not available] References: Beu (1998) s Comments: Misidentification, in part, by Tryon (1880, pl. 12, figs. 99-100).
Partial List of References
Lamarck, [J. B.] 1822. Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres 7 [iii] + 711 pp. Author: Paris. [Stated date: -- Aug 1822.] Mörch, O. A. L. 1877. Synopsis molluscorum marinorum Indiarum occidentalium imprimis insularum danicarum Malakozoologische Blätter 24 14-66, 93-123. Reeve, L. 1844. Monograph of the genus Triton Conchologia Iconica 2 pls. 1-20
