Range: 18°N to 10.5°N; 75.5°W to 59.6°W Depth: 0 to 10 m (live 1.5 to 3 m) Maximum Reported Size: 78 mm
Synonymy
Murex capitellum Linnaeus, 1758 Turbinellus capitellum (Linnaeus, 1758) Vasum ceramicum auct. non Linnaeus, 1758 Turbinella muricata auct. non Born, 1778 Volutella rubescens G. Perry, 1811 Turbinella mitis Lamarck, 1822
Details
Murex capitellumLinnaeus, 1758, p. 750, [Argenville, pl. 18, fig. K] [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Unknown Range: 18°N to 10.5°N; 75.5°W to 59.6°W Depth: 0 to 10 m (live 1.5 to 3 m) Maximum Reported Size: 65 mm Distribution: Colombia; ABC Islands: Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire; Venezuela: Islas Los Roques, Isla la Blanquilla, Los Testigos; Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Thomas; Guadeloupe, St. Lucia; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: St. Vincent, Carriacou, Grenada; Barbados References: Dautzenberg (1900); Bayer (1971) {l}; Hemmen & Hemmen (1979) Ll; Díaz & Puyana (1994) d; Macsotay & Campos (2001) Combining Genera: Turbinellus
Vasum ceramicum auct. non Linnaeus, 1758, [Not available] Range: 10.7°N to 10.8°N; 64.2°W to 64.3°W Depth: 37 to 0 m Maximum Reported Size: 78 mm Distribution: Venezuela: Isla Margarita References: Macsotay & Campos (2001) DdNSEWM; Rosenberg (herein 21 Oct 2003) s Comments: Misidentification by Macsotay & Campos (2001); Vasum ceramicum is Indo-Pacific.
Turbinella mitisLamarck, 1822b, p. 106-107 [Synonym] Type Locality: Unknown Maximum Reported Size: 54 mm References: Lamarck (1822b) M; Abbott (1950b) s
Turbinella muricata auct. non Born, 1778, [Not available] References: Lamarck (1822b) s Comments: Misidentification by Lamarck (1816, pl. 431 bis*, fig. 4a-b).
Volutella rubescensG. Perry, 1811a, pl. 26, fig. 4 [Synonym] Type Locality: New Guinea [in error] References: Deshayes (1843) s; Petit (2003)
Partial List of References
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.] Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae Systema Naturae, 10th ed., vol. 1 824 pp. Laurentii Salvii: Holmiae [Stockholm, Sweden]. Perry, G. 1811. Conchology iv + 5 pp., 61 pls. William Miller: London.
