Thais meretriculaRöding, 1798, p. 54, [Martini 1777, pl. 100, figs. 961-962] [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Not stated Range: 3.9°S to 8°S; 33.8°W to 14.4°W Depth: 0 m (live 0 m) Maximum Reported Size: 63 mm Distribution: Brazil: Fernando de Noronha; Ascension Island References: Leal (1991b) DdLlNEW Comments: Thais nodosa nodosa (Linnaeus, 1758) is Eastern Atlantic.
Purpura ascensionis Quoy & Gaimard, 1833, [Synonym] Range: 8°S to 8°S; 14.4°W References: E. A. Smith (1890c) NSEW
Partial List of References
Röding, P. F. 1798. Museum Boltenianum viii + 199 pp. Hamburg. [Stated date: -- Sep 1798.]
