Range: 34.5°N to 34°S; 97.28°W to 0°W Depth: 0 to 81 m (live 0 to 15 m) Maximum Reported Size: 45 mm
Synonymy
Bullus striata auct. non Bruguière, 1792 Bullaria striata auct. non Bruguière, 1792 Vesica striata auct. non Bruguière, 1792 Bulla striata auct. non Bruguière, 1792 Bulla umbilicata Röding, 1798 Bulla amygdalus auct. non Dillwyn, 1817 Vesica amygdalus auct. non Dillwyn, 1817 Bullaria amygdalus auct. non Dillwyn, 1817 Bulla media Philippi, 1847 Bullea media (Philippi, 1847) Bulla nebulosa auct. non A. Adams, 1850 Vesica occidentalis (A. Adams, 1850) Bullaria occidentalis (A. Adams, 1850) Bulla occidentalis A. Adams, 1850 Bullea maculosa Mörch, 1852 Bulla rubiginosa Gould, 1852 Bullus rubiginosa (Gould, 1852) Bulla nux Menke, 1853 Bulla sulcata Menke, 1853 Bulla brasiliensis Rigacci, 1866 Bullea ibyx (Mörch, 1875) Bulla ibyx Mörch, 1875
Details
Bulla (Bulla) occidentalisA. Adams, 1850c, p. 577, pl. 123, fig. 72-73 [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: St. Vincent's, West Indies Range: 34.5°N to 34°S; 97.28°W to 35°W Depth: 0 to 81 m (live 0.1 to 3 m) Maximum Reported Size: 45 mm Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; USA: Texas; Mexico: Veracruz, Quintana Roo; Belize; Honduras: Swan Island; Panama, Colombia, Venezuela: Falcon, Sucre; Bermuda, Bahamas: Eleuthera; Cuba: Pinar del Rio, Golfo de Batabano, North Havana Province, Cienfuegos; Jamaica; Virgin Islands: St. Thomas, St. Croix; St. Martin/St. Maarten, Barbuda, Antigua, Guadeloupe, Martinique, St. Lucia; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: St. Vincent; Barbados; Trinidad & Tobago: Trinidad, Tobago; Surinam, Brazil: Para, Pernambuco, Bahia, Sao Paulo; Uruguay References: Dall (1889b); Dautzenberg (1900); Moore (1958b) W; Usticke (1959) {M}; Marcus & Marcus (1967a) D; Radwin (1969) {S}; Lyons et al. (1971) {D}; Porter (1974) N; Britton (1975) d; Macsotay & Campos (2001); Malaquias & Reid (2008) LlSEM Combining Genera: Bullaria Vesica
Bulla amygdalus auct. non Dillwyn, 1817, [Not available] Range: 25°N to 10.7°N; 82.5°W to 61.5°W Maximum Reported Size: 40 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: West Florida; Colombia, Venezuela: Falcon; Bahamas: New Providence; Cuba: North Havana Province; Barbuda, Dominica; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: St. Vincent References: Higgins & Marrat (1877) SEW; Dautzenberg (1900) Combining Genera: Bullaria Vesica
Bulla striata var. brasiliensisRigacci, 1866, p. 17 [Not available] Type Locality: Brasile Distribution: Brazil Comments: Nude name.
Bulla ibyxMörch, 1875b, p. 480, [Lister 714, fig. 72; A. Adams 1850c, fig. 63] [Synonym] Attributed to: Meuschen (1787) Type Locality: Curaçao Range: 12°N ; 69°W Maximum Reported Size: 44 mm Distribution: ABC Islands: Curacao References: Mörch (1875) NSEWM Combining Genera: Bullea
Bullea maculosaMörch, 1852, p. 136, Not figured [Synonymy uncertain] Attributed to: Martyn (1784) Type Locality: Unknown
Bulla mediaPhilippi, 1847d, p. 121, [Gualtieri pl. 12, fig. H] [Synonymy uncertain] Type Locality: Mare Antillarum Range: 18.3°N ; 65°W Maximum Reported Size: 32 mm Distribution: Virgin Islands: St. Thomas References: Philippi (1847d) M; Bergh (1901a) NSEW; Malaquias & Reid (2008) s Combining Genera: Bullea
Bulla nebulosa auct. non A. Adams, 1850, [Not available; synonymy uncertain] Range: 17°N to 11°N; 74°W to 61.8°W Distribution: Colombia, Antigua References: Higgins & Marrat (1877) NSEW Comments: Misidentification by Higgins & Marrat (1877).
Bulla (Bullea) nuxMenke, 1853c, p. 140-141 [Synonym] Type Locality: Cuba Range: 22°N Maximum Reported Size: 8 mm Distribution: Cuba References: Menke (1853) NSEWM; Malaquias & Reid (2008) s
Bulla rubiginosaGould, 1852, p. 221-222, [Gould 1860, pl. 15, fig. 266-266a] [Synonym] Type Locality: Near the mouth of the harbour of Rio Janeiro Range: 23°S to 23°S; 43°W Maximum Reported Size: 38 mm Distribution: Brazil: Rio de Janeiro References: Gould (1852) NSEWM; Malaquias & Reid (2008) s Comments: Gould (1852) cites Gould 1849, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 3:107, but the species name does not occur there. Combining Genera: Bullus
Bulla striata auct. non Bruguière, 1792, [Not available] Range: 32.3°N to 33°S; 97°W Depth: 0 to 30 m (live 0 to 15 m) Maximum Reported Size: 39 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida; USA: Louisiana, Texas; Mexico: Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche State, Cayo Arcas, Campeche, Yucatan State, Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo; Colombia: Offshore islands; Costa Rica, Colombia, Venezuela: Falcon, Isla Margarita; Bermuda, Cuba: North Havana Province, North Matanzas, Camaguey, Holguin; Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Mustique, Grenada; Barbados, Brazil: Maranhao, Ceara, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Parana, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul References: Er. Marcus (1957) dlM; J. Andrews (1977) W; Princz (1978b); Cosel (1986) DL; Fernández Milera (1998); Macsotay & Campos (2001); García & Lee (2004); Vegas Torres (2004); Hewitt (2005a); Malaquias & Reid (2008) s Combining Genera: Bullaria Bullus Vesica
Bulla (Bullea) sulcataMenke, 1853c, p. 138-139 [Synonym] Type Locality: In lacubus salsis ad S. Pedro dos Indios, prope Cabo Frio, in Brasiliae litore Range: 23°S to 23°S; 42°W Maximum Reported Size: 13 mm Distribution: Brazil: Rio de Janeiro References: Menke (1853) NSEWM; Malaquias & Reid (2008) s
Bulla umbilicataRöding, 1798, p. 15, [Martini 1769, pl. 22, figs. 202-204] [Synonym] Type Locality: Not stated Range: 30°N to 23°S; 94°W to 36°W Maximum Reported Size: 35 mm Distribution: Venezuela: Islas Los Roques References: Work (1969) NSEW; Malaquias & Reid (2008) s Comments: Suppressed under ICZN Opinion 549, which gave precedence to Bulla umbilicata Montagu, 1803, an Eastern Atlantic Cylichnina.
Partial List of References
Adams, A. 1850. Monograph of the family Bullidae Thesaurus Conchyliorum 2 553-608, pls. 119-125 Gould, A. A. 1852. Mollusca & Shells United States Exploring Expedition 12 xv + 510 pp. Gould & Lincoln: Boston. Menke, K. T. 1853. Neue Arten der Gattung Bulla Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie 10 136-142. [Stated date: -- Nov 1853.] Mörch, O. A. L. 1852. Catalogus Conchyliorum quae Reliquit D. Alphonso d'Aguirra & Gadea Comes de Yoldi. Fasciculus Primus [vi] + 170 pp. Hafniae. [Stated date: -- --- 1852; true date: pre 1 Oct.] Mörch, O. A. L. 1875. Synopsis molluscorum marinorum Indiarum occidentalium Malakozoologische Blätter 22 142-184. Philippi, R. A. 1847. Testaceorum novorum centuria (continuatio) Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie 4 113-127. [Stated date: -- Aug 1847.] Rigacci, [J.] 1866. Catalogo delle Conchiglie Componenti la Collezione Rigacci Classificata col Sistema di Lamarck 56 pp. Author: Roma. Röding, P. F. 1798. Museum Boltenianum viii + 199 pp. Hamburg. [Stated date: -- Sep 1798.]
