Range: 27.9°N to 23°S; 93.8°W to 29.3°W Depth: 0 to 225 m (live 0 to 44 m) Maximum Reported Size: 30 mm
Synonymy
Fissurella cancellata Sowerby I, 1835 Lucapina elegans Sowerby I, 1835 Foraminella sowerbii Sowerby I, 1835 Lucapina adspersa auct. non Philippi, 1845 Fissurella lentiginosa Reeve, 1850 Lucapina fasciata Dall, 1884
Details
Foraminella sowerbiiSowerby I, 1835g, pl. 72, fig. 29 [Basis of the current name] Attributed to: Guilding MS Type Locality: St. Vincent Range: 27.9°N to 23°S; 93.8°W to 29.3°W Depth: 0 to 45 m (live 0 to 44 m) Maximum Reported Size: 30 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida; USA: Flower Garden Banks; Mexico: Campeche State, Cayo Arcas, Campeche, Yucatan State, Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo; Costa Rica; ABC Islands: Curacao; Bahamas: Abaco (Great or Little), Bimini; Cuba: North Havana Province, North Matanzas; Cayman Islands: Grand Cayman Island; Jamaica, Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: St. Vincent; Brazil: Para, Maranhao, Fernando de Noronha, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Bahia, Abrolhos Islands, Trindade Island References: Parker & Curray (1956) DLNW; Jong & Coomans (1988) M; Redfern (2001) dl Comments: Name introduced in synonymy of Fissurella cancellata Sowerby I, 1835a; used as valid by Pérez Farfante (1943a: 14).
Lucapina adspersa auct. non Philippi, 1845, [Not available] References: Jong & Coomans (1988) s Comments: Misidentification by Warmke & Abbott (1961).
Fissurella cancellataSowerby I, 1835a, pl. 72, fig. 29 [Objective synonym of valid name] Attributed to: Solander MS Type Locality: St. Vincent Range: 26.2°N to 13.3°N; 82°W to 61.3°W Maximum Reported Size: 30 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: West Florida, Florida Keys; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: St. Vincent References: Sowerby I (1835a) M; Higgins & Marrat (1877) SE; Pérez Farfante (1943a) s; Perry et al. (1938) NW Comments: Non Gray, 1825; nude name in Sowerby I, 1825. See also cancellata auct. = suffusa.
Lucapina elegansSowerby I, 1835g, pl. 72, fig. 29 [Not available] Attributed to: Gray MS Type Locality: St. Vincent Distribution: St. Vincent & the Grenadines: St. Vincent References: Pérez Farfante (1943a) s Comments: Name introduced in synonymy of Fissurella cancellata Sowerby I, 1835a. Not available, as not validated before 1961.
Lucapina? fasciataDall, 1884, p. 336 [Synonym] Attributed to: Pfeiffer Type Locality: Key West, Florida Range: 24.6°N ; 81.8°W Depth: 0 m Distribution: USA: Florida: Florida Keys References: Pérez Farfante (1943a) s
Fissurella lentiginosaReeve, 1850a, pl. 13, fig. 97 [Synonym] Type Locality: Unknown References: Pérez Farfante (1943a) s
Lucapina sowerbyi sic, [Not available] Range: 25°N to 4°N; 82.5°W to 51°W Depth: 0 to 225 m Maximum Reported Size: 20 mm Distribution: USA: Florida; Colombia: Offshore islands; Colombia; Cuba: North Havana Province, North Matanzas References: Fernández Milera (1998) DdNSEWM Comments: Misspelling of sowerbii by Fernández Milera (1998: 32).
Partial List of References
Dall, W. H. 1884. On a collection of shells sent from Florida by Mr. Henry Hemphill Proceedings of the United States National Museum 6(384) 318-342, pl. 10. [Stated date: -- --- 1883; true date: -- Jan 1884.] Reeve, L. 1850. Monograph of the genus Fissurella Conchologia Iconica 6 pls. 9-16 Sowerby, G. B., I. 1835. Fissurella Conchological Illustrations pls. 72-75 [True date: -- Jan 1835.] Sowerby, G. B., I. 1835. Fissurella Conchological Illustrations pp. 1-8, pl. 80 [True date: 30 Jun 1835.]
