Range: 26°N to 9.66°N; 89.7°W to 61.2°W Depth: 0 to 52 m (live 2 to 15 m) Maximum Reported Size: 7 mm
Synonymy
Marginella sagittata auct. non Hinds, 1844 Marginella alba C. B. Adams, 1850 Marginella fluctuata C. B. Adams, 1850 Gibberula fluctuata (C. B. Adams, 1850)
Details
Marginella fluctuataC. B. Adams, 1850c, p. 56-57, Not figured [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Jamaica Range: 26°N to 9.66°N; 89.7°W to 61.2°W Depth: 0 to 52 m (live 2 to 15 m) Maximum Reported Size: 7 mm Distribution: Mexico: Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo; Honduras: Roatan Island, Swan Island; Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Bahamas: Abaco (Great or Little); Cuba: North Matanzas, Cienfuegos; Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Anguilla References: Abbott (1958) l; Warmke & Abbott (1961: 128); Britton (1975) d; Vokes & Vokes (1983, original station data) W; Robinson & Montoya (1987) S; Díaz et al. (1990) DL{E}; Fernández Milera (1998); Redfern (2001) DN; F. Boyer (2004) E; Cossignani (2006e); Faber (2006f) Combining Genera: Gibberula
Marginella albaC. B. Adams, 1850c, p. 56, Not figured [Synonymy uncertain] Type Locality: Jamaica Range: 18°N ; 77°W Maximum Reported Size: 5.2 mm Distribution: Jamaica References: C. B. Adams (1850c) NSEWM; F. Boyer (2004) s? Comments: Boyer (2004) consider M. alba a nomen dubium, but indicated that it might be a synonym of fluctuata.
Marginella sagittata auct. non Hinds, 1844, [Not available] References: Abbott (1958) s Comments: Misidentification by Redfield (1870).
Partial List of References
Adams, C. B. 1850. Descriptions of supposed new species of marine shells, which inhabit Jamaica Contributions to Conchology 4 56-68. [Stated date: -- Jan 1850.]
