Pleurotoma (Drillia) morraDall, 1881, p. 69-70 [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Off Havana Range: 35.14°N to 30°S; 94°W to 44°W Depth: 9 to 823 m (live 9 to 73 m) Maximum Reported Size: 8 mm Distribution: USA: North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida; USA: Texas; Colombia, Cuba: North Havana Province; Puerto Rico, Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul References: Dall (1881) D; Dall (1889a) N; Odé (1992b) dLl; Kaicher (1984c) c Combining Genera: Daphnella Mangilia Veprecula
Pleurotoma occidentalisReeve, 1846a, pl. 39, fig. 357 [Synonymy uncertain] Type Locality: West Indies Comments: Has priority if the synonymy is correct. Combining Genera: Clathurella
Partial List of References
Dall, W. H. 1881. Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico, and in the Caribbean Sea, 1877-79, by the United States Coast Survey Steamer 'Blake,' Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 9 33-144. [True date: -- Aug 1881.] Reeve, L. 1846. Monograph of the genus Pleurotoma Conchologia Iconica 1 pls. 34-40