Range: 46°N to 23°S; 90.5°W to 34.9°W Depth: 0 to 70 m (live 0.2 to 1.3 m) Maximum Reported Size: 8 mm
Synonymy
Triphora perversa auct. non Linnaeus, 1758 Triforis nigrocincta (C. B. Adams, 1839) Triphoris nigrocincta (C. B. Adams, 1839) Cerithium nigrocinctum C. B. Adams, 1839
Details
Cerithium nigrocinctumC. B. Adams, 1839, p. 286-287, pl. 4, fig. 11 [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Dartmouth Harbor, Massachusetts Range: 46°N to 23°S; 90.5°W to 34.9°W Depth: 0 to 70 m (live 0.2 to 1.3 m) Maximum Reported Size: 8 mm Distribution: Canada: Prince Edward Island; USA: Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida; Mexico: Campeche State, Yucatan State, Quintana Roo; Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Bermuda, Cuba: North Havana Province; Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Grenada; Brazil: Ceara, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Espirito Santo, Sao Paulo References: Kurtz (1860); Wass (1972); Porter (1974) D; Bouchet (1985); Cosel (1986) Ll; Mello & Perrier (1986) E; Leal (1991b) c Comments: Restricted to New England fide Leal (1991b); other records listed here in the absence of another name to refer them to. Combining Genera: Triforis Triphoris
Triphora perversa auct. non Linnaeus, 1758, [Not available] Comments: Misidentification.
Partial List of References
Adams, C. B. 1839. Observations on some species of the marine shells of Massachusetts, with descriptions of five new species Boston Journal of Natural History 2 262-288, pl. 4. [Stated date: -- Feb 1839.]
