Bulla solidaGmelin, 1791, p. 3434, [Knorr vergn. 6, pl. 21, fig. 2] [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Unknown [Los Tanques, Paraguana, Venezuela (by neotype designation of Malaquias & Reid, 2008] Range: 27.8°N to 10°N; 94°W to 59.6°W Depth: 0 to 27 m (live 0 to 25 m) Maximum Reported Size: 52 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; USA: Louisiana, Texas; Honduras, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela: Falcon; Jamaica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Barbados References: Dall (1889b) E; Dautzenberg (1900); Ev. Marcus (1976b) dLl; Marcus (1977b) SW{EN}; Díaz & Puyana (1994) D; Mikkelsen (1996) {D}LN; Malaquias & Reid (2008) DT Comments: The Brazilian distribution record by Díaz & Puyana (1994) needs confirmation according to Malaquias & Reid (2008). Combining Genera: Vesica
Bulla ampulla auct. non Linnaeus, 1758, [Not available] Distribution: Cuba: unlocalized References: Malaquias & Reid (2008) s Comments: Misidentification by d'Orbigny (1841b).
Partial List of References
Gmelin, J. F. 1791. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae. Editio decima tertia Systema Naturae, 13th ed., vol. 1(6) 3021-3910. Lipsiae.