Purpura rusticaLamarck, 1822b, p. 246 [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Unknown Range: 32.3°N to 23°S; 87.3°W to 14.4°W Depth: 0 to 4 m (live 0 m) Maximum Reported Size: 50 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys, Dry Tortugas; Mexico: Quintana Roo; Honduras: Swan Island; Colombia: Offshore islands; Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela: Carabobo, Isla Margarita; Bermuda, Bahamas: Grand Bahama Island, Bimini, New Providence, Eleuthera, Cat Island, Long Island, Mayaguana, Inagua (Great or Little); Cuba: North Havana Province, North Matanzas, Villa Clara, Cienfuegos, Guantanamo; Jamaica, Navassa Island, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico: Mona Island; Virgin Islands: St. Thomas, St. Croix, Tortola, Virgin Gorda; Antigua, Dominica, Martinique; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Grenada; Barbados; Trinidad & Tobago: Trinidad; Brazil: Maranhao, Ceara, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Bahia, Espirito Santo, Trindade Island, Rio de Janeiro References: Voss & Voss (1960) l; Vokes & Vokes (1983, original station data) W; Leal (1991b) cE; Díaz & Puyana (1994) M; Macsotay & Campos (2001) D Comments: To 27.3°N in Florida (Lyons 1989b). Combining Genera: Thais
Purpura bitubercularis auct. non Lamarck, 1822, [Not available] References: Deshayes in Deshayes & Milne-Edwards (1844) s (of Purpura kienerii). Comments: Misidentification by Kiener.
Purpura fasciataReeve, 1846d, pl. 9, fig. 45 [Synonym] Type Locality: Unknown Range: 24.6°N to 10.5°N; 81.8°W to 61.5°W Depth: 0 m Distribution: USA: Florida: Florida Keys; Venezuela: Falcon, Carabobo; Antigua, Dominica; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: St. Vincent References: Higgins & Marrat (1877) DdSE; Melvill (1881) NW; Clench (1947) s Comments: Higgin & Marrat's (1877) record from Vera Cruz, Mexico needs confirmation.
Purpura kienerii Deshayes in Deshayes & Milne-Edwards, 1844, p. 101-102, [Kiener pl. 11, fig. 32] [Synonym] Type Locality: Martinique Maximum Reported Size: 45 mm Distribution: Martinique References: Deshayes in Deshayes & Milne-Edwards (1844) M
Purpura undata auct. non Lamarck, 1822, [Not available] References: Clench (1947) s Comments: Misidentification.
Partial List of References
Deshayes, G. P. and H. Milne-Edwards. 1844. Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres, présentant les caractères généraux et particuliers de ces animaux, leur distribution, leurs classes, leurs familles, leurs genres, et la citation des principales espèces qui s'rapportent Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres, vol. 10 iii + 638 + 1 pp. J. B. Baillière: Paris. 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.] Reeve, L. 1846. Monograph of the genus Purpura Conchologia Iconica 3 pls. 1-13
