Range: 28.94°N to 24°S; 92.06°W to 32.5°W Depth: 7 to 66 m (live 37 to 37 m) Maximum Reported Size: 25.3 mm
Synonymy
Murex leviculus auct. non Dall, 1889 Favartia glypta (M. Smith, 1938) Murex glyptus M. Smith, 1938 Murexiella iemanja Petuch, 1979
Details
Murex glyptusM. Smith, 1938, p. 89, [M. Smith 1937, pl. 6, fig. 10] [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Pliocene, Clewiston, Florida Range: 28.94°N to 24°S; 92.06°W to 32.5°W Depth: 7 to 66 m (live 37 m) Maximum Reported Size: 25.3 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: West Florida; Mexico: Campeche Bank, Yucatan Peninsula; Brazil: Amapa, Para, Abrolhos Islands, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo References: Lyons et al. (1971) N; Leal (1991b) {D}LE; E. H. Vokes (1994) SM; E. F. García (2006, pers. comm.) DW; García (2007b) Comments: Described as a fossil. Combining Genera: Favartia
Murexiella iemanjaPetuch, 1979b, p. 518-519, figs. 1I-J, 2D [Synonym] Type Locality: 2 km east of Santa Barbara Is., Abrolhos Archipelago, Bahia State, Brazil, 17°57'S, 38°41'W, 25 m Range: 17.95°S to 17.95°S; 38.68°W Depth: 25 m Maximum Reported Size: 8 mm Distribution: Brazil: Abrolhos Islands References: Petuch (1979b) DdNSEWM; E. H. Vokes (1994) s; Rios (1994) s
Murex leviculus auct. non Dall, 1889, [Not available] References: E. H. Vokes (1994) s Comments: Misidentification by Clench & Pérez Farfante (1945); Abbott (1954).
Partial List of References
Petuch, E. J. 1979. New gastropods from the Abrolhos Archipelago and reef complex, Brazil Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 92 510-526. [Stated date: 18 Oct 1979.] Smith, M. 1938. Further notes upon Tertiary and Recent mollusks from Florida together with descriptions of new species [concluded] Nautilus 51 88-91. [Stated date: -- Jan 1938.]
