Range: 34.5°N to 23°N; 82.5°W to 0°W Depth: 4 to 366 m Maximum Reported Size: 8 mm
Synonymy
Cerithiopsis metaxa (delle Chiaje, 1828) Murex metaxa delle Chiaje, 1828 Cerithium rugulosum auct. non C. B. Adams, 1850 Cerithium crosseanum Tiberi, 1863 Cerithium subcylindricum Brusina, 1865 Cerithium benoitianum Monterosato, 1869 Cerithiopsis metaxae Monterosato, 1874 Metaxia exilissima Monterosato, 1884 Cerithiopsis alba Marshall, 1893 Cerithiopsis excavata Locard, 1897
Details
Murex metaxa delle Chiaje, 1828, [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: [Calvi, Corsica (neotype, Bouchet 1985)] Range: 34.5°N to 23°N; 80°W to 0°W Depth: 4 to 366 m Maximum Reported Size: 5.5 mm Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Florida: Florida Keys References: Porter (1974) N; Bouchet (1985) ET Combining Genera: Cerithiopsis
Cerithiopsis alba Marshall, 1893, [Synonym] References: Bouchet (1985) s
Cerithium benoitianum Monterosato, 1869, [Synonym] References: Bouchet (1985) s
Cerithium crosseanum Tiberi, 1863, [Synonym] References: Bouchet (1985) s
Cerithiopsis excavataLocard, 1897b, p. 383-384, pl. 21, fig. 17-19 [Synonym] Type Locality: Travailleur, 1881, dragage 1, 555 m, au large de Marseille Maximum Reported Size: 8 mm References: Locard (1897b) M; Bouchet (1985) s
Metaxia exilissima Monterosato, 1884, [Synonym] References: Bouchet (1985) s
Cerithiopsis metaxaeMonterosato, 1874, p. 274 [Synonym] Range: 23°N ; 82.5°W to 81.3°W Depth: 18 m Distribution: Cuba: North Havana Province, North Matanzas References: Aguayo & Jaume (1936) DdNSEW Comments: Unjustified emendation of metaxa.
Cerithium rugulosum auct. non C. B. Adams, 1850, [Not available] Comments: Misidentification by Sowerby (1855, in part).
Cerithium subcylindricum Brusina, 1865, [Synonym] References: Bouchet (1985) s
Partial List of References
Locard, A. 1897. Mollusques Testacés, tome premier Expéditions Scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman vi + 516, 22 pls. Masson: Paris. Monterosato, [T. A.] di. 1874. Recherches conchyliologiques, effectuées au cap Santo Vito, en Sicile Journal de Conchyliologie 22 243-282.
