Range: 33°N to 24°S; 90°W to 48°W Depth: 0 to 11 m (live 0 to 11 m) Maximum Reported Size: 115 mm
Synonymy
Tethys pilsbryi Letson, 1898 Tethys cervina Dall & Simpson, 1901
Details
Tethys cervinaDall & Simpson, 1901, p. 365-366, pl. 56, fig. 2 [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Mayaguez, Porto Rico Range: 33°N to 24°S; 80.5°W to 48°W Depth: 0 to 11 m (live 0 to 11 m) Maximum Reported Size: 100 mm Distribution: USA: South Carolina, Florida: East Florida, Florida Keys; Colombia; ABC Islands: Aruba, Curacao; Puerto Rico, Brazil: Alagoas, Sao Paulo References: Marcus & Marcus (1960a) l; Marcus & Marcus (1962b) W; Marcus & Marcus (1963) M; Lyons (1989b) L Comments: Internal shell 30 mm.
Tethys pilsbryiLetson, 1898, p. 193, pl. 8, figs. 1-4 [Synonym] Type Locality: Silam, north coast of Yucatan [Mexico] Range: 21.5°N ; 90°W Maximum Reported Size: 115 mm Distribution: Mexico: Yucatan State References: Eales (1960) s Comments: Has priority if the synonymy is correct, but precedence might be reversed if conditions of ICZN Article 23.9 apply.
Partial List of References
Dall, W. H. and C. T. Simpson. 1901. The Mollusca of Porto Rico U. S. Fisheries Commission Bulletin 20 351-524, pls. 53-58. Letson, E. J. 1898. Description of a new Tethys (Aplysia) Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 50 193, pl. 8.
