Range: 26°N to 14.5°N; 97°W to 61°W Depth: 6 to 52 m (live 6 to 6 m) Maximum Reported Size: 20 mm
Synonymy
Terebra alba Gray, 1834 Terebra delicatula Kaicher, 1981
Details
Terebra albaGray, 1834, p. 60 [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Not stated Range: 26°N ; 97°W to 78°W Depth: 6 to 52 m (live 6 m) Maximum Reported Size: 20 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida; USA: Texas; Bahamas: Abaco (Great or Little), New Providence References: Bratcher & Cernohorsky (1987) NSWT; Redfern (2001) dLlE; Faber (2007a)
Terebra delicatulaKaicher, 1981b, card 2752 [Synonym] Attributed to: Preston MS Type Locality: Martinique Range: 14.5°N ; 61°W Maximum Reported Size: 10 mm Distribution: Martinique References: Kaicher (1981b) NSEWM; Rosenberg & Petit (2003) sT Comments: Kaicher (1981) attributed T. delicatula to Preston, but it was not published by him; the name is not listed by Adam (1971) or Bratcher & Cernohorsky (1987).
Partial List of References
Gray, J. E. 1834. Shells of the genus Terebra Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 2 59-63. [True date: -- Nov 1834.] Kaicher, S. D. 1981. Card Catalogue of World-wide Shells. Pack #27 - Terebridae Part II cards [i-ii], 2710-2815. S. D. Kaicher: St. Petersburg, Florida.