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PROLOGUE
The Caribbean Colombian Coast extends for about 1.650 Kilometres from the border of Panama in
the Uraba Gulf to the most meridian portion of the Caribbean Sea at Castilletes, on the Northeast of
the Guajira Peninsula. Additionally, in Colombian territorial waters there is the oceanic Archipelago of
San Andrés and Providence surrounded by coral reefs located in the Caribbean Central region. Along
its beaches and continental platform, there are all the marine coastal habitats, which are possible to
find along the American mare nostrum: from estuaries of briny, turbid waters bordered by mangroves
to majestic coral reefs in crystalline, warm waters; extended plains of algae and marine grass; from
calm and warm bays to open coasts of cold waters attacked by energetic waves.
The great variety of environments and particular conditions presented on the coast of the Colom-
bian Caribbean, many times distributed as mosaics, is represented in a great diversity of living things
which find in such environments the possibility to be born, develop and reproduce. Among them,
mollusks stand out for being, not the most conspicuous – due to their much reduced dimensions -,
but for being one of the most abundant and diverse species. This characteristic is not exclusive to
the Caribbean Colombian coast, but of the Caribbean Sea in general and of many other regions of the
world. It is well known that mollusks have been one of the groups of animals with more evolutionary
success along earth’s history. During the Cambric Period, more than 500 million years ago, a long time
before most of the animal and plant groups we know today appeared on earth, the mollusk inhabited
the primitive seas. Since then, they have managed to adapt to survive, with very few exceptions, in all
kinds of marine, fresh water and terrestrial environments. Despite this fact, in comparative terms, the
Colombian Caribbean Coast occupies an important place concerning the diversity of mollusk species.
A recent analysis of biodiversity in the Caribbean Sea developed jointly by a group of biologists of
different Caribbean nationalities within the framework of the international program “Census of Marine
Life”, of which I was honoured to be part of, established that the area with the highest concentration
of mollusk species in the Caribbean correspond to the Coasts of Cuba, the group of the minor Antil-
les and the continental coasts of Colombia. This study determined that the total number of known
mollusk species in the Caribbean region is 3.032, from which about 1.200 (40%) have been registered
in Colombia.
It is impossible to know when and who developed the first scientific mollusk collection in the Co-
lombian Caribbean coast. The first collectors as evidenced by the shell deposits along the shores were
undoubtedly pre-Columbian people, who used them as food and their shells as ornamental and cer-
emonial objects. Later, European merchants and sailors probably collected and took shells to the old
continent for collectors and it is probable that some of them ended up in the hands of naturalists or
in a museum of natural science. Nevertheless, it was not until the beginning of the 20th century, after
some North American and European scientific exploring ships such as Albatross, Blake and Chazalie
passed along the Colombian coast collecting mollusk samples and other organisms, that the first
registers of malacologic species coming from Colombian waters are mentioned in literature. Most of
them published by the honoured naturalists William H. Dall and Philippe Dautzenberg.
Since then, the knowledge of the Caribbean malacologic fauna advanced slowly compared to other
Caribbean regions. But this trend suffered a radical change starting the 1980s; the extraordinary
malacologic richness of the Colombian Caribbean Coast started to be unveiled, in such a way that to
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develop a first compendium and catalogue of the known species in the region. It was necessary, ardu-
ous and wasteful work which took several years, but finally ended in 1994 with the publication of the
book “Molluks from the Colombian Caribbean. An illustrated catalogue”, whose authors are Mónica Puyana
Hegedus, my close colleague and myself. It was jointly edited by Colciencias, Natura Foundation and
the Institute for Marine and Coastal Investigations – INVEMAR. This work has served as a guide and
reference for many students, researchers and collectors of Colombian and the Caribbean region shells
since its appearance.
After 15 years of continuous studies and new malacologic inventories, some of them undertaken in
sites of the Colombian coasts not previously well explored and of significant advances in the knowl-
edge of the systemic organization of molluscs at world level, the reach and contents of that first work
were encouraged to be updated and embellished. At the same time the work had become inaccessible
to the studious and interested public since it was out of stock. Both objectives have been greatly
improved by the authors in this new work, which really accomplished their mission to uncover and
show the richness of the malacofauna of the Colombian Caribbean. The old and passionate hobby for
shell collection of Enrique Yidi Daccarett, added to the patient and perseverant devotion of the young
malacologist Victor Manuel Sarmiento Bossio, have harmoniously conjugated to offer this magnifi-
cent book to collectors, students, malacologists and all those able to discover in molluks and their
shells a fascinating world and the creative power of living nature.
This work has been elaborated on the basis of field campaigns for shell collection by the authors
and the painstaking work of identification and photography in the laboratory. This has not only wide-
ly complemented the pre-existing information, but it has also contributed with new data and revela-
tions about the diversity of the Colombian Caribbean malacology. I have no doubts that this book
will become a valuable reference tool for malacology students, shell collectors and those interested
in knowing the Colombian biological beauty of the shells illustrated there.
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PRÓLOGO
La gran variedad de ambientes y de condiciones particulares que se presentan en las costas del
Caribe colombiano, muchas veces distribuidas en mosaicos, se traduce en una inusitada diversidad
de seres vivos que encuentran en tales ambientes la posibilidad de nacer, desarrollarse y procrear.
Entre ellos, los moluscos se destacan por ser, si no el más conspicuo – debido a su relativamente re-
ducido tamaño corporal–, uno de los grupos más abundantes y diverso en especies. Este atributo no
es, desde luego, exclusivo de las costas caribeñas de Colombia, sino del mar Caribe en general y de
muchas otras regiones del mundo, pues es bien conocido que los moluscos han sido uno de los grupos
de animales evolutivamente más exitosos a lo largo de la historia de la Tierra. Ya en el Cámbrico, hace
más de 500 millones de años, mucho antes de que la gran mayoría de grupos animales y de plantas
que conocemos aparecieran sobre la faz de la Tierra, los moluscos habitaban los mares primitivos; y
desde entonces han logrado adaptarse para vivir, con pocas excepciones, en prácticamente todos los
ambientes marinos, de agua dulce y terrestres posibles. Aun así, en términos comparativos, las costas
del Caribe colombiano ocupan un lugar relevante en cuanto a la diversidad de especies de moluscos.
Un análisis reciente de la biodiversidad marina del mar Caribe, llevado a cabo conjuntamente por un
grupo de biólogos de diferentes nacionalidades caribeñas en el marco del programa internacional
Census of Marine Life (Censo de la Vida Marina), del cual tuve el honor de hacer parte, pudo establ-
ecer que las áreas de mayor concentración de especies de moluscos en el Caribe corresponden a las
costas de Cuba, al conjunto de islas de las Antillas Menores y a la costa continental de Colombia. El
mencionado estudio determinó que el número total de especies conocidas de moluscos en la región
del Caribe es de 3.032, de las cuales alrededor de 1.200 (40%) han sido registradas en Colombia.
No es posible conocer cuándo y quiénes realizaron las primeras colectas de moluscos en las costas
colombianas con propósitos científicos. Los primeros en colectarlos, como lo evidencian los conche-
ros hallados a lo largo del litoral, fueron sin duda los pueblos precolombinos, que las utilizaban como
alimento y sus conchas como objetos ornamentales y ceremoniales. Posteriormente, comerciantes y
marinos europeos probablemente colectaron y transportaron al viejo continente conchas con destino
a coleccionistas, aunque es probable que una que otra llegara también a manos de algún naturalista
o a un museo de ciencias naturales. Sin embargo, no fue sino hasta los primeros años del siglo XX,
luego de que algunos navíos norteamericanos y europeos de exploración científica, como el Albatross,
el Blake y el Chazalie, hicieran su paso por costas colombianas colectando muestras de moluscos y
otros organismos, que se mencionan en la literatura los primeros registros de especies malacológicas
provenientes de aguas colombianas, publicados en su mayoría por los insignes naturalistas William
H. Dall y Philippe Dautzenberg.
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Puyana Hegedus y de este servidor, editada conjuntamente por Colciencias, la Fundación Natura y el
Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (Invemar). Esta obra ha servido de guía y referencia
para muchos estudiantes, investigadores y coleccionistas de conchas colombianos y de la región del
Caribe desde su aparición.
La vieja y apasionada afición por el coleccionismo de conchas de Enrique Yidi Daccarett, sumado
al interés y a la paciente y perseverante dedicación del joven malacólogo Víctor Manuel Sarmiento
Bossio, se han conjugado armónicamente para poner a disposición de coleccionistas, estudiantes,
malacólogos y de todos aquellos que son capaces de descubrir en los moluscos y en sus conchas un
mundo fascinante y el poder creativo de la naturaleza viva este magnífico libro.
Esta obra ha sido elaborada sobre la base de campañas de campo para la colecta de conchas por
parte de los autores y del minucioso trabajo de identificación y fotografía en el laboratorio, con lo
cual han logrado no sólo complementar ampliamente la información preexistente, sino contribuir
decididamente con nuevos datos y revelaciones acerca de la diversidad malacológica del Caribe co-
lombiano.
No tengo la menor duda de que este libro se constituirá en una valiosa herramienta de referencia
para estudiantes, malacólogos, coleccionistas de conchas e interesados en conocer la riqueza biológi-
ca colombiana, como también en un preciado motivo para recrear la vista con la fascinante belleza de
las conchas presentadas en él.
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The Authors
The book Colombian Seashells from the Caribbean Sea contributed to the cataloguing of 1530
species, placing Colombia as the country with the richest diversity of marine mollusks in the Western
Hemisphere, followed by Brazil, Cuba and the United States (Database of Western Atlantic Marine
Molluscs, 2010).
It is worth mentioning that due to logistical and economic reasons, we only managed to catalogue
30% of the continental coast, with the remaining 70% still in need of biological cataloguing. On the
island fringes, the area covered by the study accounts for only 5% which equates to one recording
station on the Island of San Andres. The remaining 95% that is still unexplored would provide greater
biological information, taking into account that we share a large part of the marine mollusk diversity
with the neighboring countries of Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and Jamaica.
We also believe that due to the geographic diversity of the continental and insular Colombian
Caribbean, we possess around 70% of the recorded species in the entire Western Hemisphere.
We hope that this book can encourage future researchers to expand their knowledge in the
preservation of our mollusk fauna.
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los Autores
Cabe destacar que, por diversas razones logísticas y económicas, sólo se logró muestrear el 30%
de nuestra costa continental, y quedó un 70% sin registro biológico. Sobre la franja insular, el área
abarcada para los estudios correspondió al 5%, lo que equivale a una estación sobre la isla de San
Andrés; el 95% restante que está aún sin explorar aportaría mayor información biológica teniendo en
cuenta que compartimos gran parte de los moluscos marinos con los países limítrofes de Honduras,
Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panamá y Jamaica.
Creemos además que por la diversidad geográfica del Caribe continental e insular de Colombia,
poseemos el 70% de las especies registradas para todo el hemisferio occidental.
Esperamos entonces que este libro sirva a los futuros investigadores de estímulo para ampliar sus
conocimientos con miras a la preservación de nuestra fauna malacológica.
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Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 16
METHODOLOGY 17
GENERALITIES OF THE
COLOMBIAN CARIBBEAN
COAST 20
PHYLUM MOLLUSKA 24
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE
TAXONOMIC CLASSIFICATION
SYSTEM USED 29
TAXONOMIC CLASSIFICATION
OF MOLLUSKS FOUND IN THE
COLOMBIAN CARIBBEAN 45
PHOTOGRAPHS
GASTROPODA 204
BIVALVA 319
SCAPHOPODA 367
POLYPLACOPHORA 370
CEPHALOPODA 373
GLOSSARY 379
REFERENCES 382
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INTRODUCTION
Worldwide, mollusks are a very phylogenetically diverse Phylum. Their origins go back 4.600 years
into the Pre-Cambric period. This early emergence in the geologic eras contributed to the develop-
ment of an infinite morphologic plasticity, which has allowed their distribution in almost all recog-
nized habitats of the planet: from the marine abyssal grounds to the terrestrial, freshwater conti-
nental plains. For this reason, it is estimated that worldwide, there are more than 130.000 species
distributed in 8 classes. These biological characteristics have bestowed upon them great artistic,
commercial and gastronomic value. These social aspects influenced the first systematic studies of
this biological group, which ran from 1700 to 1760 with Carl Nilsson Linnaeus.
Marine malacology in Colombia started with the first works developed by Dautzenberg (1885);
Daniel (1941); Kaufman & Götting (1970); Bayer (1971); Moore (1974) and recently, the most signifi-
cant finding in the 90s, J. Díaz & M. Puyana (1994), with “Moluscos Del Caribe Colombiano. Un Catálogo
Ilustrado”. Along with these great malacologists the INVEMAR (Institute for Marine and Coastal In-
vestigations) was created, which has also contributed to the knowledge of this field with different
scientific expeditions around the Colombian coast.
As a starting point, this Project developed the characterization of the different species living in
the nine ecological areas of the Colombian Caribbean (See Figure 2) using various sampling tech-
niques. 27 sampling stations were established in 7 departments. The collected data provided 75% of
the collection presented in this book, and along with an analysis of different malacologic databases
at world level, which provided 25% of the records, this compilation of captured data and systematic
registration increased the number of species known in Colombia. They are represented by 1530
species. Former data offered an estimated approximation of 1400 species (Díaz, 1998); nevertheless
all approximations fall short when confronting the coastal heterogeneity of our Caribbean, which
holds the possibility of adding to records with new endemisms and unknown species of Phylum in
Colombia.
This scientific interest in marine malacology has been the starting point for the development of
this catalogue. It does not intend to be a definitive guide in the identification of the species included,
but to become a baseline for the current systematics of this group.
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METHODOLOGY
During the research Project, two techniques for simple collection were used. One was based on
manual collection and the other one used various techniques devices. Both phases were developed
between January 2005 and February 2007 in 27 stations along the continental and insular areas of
the Colombian Caribbean (See maps A and B). The first technique consisted in walks parallel to the
coastline between the depth of 0m to 20m deep. Additionally we harnessed free diving immersion
(~10 m deep) and deep diving (~ 45 m deep). In the case of sampling with devices, a stainless steel
drag dredger was used wrapped with a steel net with a 5mm pore slit and a length of 100 cm of
width, 20 cm of height and 50 cm of depth (See figure 1). The dredgings were carried out between
the depths 40m and 250m (See figure 1) and the technique consisted in identifying what type of sea
floor and depth were adequate, using eco-sonar Carmni 2000.
With the help of a GPS the initial dredging points were marked by dragging the dredger for 20
minutes, which is the estimated time for the dredger to come out at its full capacity. Once on board,
large mollusks were separated in situ and the remaining material was deposited in plastic bags
which had been previously labelled. In the lab the bagged samples were dried and sieved in order to
extract smaller size samples and avoid the loss of material. The taxonomic identification of each of
the collected samples started later with specialized bibliographic information (Díaz & Puyana 1994;
H. Vokes & E Vokes 1983; Colin Redfern 2001; T. Cossignani 2006; Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008), along
with numerous other books specializing in Caribbean malacology.
With reference to the construction of the taxonomic labels, the systematic order of the Phylum
with respect to the changes made to different families and sub-classes was updated. Following this
was a comparison with the databases of national and international museums, such as the Smithson-
ian Department of Invertebrate Zoology Collections; Florida Museum of Natural History ; Academy
of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia; Museo Malacologico Piceno; The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum;
Instituto de Investigaciones Marino Costeras de Colombia (INVEMAR.).The aim was to cover the ex-
isting isolated records of molluscs in the Colombian Caribbean, and then compare the catch coordi-
nates in each biological register with the area of our territorial sea.
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Study Area
The selected collecting areas for this Project are distributed within the shore line of the different
islands and the continental border of the Colombian Caribbean.
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It comprises a wide insular area corresponding to the Department of San Andrés, Providencia and
Santa Catalina. The first island is a reef atoll formed over an ancient volcanic island that has been
submerged; the other two are the emerging peaks of a volcanic mountain chain.
On the mainland, the Caribbean shore extends for 1.650 Kilometres from Cabo Tiburón on the
border with Panama to the limits with Venezuela in the Guajira. It includes coastline in the Depart-
ments of Atlántico, Antioquia, Bolívar, Córdoba, Chocó, Guajira, Magdalena and Sucre. The coastal
length is comparable with that of Mexico, Venezuela and Cuba.
This large extension of the marine line determines a wide ecosystem variability with extended san-
dy grounds, deep coastal, low coasts, islets, archipelagos, bays and estuaries. These characteristics
allow a specific ecological sectorization based on the sum of biological and physical factors in each
sector and producing as a result, new ecologic areas on the Colombian Northern Coast. See Figure 2.
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Climate
On the Colombian Caribbean Coast, two important climate events are identified during the annu-
al cycle which intrinsically depend of the lesser or greater influence of the trade winds. Even though
they have influence all year long, they fluctuate during different periods, determining weather pat-
terns which can be identified with seasonal periods. The first being the months December through
May, known as the dry period, and June to November, known as the humid period.
These patterns determine the biological distribution and the abiotic conditions of our coasts. We
can differentiate three large ecosystem units on the Colombian Northern Coast.
Guajira Peninsula
It has a dry climate. It has semi-desert-like characteristics with low annual rain values (500 mm)
and high levels of sun radiation.
This kind of vegetation has diverse morphologic characteristics which allow them to resist the
extreme conditions of the earth-water inter-phase and to maintain a biomass production rate esti-
mated in 88.3 tons/Hectares/year, (Pombo, D. 1992). It is also a biome which offers shelter and larvae
nursery to different mollusc species, fish and crustaceans inhabiting the aquatic and terrestrial phase.
Beaches
The littoral strips of the Colombian Caribbean are modelled by the strength of waves and tide
which help to regulate the physical characteristics of beaches. At the same time the sediments and
nutrients provided by marine currents and the continental material, regulate the ecologic dynamics
and create very important, high productivity ecosystems. On the Colombian coasts, there are three
identified types of beaches according to the texture of the sand grains forming them.
• Sandy-muddy beaches
They are ecologic units characteristic of areas with low marine backwash, which allows the settle-
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ment of fine material rich in organic matter. It favours high degrees of productivity due to the type of
fauna associated to this type of sea floor. The mollusk species inhabiting these beaches are bivalves
of the genera Corbula, Donax, and Anomalocardia, and different species of Polychaeta and small crusta-
ceans. This type of beaches can be more commonly observed in the ecologic areas of DAR and MOR.
Rocky littoral
Rocky littoral strips in the Colombian Caribbean are scarce and they are restricted to the dispo-
sition of coastal areas with a predominance of cliffs and exposition to parental geologic material.
These zones are mainly located in the littoral of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, the western part
of the Golfo de Urabá and small areas on the coasts of Providencia and Santa Catalina.
One of the main characteristics of this type of coast is that it allows ecological zoning, starting
from the capacity of the biological community to resist the wave pounding, tidal movement and
high temperatures produced by solar radiation. These zones are called supralittoral, mesolittoral
and infralittoral.
• Supralittoral
This is a transition zone between the sea and the continent. It is exposed to a high solar radia-
tion and it becomes wet by wave spray coming from the sea. The extension of this strip starts at the
coastline to the point where there are still marine species. The main genera found are Nerita, Neritina,
Tectarius and Planaxis.
• Mesolittoral
This strip is limited by the maximum and minimum tidal levels which determine a greater de-
gree of richness when compared with the supralittoral zone. This increase in the number of species
is mainly due to detritus trapping by the ocean, the increase of tides and the posterior deposit of
organic material brought by the sea during the low tide. The main genera located in this area are
Purpura, Fissurella, Calliostoma, Tegula, Brachidontes, Isognomom and Chiton.
• Infralittoral
This area extends up to 5 meters deep. It develops a high abundance and richness since here we
find the marine pastures and coral reefs. These two conditions stimulate the settlement of different
species of vertebrates and invertebrates seeking food and shelter. The mollusc genera inhabiting this
area are: Lima, Astraea, Cymatium, Dendropoma, Cassis and Strombus.
Marine pastures
Submerged in the Colombian Caribbean coast there are extended areas of phanerogams, also
called marine pastures or prairies. These ecosystems are able to concentrate a high specific richness.
They start from a depth of 2 meters, growing on sandy and lime soil. The species Thalassia testudinum
forms the most extended and continuous prairies of the Caribbean (Pombo, D. 1992) with a better
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development on sandy and lime soil between 2 to 10 meters deep. Other species are less frequent
and very rarely dominate the coverage of the soil pushing Thalassia testudinum aside. These species
are Siringodium filiforme, Halodule wrightii, Halophila baillonis and Halophila engelmanni, which are gener-
ally limited to forming small patches on the marine soil.
These marine environments are inhabited by mollusks, fish, crustaceans, echinoderms, bacteria
and one-celled organisms, which contribute to the configuration of an important trophic chain for
the ocean. This characteristic is defined by the brute productivity value of these green bottoms,
which is calculated in 2.5 to 4.5 biomass gms/square meter/day. Among the mollusk species inhabit-
ing these areas are: Strombus gigas, Cassis flammea, Cassis tuberosa, Phalium granulatum, Umbraculum
umbraculum, Conus puncticulatus, Lucina (Callucina) keena, Codakia (Ctena) pectinella.
Coralline areas
In the jurisdiction of the Colombian Caribbean Sea, coralline areas can be differentiated into insu-
lar and continental. The first are located on the Alburquerque and Court town cays, San Andrés and
Providence islands and the banks Roncador, Serrana and Quitasueño. All this insular coral structure
has an approximate extension of .188.5 Km2 (Díaz et al., 2000). In contrast, the continental coast has
an approximate extension of 656.8 Km2 (Díaz et al., 2000) formed by the coral reefs of the Chocoan
Uraba, Tortuguilla Island, Isla Fuerte, Rosario Islands, San Bernardo Island, Arena Island, Bajo Bur-
bujas, Bajo Tortugas, Bajo Salmedina, Banco de las Animas, Baru Peninsula, Tayrona Park and Bahía
Portete, Guajira.
Coral reefs are one of the most productive ecosystems in the world. Their primary productivity
varies between 5 y 20 gC/m2/day. (Díaz et al., 2000). They offer alternative survival to many fish, crus-
tacean, mollusk and bacteria species. This ecosystem is very important for the sustainability of the
ocean trophic chains and the protection of insular coasts as they act as a barrier for marine currents
which would prevent the development of these archipelagos which are vital for the planet.
In this ecosystem we can find different mollusks inhabiting the Colombian Caribbean belonging
to the genera Pteria, Lima, Arcinella, Cyphona, Sepioteuthis, Conus, Latirus.
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PHYLUM MOLLUSCA
This Phylum is identified as containing a wide number of species described worldwide; nearly
130.000 grouped in eight classes with the Gastropoda class being the most representative. Previous
analysis estimates an amount of 1.403 species in the Colombian Caribbean Coast (Díaz et al., 1998),
but this number may be higher according to field observations recorded in this study, due to the
sustained ecological and ecosistemic heterogeneity of Colombian Caribbean coastal zones. Another
feature of this group is its wide adaptative radiation, colonizing abisal zones, coral reefs, rocky sea-
shore, sea praires, sand flat and estuaries, along with its capacity to settle in different continental
ecosystems, such as lagoons, flooding flats, humid forests and dry forests.
Anatomically, they are soft-bodied animals, whose internal structure has a mantle composed of
thousands of glandular cells, in charge of secreting mucous which allows displacement and produc-
tion of the different types of shells: univalve, bivalve, polivalve. This mantle is also in charge of re-
building the shells from a mineral substance composed of calcium carbonate and conchioline, which
when joined together are organized into calcite, aragonite and valerite crystals. These crystal types
are the primary identifiable features of each class.
mantle-shell CTENIDIUM
visceral mass
sense organs
radula
mouth foot anus and mantle
other openings cavity
Type of mollusques
The Phylum recent scientific history points out that in the 1950’s the systematic classifiaction rec-
ognized five classes, named Amphineura, Bivalva, Scaphopoda, Gatropoda and Cephalopoda. From these,
amphineura has been the most modified, being divided into four new classes: Caudofoveata, Solenogas-
tra, Polyplacophora and Monoplacophora. As a result, Mollusks are now divided into eight classes. See
Figure 4.
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CEPHALOPODA
rostroconchia
SCAPHOPODA
BELLEROMORPHA
coleoida
POLYPLACOPHORA
BIVALVIA
ammonoida
nautiloida
orthoceratoida
GASTROPODA
caudofoveata
MONOPLACOPHORA
solenograsta
HEPTACLOTA
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rate sexes and external fecundation. These animals live in abysmal zones and are quite uncommon;
there are only seventy known species with a few registers in the Caribbean Sea coast. (J. Pointier et
al., 1998) See Figure 5.
SOLENOGASTRA
(Solenos = tube; gaster = belly)
These are worm-like animals without shell and their bodies covered by fine calcareous scales.
They have developed a longitudinal abdominal ridge, without cephalization nor development of the
bocal shield but with radula. At a reproductive level, they multiply by cross fecundation and self-
fecundation. They are species with a wide range of distribution in the litoral edge towards abisal
zone, with few known recordings in the Caribbean Sea.
This group shares some morphological features with Caudofoveata class, which earlier was united
to Solenogastra in the Aplacophora class. 19 species have been recorded West Atlantic. (Academy of
Natural Sciences the Philadelphia, 2006). See Figure 6.
MONOPLACOPHORA
(mono = one; placo = valve; phora = carried)
The main feature of this class is that it only has 1 conical valve. It has bilateral symmetry, six pairs
of branchii and eight pairs of muscles attached to the shell that allow displacement through the foot.
It reproduces by external fecundation, and feeds on detritus and microorganisms. (J. Pointier et al.
1998). See Figure 7.
It is composed of only one family with a representative in the Caribbean, Neopilina goesi (Waren,
1988), which lives in the sea abysmal fringe.
SHELL
MOUTH
buccal MOUTH
shield MOUTH
FOOT
abdominal GILL
sulcus
MANTLE
ANUS
POLYPLACOPHORA
(Polýs = many; plax = plate or valve; phorós = carrier)
The main feature of this class is the formation of eight articulated layers, with differentiation
between the back and the front layers, which are united by 16 pairs of dorsoventral muscles. These
in turn contribute to the animal’s displacement process through the foot by creating a very strong
suction in order to be fixed, mainly in the rocky mesolitoral zones. They are a flat-bodied species
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with bilateral symmetry, and live from the litoral zones to the abysmal fringes, with reports of 600
species in the world and 80 of them distributed in the Caribbean Sea. See Figure 8.
BIVALVA
(Bi = Par; Valva = Plate)
Bivalve is a well known and studied class in different seas worldwide, both for scientific goals
and industrial culture. It is the second most important class in the Phylum, including more than 110
families and about 7,500 species. (J. Pointier et al., 1998).
Morphologically, these are animals with bilateral symmetry, protected by a pair of calcareus
valves joined through the charnella by a ligament. Their branchii are laminar (for this reason they
were earlier known as Lamelibranchii). Most species feed by filtering suspended material. Species are
distributed from the mesolitoral zone to abysmal fringe. (Mikkelsen & Bieler, 2008). See Figure 9.
pallial line
pallial sinus
lunule
mucro
posterior
valvle concentric
lines
GASTROPODA
(gaster = stomach; poda = foot)
This is the most numerous class of mollusks, with 327 families composed of 40,000 species (J.
Pointier et al., 1998).
They are characterized by having a monovalve shell, which in many species is presented as a cone
or spiral, and in others internally or absent. They have clearly defined head and eyes, a developed
muscular foot for displacement and an operculum as protection when retracting inside the shell. See
Figure 10.
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They are widely distributed in every sea and continental area, and present diverse feeding habits:
carnivorous, detritivorous and herbivorous. They reproduce by external or internal fecundation.
SCAPHOPODA
(skaphe = boat; podos = foot)
This class is characterized by having a monocyllindrical tube-shaped monovalve shell. These ani-
mals have bilateral symmetry and have rudimentary organs; they do not have branchii and have labial
palpi and a pair of tentacles, which are exposed in order to catch nutrients. Sexes are separated and
external fecundation occurs. They live on the sea bed in the sandy fringes and are distributed from
the shallow zones to the abysmal fringe. See Figure 11.
They are composed by 8 families and about 350 species (J. Pointier et al., 1998).
CEPHALOPODA
(kephalé = head; podós = foot)
This class is different from other molluscles because of its high degree of cephalization. This has
allowed them to be considered as the most evolved in the Phylum. They also have developed tentacles
with suckers which serve as a device for chasing, fixing, propelling and reproducing. The shell may be
internal, alveolar or external. Among this class we find the groups known as octopus, squids, sepias
and nautilius.
Sexes are separated and have internal fecundation. They are found in the Caribbean Sea and are
distributed in a wide batimetric range. See Figure 12.
nuclear
whorl
nodules
spire
suture
parietal
wall
posterior
or
anal canal
operculum
columella
anterior
or siphonal
canal
Figure 10. General Diagram Figure 11. General Diagram Figure 12. General Diagram of
of Class Gastropoda. of Class Scaphopoda. Class Cephalopoda.
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For the Gastropoda class, the systematic updating was made from the authors Philippe Bouchet &
Jean-Pierre Rocroi in their book, “International journal of malacology” (2005) and the Database of West-
ern Atlantic Marine Mollusca by universities in Philadelphia.
For the Bivalva class, the systematic updating was made from the authors Paula M. Mikkelsen and
Rudiger Bieler in their book, Seashells of Southern Florida and the Database of Western Atlantic Ma-
rine Mollusca by universities in Philadelphia.
For the Cephalopoda class we used the systematic order of the Database of Western Atlantic Marine
Mollusca by universities in Philadelphia.
For the Scaphopoda and Polyplacophora classes, the systematic order used was that of the authors
Juan M. Díaz and Mónica Puyana in their book “Moluscos del Caribe Colombiano” (Mollusques of the
Colombian Caribbean 1994).
Taxonomic files
In order to accomplish this work, we have used different kinds of taxonomic files, according to the
information level found in the biological records. It is highlighted that species captured during the
study are always referenced as Collected (See Charter 1) and those whose information is provided by
databases do not have this reference (See Charter 2).
For an easy localization, each file of captured animals contains the word Collected. This datum
does not appeared for those not-captured specimens.
Charter 1. Example of Taxonomic File for Charter 2. Example of Taxonomic File for
Specimens Captured During the Study. Specimens Not Captured During the Study.
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INTRODUCCIÓN
TRANSLATION INTO SPANISH
Los moluscos a nivel mundial constituyen un Phylum muy diversificado filogenéticamente, cuyo
origen se remonta a 4.600 millones de años en el periodo precámbrico hasta nuestros tiempos. Esta
aparición temprana en las eras geológicas contribuyó al desarrollo de un infinita plasticidad morfo-
lógica, que les han permitido distribuirse en casi todos los hábitats conocidos del planeta, desde los
fondos marinos abismales hasta las franjas continentales terrestres y dulceacuícolas, por lo cual hoy
se estima que en el mundo existen mas de 130.000 especies, representadas por 8 clases. Caracterís-
ticas biológicas que le han agregado un alto valor en el desarrollo artístico, comercial y alimentario
de la humanidad. A partir de estos aspectos sociales, entre 1700 a 1760 Carl Nilsson Linnaeus, inicia
los primeros estudios sistemáticos de este valioso grupo biológico.
En Colombia, la malacología marina tuvo sus inicios con los primeros trabajos realizados por
Dautzenberg (1885), Daniel (1941), Kaufman y Götting (1970), Bayer (1971), Moore (1974), y recien-
temente el aporte más significativo hasta los años noventa lo hizo J. Díaz y M. Puyana (1994), con
Moluscos del Caribe colombiano. Un Catalogo Ilustrado junto a estos grandes taxónomos nace el Instituto
de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (INVEMAR), que ha hecho sus aportes al conocimiento de este
grupo, con las diferentes expediciones científicas en las costas colombinas.
Este proyecto abordó, como primera fase, la caracterización de las especies que habita, sobre las
nueve zonas ecológicas del Caribe colombiano (ver figura 2), utilizando diferentes técnicas muestra-
les. En estas zonas se fijaron 27 estaciones de muestreo, en jurisdicción de 7 departamentos. Los da-
tos recogidos a través de estas colectas sustentaron el 75 % de la colección presentada en este libro,
junto a un análisis a diferentes bases de datos malacológicas a nivel mundial, que aportó un 25 % de
los registros. Esta compilación de datos de captura y registros sistemáticos ampliaron el número de
especies conocidas para Colombia, representadas en 1525 especies. Datos anteriores brindaban una
aproximación a este valor con 1400 especies (Díaz, 1998), sin embargo, todas las estimaciones hechas
al respecto resultan sesgadas frente a la heterogeneidad costera de nuestro Caribe, lo cual determina
las posibilidades de seguir ampliando los registros con nuevos endemismos y especies no conocidas
para este Phylum en Colombia.
Este interés científico sobre la malacología marina ha sido el punto de inicio para el desarrollo
de este catálogo, que no pretende sentar la verdad absoluta sobre la identificación de las especies
contenidas, pero sí construir una línea base para el estudio de la sistemática actual de este grupo.
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METODOLOGÍA
Con la ayuda de un GPS se marcaron los puntos iniciales de dragado, arrastrando la draga durante
20 minutos, tiempo estimado en previos muestreos, para que la draga subiese en plena capacidad.
Una vez izada, los moluscos de mayor tamaño fueron separados in situ y el material restante se de-
positó en bolsas plásticas, debidamente rotuladas. En laboratorio, las muestras de las bolsas fueron
secadas y tamizadas para la extracción de individuos de menor tamaño, evitando la evasión y pér-
dida de material. Posteriormente se inició la identificación taxonómica de cada una de las especies
recolectadas, a partir de información bibliografíca especializada (Díaz & Puyana, 1994; H. Vokes & E.
Vokes, 1983; Colin Redfern, 2001; T. Cossignani, 2006; Mikkelsen and Bieler, 2008), etc.
En cuanto a la construcción de las fichas taxonómicas, se actualizó el orden sistemático del Phylum,
con respecto a los cambios realizados a diferentes familias y subclases; seguidamente se cotejaron
las bases de datos de museos nacionales e internacionales, como el Smithsonian Department of In-
vertebrate Zoology Collections; Florida Museum Of Natural History; Academy of Natural Sciences the
Philadelphia; Museo Malacológico Piceno; The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum; Instituto de Investi-
gaciones Marinas y Costeras de Colombia (INVEMAR) con el fin de abarcar los registros aislados que
existen sobre moluscos para el Caribe colombiano, comparando las coordenadas de captura en cada
registro biológico con el área de nuestro mar territorial.
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Área de estudio
Las zonas de colecta elegidas para este proyecto se encuentran distribuidas dentro de la franja litoral
de las diferentes islas y borde continental del Caribe colombiano.
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GENERALIDADES DE LA COSTA
CARIBE COLOMBIANA
TRANSLATION INTO SPANISH
Comprende una amplia área insular correspondiente al departamento de San Andrés, Providencia
y Santa Catalina. La primera isla es un atolón de arrecifes desarrollado sobre una antigua isla volcáni-
ca que se ha ido hundiendo; las dos restantes son los picos sobresalientes de una cadena montañosa
de origen volcánico.
En el continente, el litoral Caribe tiene 1.650 kilómetros, que van desde cabo Tiburón, en la fron-
tera con Panamá, hasta el límite con Venezuela en La Guajira, y abarca áreas costeras en los departa-
mentos de Atlántico, Antioquia, Bolívar, Córdoba, Chocó, La Guajira, Magdalena y Sucre. Su extensión
litoral puede compararse con países como México, Venezuela y Cuba.
Esta gran extensión de la franja marina determina una amplia variabilidad ecosistémica, con fon-
dos arenosos extensos, áreas de gran profundidad sobre la costa, bajos, cayos, archipiélagos, bahías
y estuarios, lo cual permite una sectorización ecológica específica, basada en suma de los factores
biológicos y físicos de cada sector, lo que da como resultado nueve zonas ecológicas en la costa norte
colombiana (ver figura 2).
Sectorización ecológica
Archipiélago Coralino ARCO
Caribe Oceánico CAO
Dárien DAR
Guajira GUA
Magdalena MAG
Morrosquillo MOR
Palomino PAL
San Andres y
SAN
Providencia
Tayrona TAY
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Condiciones climáticas
Sobre la costa Caribe colombiana se identifican dos eventos climáticos importantes durante el
ciclo anual, que dependen intrínsecamente de la menor o mayor influencia de los vientos alisios. Es-
tos vientos, a pesar de incidir durante todo el año, fluctúan durante diversas épocas, determinando
patrones climáticos que se pueden clasificar por periodos mensuales. De diciembre a mayo se conoce
como periodo seco y de junio a noviembre como periodo húmedo.
Península de la Guajira
De clima seco, presenta características semidesérticas con bajos valores de precipitación anual
(500 mm) y altos niveles de radiación solar.
Este tipo de vegetación posee diversas características morfológicas, que le permiten resistir las
condiciones extremas de la interfase tierra-agua y mantener una tasa de producción de biomasa,
estimada en 88,3 ton/ha/año (Pombo, 1992). También es un bioma que brinda zonas de refugio y de-
sarrollo larvario a diferentes especies de moluscos, peces y crustáceos, habitantes de la fase acuática,
y se convierte en zona de caza para aves, mamíferos y reptiles en la fase terrestre.
Playas
Las franjas litorales del Caribe colombiano son modeladas por la fuerza de las olas y las mareas;
estos fenómenos ayudan a regular las características físicas de las playas, al tiempo que el aporte
de sedimentos y nutrientes por las corrientes marinas y el material continental regulan la dinámica
ecológica, creando de esta manera ecosistemas muy importantes y de alta productividad.
En general, sobre las costas colombianas se pueden identificar tres tipos de playas basadas en la
textura del grano que las conforma:
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Este tipo de playas se puede observar con mayor proporción en los sectores ecológicos DAR y
MOR.
Litoral Rocoso
Las franjas litorales rocosas en el Caribe colombiano son escasas, y están restringidas a la disposi-
ción de aéreas costeras, con predominio de acantilados y exposición del material geológico parental.
Estas zonas se encuentran principalmente en el litoral de la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, al occiden-
te del Golfo de Urabá y en pequeñas aéreas sobre las costas de Providencia y Santa Catalina.
Una de las características principales de este tipo de costa es que permite una zonación ecológica,
partiendo de la capacidad de la comunidad biológica a resistir los embates del oleaje, el desplaza-
miento de las mareas y altas temperaturas producto de la radiación solar. Estas zonas son llamadas
Supralitoral, Mesolitoral e Infralitoral.
• Supralitoral
Es una zona transición entre el mar y el continente, se encuentra expuesta a una alta radiación
solar y es humedecida por las salpicaduras del oleaje proveniente del mar. La extensión de esta franja
parte de la línea de costa hasta el punto donde aún se encuentren especies marinas. Los principales
géneros que la habitan son: Nerita Neritina, Tectarius y Planaxis.
• Mesolitoral
Esta franja se encuentra delimitada por los niveles máximos y mínimos de las mareas, lo que de-
termina un mayor grado de riqueza frente a la zona Supralitoral. Este aumento en el número de espe-
cies se debe principalmente a la captación de detritos realizada por el océano durante el aumento de
la marea y el posterior depósito de material orgánico arrojado por el mar durante la marea baja. Los
principales géneros encontrados en esta aérea son: Purpura, Fissurella, Calliostoma, Tegula, Brachidontes,
Isognomom y Chiton.
• Infralitoral
Esta zona se extiende hasta los 5 metros de profundidad, desarrollando una alta riqueza y abun-
dancia, dado que a partir de aquí se encuentran los llamados pastos marinos y se da la aparición
de las franjas coralinas. Estas dos condiciones estimulan el asentamiento de diferentes especies de
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vertebrados e invertebrados, que buscan zonas de alimentación y refugio. Los géneros de moluscos
habitantes de esta área son: Lima, Astraea, Cymatium, Dendropoma, Cassis, Strombus.
Pastos marinos
Sumergidos en las costas del Caribe colombiano existen extensos núcleos de fanerógamas, tam-
bién llamados pastos o praderas marinas. Estos ecosistemas, capaces de concentrar una alta riqueza
específica, habitan desde los dos metros de profundidad y crecen sobre fondos arenosos y lodosos.
Sobre estos ambientes marinos habitan moluscos, peces crustáceos, equinodermos, bacterias y
organismos unicelulares, que contribuyen a la configuración de una red trófica importante para el
océano en general. Esta característica es definida por el valor de productividad bruta de estos fondos
vegetados, calculada entre 2.5 a 4.5 gramos de biomasa/ metro cuadrado/ día. Entre las especies de
moluscos habitantes en estas aéreas están: Strombus gigas, Cassis flammea, Cassis tuberosa, Phalium
granulatum, Umbraculum umbraculum, Conus puncticulatus, Lucina (callucina) keena, Codakia (ctena) pec-
tinella.
Áreas coralinas
En jurisdicción del mar Caribe colombiano las áreas coralinas se pueden diferenciar en insulares y
continentales. Las primeras se encuentran distribuidas sobre los cayos Alburquerque y Courtown, las
islas de San Andrés y Providencia y los bancos Roncador, Serrana y Quitasueño. Toda esta estructura
coralina insular posee una extensión aproximada de 2.188.5 Km2 (Díaz et al., 2000); en contraste, la
costa continental suma una extensión aproximada de 656.8 Km2 (Díaz et al., 2000), conformada por
los arrecifes del Urabá chocoano, isla Tortuguilla, isla Fuerte, islas del Rosario, isla de San Bernardo,
isla Arena, Bajo Burbujas, Bajo Tortugas, Bajo Salmedina, Banco de las Animas, Península de Barú,
Parque Tayrona y Bahía Porte (La Guajira).
Los arrecifes de coral están dentro de los ecosistemas más productivos del mundo; su productivi-
dad primaria varía entre 5 y 20 gC/m2/día (Díaz et al., 2000), y ofrece alternativas de supervivencia a
numerosas especies de peces, crustáceos, moluscos y bacterias. Este ecosistema es muy importante
para el sostenimiento de las cadenas troficas del océano y para la protección de las costas insulares,
al funcionar como amortiguador de las corrientes marinas, que impedirían el desarrollo de estos
archipiélagos, vitales para el planeta en general.
En este ecosistema podemos encontrar diferentes moluscos que habitan el Caribe colombiano,
pertenecientes a los géneros Pteria, Lima, Arcinella, Cyphona, Sepioteuthis, Conus, Latirus.
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PHYLUM MOLLUSCA
TRANSLATION INTO SPANISH
Este Phylum se caracteriza por poseer un amplio número de especies descritas mundialmente,
alrededor de 130.000, agrupadas en ocho clases, siendo la clase Gastropoda la más representativa.
Análisis previos estiman que para la costa Caribe colombiana existe una riqueza total de 1.403 espe-
cies (Díaz et al., 1998), dato que según las observaciones de campo registradas durante este estudio
podrían ser más altas, debido a la sostenida heterogeneidad ecológica y ecosistémica de las zonas
costeras del Caribe colombiano. Otra característica de este grupo radica en su amplia radiación adap-
tativa, colonizando las zonas abisales, arrecifes de corales, litoral rocoso, praderas marinas, franja
costera arenosa y medios estuarios, sin contar su capacidad para establecerse en diferentes ecosiste-
mas continentales, desde lagunas, planos inundables, bosques húmedos y bosques secos.
Anatómicamente son animales de cuerpo blando, cuya estructura interna posee un manto con-
formado por miles de células glandulares, encargadas de la secreción de mucosa, que permite el
desplazamiento y la producción de los diferentes tipos de conchas, univalvas, bivalvas, polivalvas;
este manto, a su vez, es el encargado de la reconstrucción de las conchas, a partir de una sustancia
mineral compuesta por carbonato de calcio y conquiolina, que al asociarse se organizan en cristales
de calcita, aragonita y valerita, dando forma a la concha de cada especies, constituyéndose en el pri-
mer carácter de identificación de cada clase.
CONCHA BRANQUIA
MASA visceral
ÓRGANOS SENSORIALES
radula
BOCA PIE anO Y OTRAS CAVIDAD
ABERTURAS DEL MANTO
Figura 3. Molusco ancestral
Clases de moluscos
La historia científica reciente de este Phylum, indica que para los años cincuenta la clasificación
sistemática reconocía cinco clases, llamadas Anphineura, Bivalva, Scaphopoda, Gastropoda y Cephalopoda,
de las cuales la clase Anphineura es la que más ha sufrido modificaciones, siendo separada en cua-
tro nuevas clases, conocidas como Caudofoveata, Solenogastra, Polyplacophora y Monoplacophora, dando
como resultado ocho clases de moluscos en la actualidad (ver figura 4).
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CEPHALOPODA
coleoida
POLYPLACOPHORA
BIVALVIA
ammonoida
nautiloida
orthoceratoida
GASTROPODA
caudofoveata
MONOPLACOPHORA
solenograsta
HEPTACLOTA
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ción externa. Estos animales viven en zonas abismales y son muy raros; tan sólo se conocen setenta
especies, con pocos registros en las costas del mar Caribe (J. Pointier et al., 1998) (ver figura 5).
Solenogastra
(Solenos = tubo; gaster = vientre)
Son animales vermiformes, sin concha, con el cuerpo cubierto de finas escamas calcáreas; asimis-
mo, desarrollaron un surco abdominal longitudinal, sin cefalización ni desarrollo de escudo bocal,
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pero con presencia de rádula; a nivel reproductivo se multiplican a través de fecundación cruzada
y autofecundación, además son especies con un amplio rango de distribución entre la franja litoral
hacia la zona abisal, con pocos registros conocidos para el mar Caribe.
Este grupo comparte ciertas características morfológicas con la clase Caudofoveata, que anterior-
mente estaba unificada con Solenogastra en la clase Aplacophora, la cual registra para el Atlántico
occidental 19 especies (Academy Natural Sciences, 2006) (ver figura 6).
Monoplacophora
(mono = una; placo = valva; phora = portado)
Esta clase se distingue principalmente por poseer una sola valva cónica, presenta simetría bila-
teral, con seis pares de branquias y ocho pares de músculos fijados a la concha, que le sirven para
desplazarse a través del pie, se reproducen por fecundación externa y se alimentan de detritos y
microorganismos (J. Pointier et al., 1998) (ver figura 7).
Están conformados por una única familia, con un representante para el Caribe, Neopilina goesi
(Waren, 1988). El cual habita en las franjas marinas abismales.
CONCHA
BOCA
ESCUDO BOCA
BUCAL BOCA
PIE
SURCO branquia
ABDOMINAL
MANTO
ANO
Polyplacophora
(Polýs= muchas; plax = placa o valva; phorós = portador)
Esta clase tiene como característica principal la formación de ocho placas articuladas, con diferen-
ciación entre las placas posterior y anterior, las cuales están unidas por dieciséis pares de músculos
dorsoventrales, que a su vez contribuyen en el proceso de desplazamiento del animal a través del pie,
con el cual crean una succión muy fuerte para sostenerse principalmente en las zonas mesolitorales
rocosas, son especies de cuerpo plano y presentan simetría bilateral, habitan desde las zonas litora-
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les hasta las franjas abismales, con el reporte de 600 especies a nivel mundial y 80 distribuidas en el
mar Caribe (ver figura 8).
Bivalva
(Bi = Par; Valva = Placa)
Los bivalvos son una clase muy conocida y estudiada en los diferentes mares a nivel mundial,
tanto con fines científicos y con miras al cultivo industrial; constituyen la segunda clase más im-
Morfológicamente son animales con simetría bilateral, protegidos por un par de valvas calcáreas,
unidas a través de la charnela por un ligamento, tienen las branquias en forma de láminas, por lo cual
se conocían anteriormente como Lamelibranquios, y la mayoría de las especies se alimentan filtrando
material en suspensión. Las especies están distribuidas desde la zona mesolitoral hasta las franjas
abismales (Mikkelsen & Bieler, 2008) (ver figura 9).
perinoto umbo
DIENTES cardinalES
valva
anterior
HUELLA DEL
MÚSCULO ADUCTOR
ANTERIOR
LÍNEA palEal
SENO paLEal
lÚnulA
mucro
valva
posterior lineAs
concentricAS
Gastropoda
(gaster = estómago; poda = pie)
Son la clase más numerosa dentro de los moluscos, con 327 familias, conformadas por 40 mil es-
pecies (J. Pointier et al., 1998).
Se caracteriza por poseer una concha univalva, la cual en muchas especies se presenta en forma de
cono o espiral y en otras de manera interna u ausente, tienen cabeza y ojos definidos, desarrollaron
un pie musculoso para el desplazamiento y un opérculo que sirve como protección al retraerse hacia
el interior de la concha (ver figura 10).
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Se encuentran ampliamente distribuidos en todos los mares y en las áreas continentales; a su vez
presentan diferentes hábitos alimenticios, carnívoros detritívoros y herbívoros, se reproducen por
fecundación externa o interna.
Scaphopoda
(skaphe = bote; podos = pie)
Clase caracterizada por tener una concha univalva, en forma de tubo cilíndrico; estos animales
TRANSLATION INTO SPANISH
tienen simetría bilateral y poseen órganos rudimentarios, no tienen branquias y están provistos de
palpos labiales y un par de tentáculos que permanecen expuestos para la captación de nutrientes,
tienen sexos separados y son de fecundación externa, viven en el lecho marino, en las franjas areno-
sas, y se distribuyen desde las zonas de poca profundidad hasta las franjas abismales (ver figura 11).
Se encuentran conformados por 8 familias y aproximadamente 350 especies (J. Pointier et al., 1998).
Cephalopoda
(kephalé = cabeza; podós = pie)
Se diferencian de las demás clases por mostrar un alto grado de cefalizacion, por lo cual se conside-
ran como los más evolucionados del Phylum; a su vez, desarrollaron tentáculos con ventosas que les
sirven como instrumentos de caza, fijación, propulsión y reproducción, la concha puede ser interna,
alveolar u externa; dentro de esta clase están los grupos conocidas como pulpos, calamares, sepias
y nautilus.
Los sexos son separados y tienen fecundación interna. Se encuentra en el Caribe y se distribuye en
un amplio rango batimétrico (ver figura 12).
PROTOCONCHA
nÓdulOs
ESPIRA
suturA
CALLO
PARIETAL
canal anal
opÉrculO
columNela
canal siFonal
Figura 10. Esquema general Figura 11. Esquema general Figura 12. Esquema general de la
de la clase Gastropoda. de la clase Scaphopoda. clase Cephalopoda.
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Para la clase Gastropoda, la actualización sistemática se realizó a partir del libro Internacional jour-
nal of malacology (2005), de Philippe Bouchet y Jean - Pierre Rocroi, y la Database of Western Atlantic
Marine Mollusca the universities in Philadelphia.
En cuanto a la clase Bivalva, la actualización sistemática se hizo con base en la obra Seashells of
Southern Florida, de M. Mikkelsen y Rudiger Bieler, y la Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca
the universities in Philadelphia.
Para la clase Cephalopoda se utilizó el orden sistemático de la Database of Western Atlantic Marine
Mollusca the universities in Philadelphia.
Para las clases Scaphopoda y Polyplacophora se utilizó el orden sistemático propuesto por Juan M.
Díaz y Mónica Puyana en su libro Moluscos del Caribe colombiano (1994).
Fichas taxonómicas
Para este trabajo se construyeron diferentes tipos de fichas taxonómicas, teniendo en cuenta el
nivel de información encontrada en el registro biológico. Y se destaca que las especies capturadas du-
rante el estudio siempre están referenciadas con “Collected” (ver tabla 2) y aquellas cuya información
es suministrada desde las bases de datos no contienen esta referencia (ver tabla 3).
Para una ubicación rápida del lector, cada ficha de animales capturados contiene la palabra “Co-
llected”, y para los animales no capturados, este dato no aparece en la ficha taxonómica.
Tabla 2. Ejemplo de ficha Taxonómica para Tabla 3. Ejemplo de ficha taxonómica para
especímenes capturados durante el estudio. especímenes no capturados durante el estudio.
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Class GASTROPODA Cuvier, 1797 Synonyms: Tectura striata auct. non Quoy & Gaimard, 1834; Acmaea
elegans Philippi, 1846; Patella elegans (Philippi, 1846); Patella candeana
Subclass PROSOBRANCHIA Milme-Edwards, 1848 d’Orbigny, 1847; Tectura cumingii auct. non Reeve, 1854; Patella opea
Order PATELLOGASTROPODA Reeve, 1855; Acmaea wottonae Christiaens, 1975.
Local Distribution: MOR, TAY, ARCO.
Superfamily LOTTIDEA Gray, 1840
Global Distribution: ABC Islands, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa
Family LOTTIIDAE Gray, 1840 Rica, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, United
Genus Lottia Gray, 1833 States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
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21. Diodora cayenensis (Lamarck, 1822) Local Distribution: TAY, GUA, ARCO.
References: Abbott (1974), Pérez Farfante (1943), CY0009 Global Distribution: ABC Islands, Barbados, Brazil, Colombia,
Collected: Bahía Concha, Parque Nacional Natural Cuba, Panama, Puerto Rico, United States, Venezuela.
Tayrona.
Coordenates: N11°17,476”; W74°09,093” 26. Diodora tanneri (A. E. Verrill, 1882)
Depth Collected: 0 m. References: Pérez Farfante (1943), NMNH 800039.
Depth Range: 0 to 30 m. Range: 38.55°N to 13°N; 87°W to 73.3°W
Size 20 mm. Depth Range: 190 to 730 m (live 190 to 190 m).
Synonyms: Fissurella alternata Say, 1822; Fissurella fumata Reeve, Size: 58 mm.
1850; Fissurella larva Reeve, 1850; Fissurella viminea Reeve, 1850. Global Distribution: Barbados, Cuba, Colombia, Mexico, United
Local Distribution: MOR, TAY, GUA, ARCO. States.
Global Distribution: ABC Islands, Brazil, Bermuda, Cayman Islands,
Canary Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico,
Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, St. Vincent & Grenadines, United Genus Emarginula Lamarck, 1801
States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
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Synonyms: Patella mitella Röding, 1798; Fissurella balanoides Reeve, Local Distribution: MOR, TAY.
1850. Global Distribution: ABC Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba,
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA. Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, United States, Venezuela.
Global Distribution: ABC Islands, Brazil, Colombia, Puerto Rico,
Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
Genus Hemitoma Swainson, 1840
31. Fissurella angusta (Gmelin, 1791) 35. Hemitoma emarginata (Blainville, 1825)
References: Kaufmann & Götting (1970), CY0016. References: Tuner (1959), Abbott (1974), NMNH 771129, CY0020.
Collected: Bahía Concha, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Collected: Bahía Concha Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Coordenates: N11°17,476”; W74°09,093” Coordenates: N11°17,579”; W74°09,142”
Depth Collected: 0 m. Depth Collected: 80 m.
Depth Range: 0 to 2 m. Depth Range: 3 to 150 m.
Size: 20 mm. Size: 17 mm.
Synonyms: Patella angusta Gmelin, 1791; Fissurella schrammi P. Fischer, Synonyms: Subemarginula retiporosa Dall, 1903.
1857. Local Distribution: DAR, TAY, ARCO.
Local Distribution: TAY, ARCO. Global Distribution: ABC Islands, Bahamas, Barbados, Colombia,
Global Distribution: ABC Islands, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, United States, St.
Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Guyana, Vincent & Grenadines, Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, United
States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
36. Hemitoma octoradiata (Gmelin, 1791)
32. Fissurella barbadensis (Gmelin, 1791) References: Tuner (1959), Abbott (1974), NMNH 757656, CY0021.
References: Sowerby (1835), Higgins & Marrat (1877), Christiaens Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
(1973), FLMNH 8811, CY0017. Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157”
Collected: Bahía Nenguaje, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Depth Collected: 30 m.
Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°04,564” Depth Range: 2 to 40 m.
Depth Collected: 40 m. Size: 20 mm.
Depth Range: 0 to 8 m. Synonyms: Patella notata auct. non Linnaeus, 1758; Emarginula
Size: 8 mm. tricostata Sowerby I, 1823; Emarginula depressa auct. non Blainville,
1824; Emarginula listeri Anton, 1838; Emarginula clausa d’Orbigny, 1847;
Synonyms: Patella perforata Gmelin, 1791; Patella porphyrozonias
Emarginula guadaloupensis Sowerby II, 1863; Emarginula tensa Guppy,
Gmelin, 1791; Patella limbata Röding, 1798; Patella atricapilla Dillwyn,
1895; Hemitoma rubida A. H. Verrill, 1950.
1817; Fissurella rugosa Sowerby I, 1835; Fissurella antillarum d'Orbigny,
1847; Fissurella edititia Reeve, 1849; Fissurella bermudensis Pilsbry, 1890; Local Distribution: DAR, TAY, GUA.
Fissurella intensa Pilsbry, 1890. Global Distribution: ABC Islands, Bahamas, Brazil, Cayman Islands,
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, SAN. Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Haiti,
Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, United
Global Distribution: Colombia, United States.
States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
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Global Distribution: Brazil, Cuba, Colombia, Mexico, United States. Genus Cataegis Mclean & Quinn, 1987
54. Cataegis meroglypta Mclean & Quinn, 1987
Genus Bayerotrochus Harasewysch, 2002 References: Warén & Bouchet (1993), NMNH 784757.
Range: 27.78°N a 9°N; 91.51°W a 59.36°W
49. Bayerotrochus quoyanus (Fischer & Bernardi, 1856)
Depth Range: 576 a 1236 m.
References: Abbott (1974), CY0029.
Size: 20 mm.
Size: 49 mm.
Local Distribution: MAG.
Local Distribution: CAO.
Global Distribution: Colombia.
Global Distribution: Bermudas, Colombia, Mexico.
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70. Calliostoma barbouri Clench & Aguayo, 1946 76. Calliostoma orion Dall, 1889
References: Quinn (1992), Díaz & Puyana (1994), CY0041. References: Dall (1889), Quinn (1981), NMNH 214272, CY0044.
Collected: Santa Veronica. Collected: Cartagena.
Coordenates: N10°55,478”; W075°08,150” Coordenates: N10°26,316”; W75°33,328”
Depth Collected: 60 m. Depth Collected: 20 m.
Depth Range: 27 to 192 m. Depth Range: 20 to 146 m.
Size: 11 mm. Size: 10 mm.
Local Distribution: MAG. Local Distribution: MAG.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Cuba, United States. Global Distribution: Bahamas, Colombia.
71. Calliostoma euglyptum (A. Adams, 1855) 77. Calliostoma pulchrum (C. B. Adams, 1850)
References: NMNH 809646, Radwin (1969), Porter (1974), Díaz et al. References: Usticke (1959), Altena (1975), NMNH 848777, CY0045.
(1990), Macsotay & Campos (2001). Collected: Cabo de la Vela.
Range: 35°N to 9.4°N;97°W to 64.1°W Coordenates: N12°13,427”; W72°12,362”
Depth Range: 0 to 91 m. Depth Collected: 40 m.
Size: 26 mm. Depth Range: 1 to 366 m.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Panama, Mexico, United States. Size: 12 mm.
Synonyms: Calliostoma veliei Pilsbry, 1900.
72. Calliostoma fernandezi Princz, 1978 Local Distribution: TAY, GUA, ARCO.
References: NMNH 869503, Quinn (1992). Global Distribution: Bahamas, Colombia, Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico,
Panama, Puerto Rico, Surinam, United States, Virgin Islands.
Range: 12.52°N to 6.12°N; 71.68°W to 52.32°W
Depth Range: 46 to 143 m.
Size: 28.5 mm. 78. Calliostoma purpureum Quinn, 1992
Local Distribution: GUA. References: Quinn (1992), NMNH 860247, CY0046.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Guyana, Venezuela. Collected: Bahía Neguanje, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°04,564”
Depth Collected: 80 m.
73. Calliostoma fucosum Quinn, 1992 Depth Range: 0 to 61 m.
References: NMNH 860259, Higgins & Marrat (1877), Rosenberg
(herein, 29 Oct 2003).
Size: 16 mm.
Range: 11.94°N to 10.5°N; 74°W to 67°W Local Distribution: TAY, GUA.
Depth Range: 7 to 20 m. Global Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad & Tobago.
Size: 12.8 mm.
Synonyms: Ziziphinus leanus auct. non C. B. Adams, 1852. 79. Calliostoma rosewateri Clench & Turner, 1960
Local Ditribution: GUA. References: Clench & Turner (1960), Bayer (1971), FLMNH 236758.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela. Range: 13.28°N to 9.48°N; 76.44°W to 60°W
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Depth Range: 274 to 421 m (live 467 to 421 m). 86. Calliostoma sp 5
Size: 37 mm. References: CY0052.
Local Distribution: ARCO. Collected: Bahía Portete.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Trinidad & Tobago. Coordenates: N12°12,425”; W71°57,437”
Depth Collected: 15 m.
80. Calliostoma sarcodum Dall, 1927 Local Distribution: GUA.
References: Dall (1927), Espinosa & Ortea (2001), FLMNH 153583, Global Distribution: Colombia.
CY0047.
Collected: Cabo de la Vela.
87. Calliostoma sp 6
Coordenates: N12°14,089”; W72°07,058”
Local Distribution: DAR.
Depth Collected: 40 m.
Depth Range: 1 to 7 m.
Size: 8 mm. 88. Calliostoma torrei Clench & Aguayo, 1940
Local Distribution: GUA. References: Clench & Aguayo (1940), Harasewych & Sedberry (2006),
Global Distribution: Bahamas, Barbados, Colombia, Cuba, Jamaica. CY0053.
Collected: Bahía Portete.
Coordenates: N12°12,425”; W71°57,437”
81. Calliostoma serratulum Quinn, 1992 Depth Collected: 40 m.
References: Quinn 1992, NMNH 860250. Size: 21 mm.
Range: 11.66°N to 9.02°N; 76.67°W to 69.37°W Local Distribution: GUA.
Depth Range: 135 to 165 m. Global Distribution: Colombia, Cuba, United States.
Size: 16.7 mm.
Local Distribution: MAG.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela. 89. Calliostoma rude Quinn, 1992
References: Quinn (1992), NMNH 860251, CY0054.
Collected: Taganga.
82. Calliostoma sp1 Coordenates: N11°17,320”; W074°12,427”
References: CY0048. Depth Collected: 70 m.
Collected: Cabo de la Vela. Depth Range: 60 to 84 m.
Coordenates: N12°13,427”; W72°12,362” Size: 8 mm.
Depth Collected: 3 m. Local Distribution: MAG, TAY.
Size: 10 mm. Global Distribution: Colombia.
Local Distribution: GUA.
Global Distribution: Colombia.
Family SOLARIELLIDAE Powell, 1951.
83. Calliostoma sp2 Genus Solariella Wood, 1842
References: CY0049.
Collected: Bahia Portete. 90. Solariella actinophora Dall, 1890
Coordenates: N12°12,425”; W71°57,437” References: Quinn (1979), NMNH 96468.
Depth Collected: 6 m. Range: 25.62°N to 3°S; 82.58°W to 41°W
Size: 11 mm. Depth Range: 220 to 2276 m.
Local Distribution: GUA. Size:10 mm.
Global Distribution: Colombia. Local Distribution: CAO.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia.
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Size: 6 mm. Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Haiti, Jamaica,
Local Distribution: GUA. Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, United States.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Cuba.
Genus Ganesa J. G. Jeffreys, 1883
93. Solariella sp 1
References: CY0056. 98. Ganesa rarinota (Bush, 1897)
Collected: Bahía Neguanje, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. References: Bush (1897).
Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°04,564” Range: 13.58°N; 81.35°W
Depth Collected: 80 m. Depth Range: 699 to 699 m.
Size: 12 mm. Size: 2.2 mm.
Local Ditribution: TAY. Local Distribution: CAO, SAN.
Global Distribution: Colombia. Global Distribution: Colombia.
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Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Genus Turbo Linnaeus, 1758
Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157”
Depth Collected: 2 m. 106. Turbo cailleti Fischer & Bernardi, 1857
Depth Range: 0 to 91 m. References: Rice & Kornicker (1962), Díaz & Puyana (1994), CY0064.
Size: 22 mm. Collected: Santa Veronica.
Synonyms: Astraea titania Röding, 1798; Astralium deplanatum Link, Coordenates: N10°55,478”; W075°08,150”
1807; Calcar planoradiatum Schumacher, 1817; Trochus brevispina auct. Depth Collected: 40 m.
non Lamarck, 1822; Trochus costulatus Lamarck, 1822; Trochus longispina Depth Range: 4 to 35 m.
Lamarck, 1822; Astraea spinulosum (Lamarck, 1822); Astraea latispina Size: 17 mm.
auct. non Philippi, 1844; Trochus aster Philippi, 1848; Trochus armatus Synonyms: Trochus filosus W. Wood, 1828.
Philippi, 1849; Trochus orichalceus Philippi, 1849; Trochus heliacus Local Distribution: MAG, TAY, ARCO.
Philippi, 1850; Astraea ruthi A. H. Verrill, 1948. Global Distribution: Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa
Local Distribution: DAR, MOR, TAY, ARCO. Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, United
Global Distribution: Brazil, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Colombia, States.
Costa Rica, Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, United States,
Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
107. Turbo castanea Gmelin, 1791
References: Dautzenberg (1900), Porter (1974), Lipka (1974), Díaz &
103. Astraea caelatum (Gmelin, 1791) Puyana (1994), NMNH 800053, CY0065.
References: Parker & Curray (1956), Olsson & McGinty (1958), Rice & Collected: Bahía Neguanje, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Kornicker (1962), Díaz & Puyana (1994), CY0061. Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°04,564”
Collected: Golfo de Morrosquillo. Depth Collected: 70 m.
Cooordenates: N9°34,397”; W75°48,513” Depth Range: 0 to 141 m.
Depth Collected: 40 m. Size: 44 mm.
Depth Range: 0 to 44 m. Synonyms: Turbo crenulatus Gmelin, 1791; Turbo moltkianus Gmelin,
Size: 72 mm. 1791; Lunatica granulata Röding, 1798; Lunatica tuberculata Röding,
Local Distribution: DAR, MOR, TAY, ARCO. 1798; Turbo mammillatus Donovan, 1804; Turbo hippocastanum Lamarck,
Global Distribution: Barbados, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa 1822; Trochus quadriseriatus Anton, 1838; Turbo virens Philippi, 1849;
Rica, Cuba, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Aorotrema erraticum Pilsbry & McGinty, 1945; Turbo muricatus Usticke,
Rico, United States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands. 1959; Turbo versicolor Usticke, 1959; Turbo venezuelensis Weisbord, 1962;
Turbo ayersi Olsson, 1967.
Local Distribution: MAG, TAY, GUA.
104. Astraea tectum (Lightfoot, 1786) Global Distribution: Brazil, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica,
References: Vokes & Vokes (1983), Leal (1991), Macsotay & Campos Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, United
(2001), CY0062. States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
Collected: Bahía Neguanje, Parque Nacional Natural
Tayrona. 108. Turbo haraldi Robertson, 1957
Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°04,564” References: Robertson (1957), Bayer (1971), Abbott (1974).
Depth Collected: 6 m. Range: 26.55°N to 8.85°N; 78.43°W to 59.6°W
Depth Range: 0 to 10 m. Depth Range: 50 to 100 m.
Size: 32 mm. Size: 25 mm.
Synonyms: Astraea imbricatum (Gmelin, 1791); Astraea papillatum Synonyms: Halopsephus pulcher Rehder, 1943.
(Potiez & Michaud, 1838); Trochus tuberosus Philippi, 1843; Astraea Local Distribution: ARCO.
cubanum (Philippi, 1849); Trochus olfersii Philippi, 1850; Trochus papillosus
Global Distribution: Bahamas, Barbados, Honduras, Mexico,
Philippi, 1850; Trochus saxosus Philippi, 1850; Turbo ramosus Mörch, Panama, St. Vincent & Grenadines.
1852; Trochus corolla Reeve, 1861; Astralium guadeloupense Crosse, 1865.
Local Distribution: DAR, MOR, TAY, ARCO.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Mexico, Family LIOTIIDAE Gray, 1850
Puerto Rico, Venezuela. Genus Cyclostrema Marryat, 1818
109. Cyclostrema tortuganum (Dall, 1927)
105. Astraea tuber (Linnaeus, 1758) References: Dall (1927), Leal (1991), CY0066.
References: Higgins & Marrat (1877), Houbrick (1968), Britton
Collected: Bahía Neguanje, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
(1975), Lozet & Pétron (1977), Lyons (1989), NMNH 822894, CY0063.
Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°04,564”
Collected: Taganga.
Depth Collected: 70 m.
Coordenates: N11°18,192”; W074°12,214”
Depth Range: 29 to 82 m.
Depth Collected: 20 m.
Size: 4 mm.
Depth Range: 0 to 30 m.
Local Distribution: TAY.
Size: 30 mm.
Global Distribution: Colombia, United States, Virgin Islands.
Synonyms: Cidaris tuberculata Röding, 1798; Astraea dominicana A. H.
Verrill, 1950; Astraea venezuelensis Flores & Caceres, 1984.
Local Distribution: DAR, MAG, GUA, ARCO. Genus Arene H. & A. Adams, 1854
Global Distribution: Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica,
Honduras, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, United States, Venezuela, Virgin 110. Arene sp1
Islands. References: CY0067.
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128. Neritina usnea (Röding, 1798) Smaragdia albomaculata Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884;
Smaragdia lineata Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884; Smaragdia
References: Porter (1974), NMNH 759045.
producta Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884; Smaragdia minor
Range: 34.5°N to 9.5°N, 97.38°W to 61°W
Pallary, 1900; Neritina merida Dall, 1903; Neritina floridana M. Smith,
Depth Range: 0 to 1.5 m. 1937; Smaragdia weyssei Russell, 1940; Smaragdia venezuelensis
Size: 24 mm. Weisbord, 1962.
Synonyms: Neritina lineolata Lamarck, 1816; Theodoxus reclivatus Say, Local Distribution: MOR, TAY, GUA, ARCO.
1822; Neritina reticulata Cristofori & Jan, 1832; Nerita striolata auct.
Global Distribution: Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba,
non Recluz, 1841; Nerita microstoma d’Orbigny, 1842; Neritina gravis
Morelet, 1849; Neritina jamaicensis C. B. Adams, 1851; Neritina floridana Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, United States, Virgin Islands.
Reeve, 1855; Neritina rotundata Martens, 1865; Neritina sphaera Pilsbry,
1931.
Global Distribution: Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Family PHENACOLEPADIDAE (Pilsbry, 1895)
Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Genus Phenacolepas Pilsbry, 1891
Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, Venezuela.
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Family CERITHIDAE Fleming, 1828 Global Distribution: Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Belize, Brazil,
Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica,
Genus Bittium Gray, 1847 Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, United States,
Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
135. Bittium varium (Pfeiffer, 1840)
References: García-Cubas (1970), Wass (1972), Gründel (1976),
Princz (1982), Mello & Perrier (1986), Houbrick (1993) NMNH 853979, 139. Ceritium guinaicum Philippi, 1849
CY0088. References: Houbrick (1974), Díaz & Puyana (1994), CY0092.
Collected: Bahía Neguanje, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Collected: Cabo de la Vela.
Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°04,564” Coordenates: N12°14,089”; W72°07,058”
Depth Collected: 35 m. Depth Collected: 40 m.
Depth Range: 0 to 11 m. Depth Range: 0 to 20 m.
Size: 5 mm. Size: 27 mm.
Synonyms: Cerithium pallidum Pfeiffer, 1840; Cerithium gibberulum C. Synonyms: Cerithium mitriforme W. Wood, 1828; Murex pictus W.
B. Adams, 1845; Cerithium columellare d’Orbigny, 1847. Wood, 1828; Cerithium moenense Gabb, 1881; Cerithium stantoni Dall,
Local Distribution: MAG, TAY, GUA. 1907; èèCerithium auricoma Schwengel, 1940; Cerithium caribbaeum M.
Smith, 1946.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico,
Panama, Puerto Rico, United States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands. Local Distribution: GUA.
Global Distribution: Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican
Republic, Panama, Puerto Rico, United States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
136. Bittium sp1
References: CY0089.
Collected: Cartagena. 140. Cerithium litteratum (Born, 1780)
Coordenates: N10°26,316”; W75°33,328” References: Moore (1958), Porter (1974), Houbrick (1974), Leal
(1991), Macsotay & Campos (2001), Vegas Torres (2004), NMNH
Depth Collected: 5 m.
825565, CY0093.
Size: 4 mm.
Collected: Bahía Gairaca, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Local Distribution: MAG.
Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°06,270”
Global Distribution: Colombia.
Depth Collected: 30 m.
Depth Range: 0 to 88 m.
Genus Cerithium Bruguière, 1792 Size: 35 mm.
Synonyms: Cerithium reticulatum G. Perry, 1811; Cerithium
137. Cerithium atratum (Born, 1778) semiferrugineum Lamarck, 1822; Cerithium angustum Anton, 1838;
References: Dautzenberg (1900), Pilsbry & Aguayo (1933), Houbrick Cerithium playagrandense Weisbord, 1962.
(1974), Leal (1991), NMNH 771647, CY0090.
Local Distribution: MOR, TAY, ARCO.
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Global Distribution: Bahamas, Brazil, Belize, Bermuda, Colombia,
Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157” Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica,
Depth Collected: 40 m. Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, United
Depth Range: 0 to 91 m. States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
Size: 42 mm.
Synonyms: Cerithium algicola auct. non C. B. Adams, 1845; Cerithium 141. Cerithium lutosum Menke, 1828
caudatum Sowerby II, 1855; Cerithium striatissimum Sowerby II, 1855; References: Houbrick (1974), Macsotay & Campos (2001), NMNH
Cerithium umbonatum Sowerby II, 1855; Cerithium graciliforme Sowerby 864310, CY0094.
II, 1865; Cerithium antillarum Mörch, 1876; Cerithium floridanum Mörch, Collected: Cabo de la Vela.
1876; Cerithium subatratum Kobelt, 1898; Cerithium leonense Mansfield,
1930; Cerithium preatratum Olsson & Harbison, 1953; Cerithium vicinia
Coordenates: N12°14,089”; W72°07,058”
Olsson & Harbison, 1953; Cerithium cruzanum Usticke, 1959. Depth Collected: 40 m.
Local Distribution: MOR, TAY, GUA, ARCO. Depth Range: 0 to 8 m.
Global Distribution: ABC Islands, Bahamas, Barbados, Brazil, Size: 15 mm.
Belize, Costa Rica, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Synonyms: Cerithium ferrugineum Say, 1832; Cerithium eriense Kiener,
Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, 1841; Cerithium mutabile C. B. Adams, 1845; Cerithium variabile C. B.
United States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands. Adams, 1845; Cerithium sagrae d’Orbigny, 1847; Cerithium nigrinum
Philippi, 1848; Cerithium megasoma C. B. Adams, 1850; Cerithium
versicolor C. B. Adams, 1850; Cerithium sayi Sowerby II, 1855; Cerithium
138. Cerithium eburneum Bruguière, 1792 bermudae Sowerby II, 1865; Cerithium rissoide Sowerby II, 1865;
References: Houbrick (1974), Mello & Perrier (1986), Macsotay & Cerithium thomasiae Sowerby II, 1865; Cerithium alabastrum Mörch,
Campos (2001), NMNH 857808, CY0091. 1876; Cerithium rawsoni auct. non Mörch, 1876; Thericium biminiense
Collected: Golfo de Morrosquillo. Pilsbry & McGinty, 1949; Cerithium calcareum Usticke, 1959.
Coordenates: N9°34,397”; W75°48,513” Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, ARCO.
Depth Collected: 10 m. Global Distribution: ABC Islands, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda,
Belize, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican
Depth Range: 0 to 18 m.
Republic, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Trinidad &
Size: 30 mm. Tobago, United States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
Synonyms: Cerithium uncinatum auct. non Gmelin, 1791; Cerithium
algicola C. B. Adams, 1845; Cerithium variabile auct. non C. B. Adams,
1845; Cerithium pulicarium Philippi, 1848; Cerithium fenestratum Genus Varicopeza Gründel, 1976
Sowerby II, 1855; Cerithium novaehiberniae A. Adams, 1855; Cerithium
planispiratum Sowerby II, 1855; Thericium lymani Pilsbry, 1949; Cerithium 142. Varicopeza crystallina (Dall, 1881)
aliceae Petuch, 1987. References: Dall (1881), Maury (1922), Houbrick (1987).
Local Distribution: MOR, TAY, GUA, ARCO. Range: 30°N to 12°N; 90.5°W to 59.65°W
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Depth Range: 0 to 40 m. 1889; Alabina venezuelana Weisbord, 1962; Alabina warmkeana (Usticke,
Size: 3 mm. 1969).
Synonyms: Narica sulcata auct. non d’Orbigny, 1842; Fossarus tridentatus Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA.
Usticke, 1959. Global Distribution: Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba,
Jamaica, Mexico, United States, Virgin Islands.
Local Distribution: MOR, TAY.
Global Distribution: Bahamas, Brazil, Bermuda, Colombia, Costa
Rica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Virgin Islands. Family SILIQUARIIDAE Anton, 1839
Genus Siliquaria Bruguière, 1827
150. Fossarus sp 1
References: CY0101.
154. Siliquaria squamata Blainville, 1827
References: Parker & Curray (1956), Merrill & Petit (1965), Princz
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
(1982), Leal (1991), NMNH 833654, CY0105 .
Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157”
Collected: Bahía Neguanje, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Depth Collected: 30 m.
Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°04,564”
Size: 1.5 mm.
Depth Collected: 30 m.
Local Distribution: TAY.
Depth Range: 11 to 732 m.
Global Distribution: Colombia.
Size: 24 mm.
Synonyms: Siliquaria ruber auct. non Schumacher, 1817; Anguinaria
Family POTAMIDIDAE H. & A. Adams, 1854 rubra auct. non Schumacher, 1817; Tenagodus anguillae Mörch, 1861.
Genus Cerithidea Swainson, 1840 Local Distribution: TAY.
Global Distribution: Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia,
151. Cerithidea pliculosa (Menke, 1829) Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico,
References: Bequaert (1942), García-Cubas (1970), Princz (1982), Odé St.Vincent & Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, Venezuela,
(1990), NMNH 809113, CY0102. Virgin Islands.
Collected: Cabo de la Vela.
Coordenates: N12°14,089”; W72°07,058” 155. Siliquaria modesta Dall, 1881
Depth Collected: 1.5 m. References: Dall (1881), Leal (1991), Díaz & Puyana (1994), García
Depth Range: 0 to 2 m. (2000), CY0106.
Size: 24 mm. Collected: Bahía Neguanje, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Synonyms: Cerithium varicosum auct. non Sowerby, 1834; Potamides Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°04,564”
iostomus Pfeiffer, 1839; Cerithium lavalleanum d’Orbigny, 1847; Cerithidea Depth Collected: 30 m.
aguayoi auct. non Clench, 1934; Cerithidea veracruzensis Bequaert, 1942. Depth Range: 37 to 1472 m.
Local Distribution: MOR, GUA, ARCO. Size: 10 mm.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico, Puerto Local Distribution: TAY, GUA.
Rico, United States, Venezuela.
Global Distribution: Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia,
Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Honduras, México, Nicaragua,
Family SCALIOLIDAE Jousseaume, 1912. Puerto Rico, United States, Venezuela, Virgen Islands, Trinidad & Tobago.
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Depth Range: 0 to 53 m. (1998), Macsotay & Campos (2001), NMNH 878510, CY0111.
Size: 80 mm. Collected: Bahía Neguanje, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Synonyms: Epitonium imbricata (Linnaeus, 1758); Turbo terebra auct. Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°04,564”
non Linnaeus, 1758; Turbo marmoratus Chemnitz, 1780; Turritella Depth Collected: 40 m.
elongata Reeve, 1849.
Depth Range: 0 to 780 m.
Local Distribution: MAG, TAY, GUA. Size: 18 mm.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Puerto Rico, United States, Venezuela, Synonyms: Patella neptuni Dillwyn, 1817; Calyptraea cepacea Broderip,
Virgin Islands, Surinam.
1834; Calyptraea chlorina Gould, 1846; Calyptraea planulata C. B. Adams,
1852; Calyptraea aculeata Reeve, 1858; Mitrularia diaphana auct. non
Reeve, 1858; Calyptraea stella Reeve, 1858; Calyptraea tortilis Reeve,
Genus Vermicularia Lamarck, 1879 1858; Calyptraea umbo Reeve, 1858; Calyptra tubifera Gray, 1868; Cheilea
striata Usticke, 1959.
158. Vermicularia spirata (Philippi, 1836) Local Distribution: MAG, TAY.
References: Dautzenberg (1900), Parker & Curray (1956), Waller (1973), Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Honduras,
Porter (1974), Princz (1982), NMNH 776784, CY0109.
Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, United States, Venezuela, Virgin
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Islands.
Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157”
Depth Collected: 20 m. Genus Bostrycapulus Olsson & Harbison, 1953
Depth Range: 3 to 80 m.
Size: 60 mm. 162. Bostrycapulus odites R. Collin, 2005
Synonyms: Vermetus lumbricalis auct. non Linnaeus, 1758; Vermetus References: Parodiz (1939), Castellanos (1970), Collin (2005), NMNH
quadrangulus Philippi, 1848; Vermiculus bicarinatus Mörch, 1861; 734139, CY0112.
Vermiculus melanosclera Mörch, 1861; Vermiculus scalaris Mörch, 1861; Collected: Bahía Neguanje Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Vermiculus teres Mörch, 1861; Vermiculus ungulina Mörch, 1861.
Coordenates: N11°19,246”; 74°04,564”
Local Distribution: MOR, TAY. Depth Collected: 50 m.
Global Distribution: Bahamas, Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Depth Range: 0 to 80 m.
Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, United States, Venezuela,
Virgin Islands. Size: 13 mm.
Synonyms: Crepidula aculeata auct. non Gmelin, 1791; Crepidula fortis
Parodiz, 1939; Bostrycapulus odites R. Collin, 2005.
159. Vermicularia knorrii (Deshayes, 1843) Local Distribution: MOR, TAY, GUA.
References: Rice & Kornicker (1962), Waller (1973), Porter (1974), Global Distribution: Bermuda, Colombia, Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico,
Gundersen (1998), NMNH 804326. Puerto Rico, United States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
Range: 35.34°N to 12°N; 92°W to 64.7°W
Depth Range: 2 to 110 m.
Genus Crepidula Lamarck, 1799
Size: 80 mm.
Local Distribution: TAY. 163. Crepidula aeola Dall, 1927
Global Distribution: Bermuda, Jamaica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, United References: NMNH 364424, Dall (1927).
States. Range: 10°N ; 75°W
Size: 18 mm.
Superfamily CALYPTRAEOIDEA Lamarck, 1809 Local Distribution: MAG.
Global Distribution: Colombia.
Family CALYPTRAEIDAE Lamarck, 1809
Genus Calyptraea Lamarck, 1799
164. Crepidula convexa Say, 1822
160. Calyptraea centralis (Conrad, 1841) References: Kurtz (1860), A. E. Verrill (1873), Collin (2002), NMNH
770871, CY0113.
References: Parker & Curray (1956), Sykes & Hall (1970), Altena
(1975), Princz (1977), Díaz & Puyana (1994), NMNH 850976, CY0110. Collected: Bahía Concha, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Collected: Bahía Concha, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Coordenates: N11°17,579”; W74°09,142”
Coordenates: N11°17,579”; W74°09,142” Depth Collected: 70 m.
Depth Collected: 30 m. Depth Range: 0 to 70 m.
Depth Range: 0 to 183 m. Size: 16 mm.
Size: 10 mm. Synonyms: Crepidula fornicata auct. non Linnaeus, 1758; Crepidula
glauca Say, 1822; Crepidula acuta H. C. Lea, 1842.
Synonyms: Infundibulum concentricum H. C. Lea, 1843; Calyptraea
candeana d’Orbigny, 1847; Trochita occidentalis Gray, 1850; Trochita Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA.
collinsii Gabb, 1873; Galerus parvulus Dunker, 1875. Global Distribution: Canada, Colombia, Mexico, United States.
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, 165. Crepidula plana Say, 1822
Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Surinam, References: Bousfield (1964), García-Cubas (1971), Díaz & Puyana
Uruguay, United States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands. (1994), Macsotay & Campos (2001), NMNH 848627, CY0114.
Collected: Bahía Concha Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Genus Cheilea Modeer, 1793 Coordenates: N11°17,579”; W74°09,142”
Depth Collected: 40 m.
161. Cheilea equestris (Linnaeus, 1758) Depth Range: 0 to 40m.
References: Porter (1974), Leal (1991), Odé (1983), Fernández Milera Size: 12 mm.
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Synonyms: Crepidula unguiformis auct. non Lamarck, 1822; Crepidula Coordenates: N11°17,320”; W074°12,427”
lamina H. C. Lea, 1843; Crepidula rhyssema Olsson & Harbison, 1953; Depth Collected: 20 m.
Crepidula triangula Weisbord, 1962.
Depth Range: 0 to 538 m.
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA.
Size: 11 mm.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Bermuda, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica,
Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Surinam, United States, Venezuela,
Synonyms: Hipponyx militaris auct. non Linnaeus, 1771; Pileopsis
intorta Lamarck, 1822.
Virgin Islands.
Local Distribution: TAY, GUA.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, United
Genus Crucibulum Schumacher, 1817 States.
167. Crucibulum auricula (Gmelin, 1791) 172. Capulus ungaricus (Linnaeus, 1758)
References: Rice & Kornicker (1965), Porter (1974), Princz (1978), References: Abbott (1974), Díaz & Puyana (1994), NMNH 888772,
CY0120.
Odé (1983), Macsotay & Campos (2001), NMNH 801222, CY0116.
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Collected: Bahía Neguanje, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157” Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°04,564”
Depth Collected: 30 m. Depth Collected: 35 m.
Depth Range: 1 to 115 m. Depth Range: 1 to 838 m.
Size: 24 mm. Size: 15 mm.
Local Distribution: TAY, GUA. Local Distribution: TAY.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Global Distribution: Bermuda, Colombia, United States.
Puerto Rico, United States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
Superfamily CYPRAEOIDEA Rafinesque, 1815
168. Crucibulum marense Weisbord, 1962 Family CYPRAEIDAE (Rafinesque, 1815)
References: Macsotay & Campos (2001), CY0117. Genus Luria Jousseaume, 1884
Collected: Cabo de la Vela.
Coordenates: N12°14,089”; W72°07,058” 173. Luria cinerea (Gmelin, 1791)
Depth Collected: 20 m. References: Dall (1889), Houbrick (1968), Lipka (1974), Leal (1991),
Depth Range: 0 to 40m. Espinosa, Ortea & González (2003), Simone (2004), NMNH 83550,
CY0121.
Size: 10 mm.
Synonyms: Crucibulum waltonense Gardner, 1947. Collected: Bahía Concha, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Local Distribution: TAY, GUA. Coordenates: N11°17,579”; W74°09,142”
Global Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela. Depth Collected: 30 m.
Depth Range: 0 to 1472 m.
Size: 28 mm.
169. Crucibulum striata (Say, 1826) Synonyms: Cypraea morio Meuschen, 1787; Cypraea rufescens Gmelin,
References: S. Smith (1860), Bush (1893), Procter (1933), Vilas & Vilas 1791; Cypraea translucens Gmelin, 1791; Cypraea bullata Röding, 1798;
(1970), Altena (1975), CY0118. Cypraea caerulea Schröter, 1804; Cypraea sordida Lamarck, 1811; Cypraea
Collected: Bahía Neguanje Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. cincta Dillwyn, 1817; Cypraea decorticata Gray, 1824; Cypraea fulva
Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°04,564” Gray, 1824; Sinusigera cancellata d’Orbigny, 1847; Cypraea aubryana
auct. non Jousseaume, 1869; Cypraea fragilioides Hidalgo, 1907;
Depth Collected: 40 m.
Cypraea campbelliana Pilsbry, 1921; Cypraea flava Sullioti, 1922; Cypraea
Depth Range: 0 to 422 m. pellucidula Sullioti, 1924; Cypraea morinis Ingram, 1939; Luria rutschi
Size: 7 mm. Schilder, 1939; Cypraea costaricaensis Ingram, 1940; Cypraea limonensis
Local Distribution: TAY. Ingram, 1940; Cypraea barbadensis A. H. Verrill, 1948; Cypraea catiana
Weisbord, 1962; Luria brasilensis Lorenz & Hubert, 1993.
Global Distribution: Canada, Colombia, Suriname, United States,
Venezuela. Local Distribution: DAR, TAY, GUA, ARCO.
Global Distribution: Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica,
Cuba, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, United States,
Superfamily CAPULOIDEA Fleming, 1822 Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
Family CAPULIDAE Fleming, 1822
Genus Capulus Montfort, 1810 Genus Cypraea (Linnaeus, 1758)
170. Capulus incurvus (Gmelin, 1791) 174. Cypraea donmoorei (Petuch, 1979)
References: Robinson & Montoya (1987), Leal (1991), CY0119. References: Petuch (1979), CY0122.
Collected: Taganga. Collected: Cabo de la Vela.
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Range: 12°N ; 72°W Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Jamaica, Panama, Mexico,
Depth Range: 50 to 50 m. United States, Venezuela.
Size: 20 mm.
Local Distribution: GUA.
Global Distribution: Colombia. Family FICIDAE Meenk, 1864
Genus Ficus Röding, 1798
Genus Pseudosimnia Schilder, 1927
187. Ficus communis Röding, 1798
183. Pseudosimnia vanhyningi (M. Smith, 1940) References: Bullis (1956), Princz (1978), NMNH 801217, CY0132.
References: M. Smith (1940), Rios (1994), García & Lee (2003), NMNH Collected: Bahía Portete.
861759. Coordenates: N12°12,425”; W71°57,437”
Collected: Punta Aguja. Depth Collected: 40 m.
Coordenates: N11°38,516”; W74°20,1” Depth Range: 0 to 176 m.
Depth Range: 90 to 125 m. Size: 120 mm.
Size: 14 mm. Synonyms: Pyrula reticulata Lamarck, 1816; Pyrula papyratia Say,
Synonyms: Primovula carnea auct. non Poiret, 1789; Pseudosimnia 1822; Ficula gracilis Philippi, 1849; Pyrula fortior Mörch, 1877; Ficus
pyrifera Cate, 1973; Primovula solemi Cate, 1973; Pseudosimnia sphoni caloosahatchiensis M. Smith, 1907; Ficus carolae Clench, 1945; Ficus
Cate, 1973. floridensis Olsson & Harbison, 1953.
Local Distribution: TAY. Local Distribution: GUA.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, United States. Global Distribution: Colombia, Mexico, United States, Venezuela.
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1878; Littorina zonata Daniel, 1883; Littorina finmarchica Herzenstein, Genus Nodilittorina Martens, 1897
1885; Littorina danieli Locard, 1886; Littorina albida Dautzenberg, 1887;
Littorina aurantia Dautzenberg, 1887; Littorina fasciata Dautzenberg, 200. Nodilittorina tuberculata (Menke, 1828)
1887; Littorina livida Dautzenberg, 1893; Littorina nervillei Dautzenberg,
1893; Littorina tessellata Dautzenberg, 1893; Littorina tenebrosapallida
References: Bandel & Kadolsky (1982), CY0144.
L. E. Adams, 1896; Littorina lutea Dautzenberg & Durouchoux, 1900; Collected: Bahía Gairaca, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Littorina sanguinea Dautzenberg & Durouchoux, 1900; Littorina Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°06,246”
contabulata Martel, 1901; Littorina elongata Martel, 1901; Littorina Depth Collected: 0.5 m.
scalariformis Martel, 1901; Littorina abbreviata Dautzenberg & Fischer,
1912; Littorina bynei Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1912; Littorina canaliculata
Depth Range: -1 to 0 m.
Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1912; Littorina conoidea Dautzenberg & Fischer, Size: 12 mm.
1912; Littorina contorta Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1912; Littorina elata Synonyms: Littorina thiarella Anton, 1838; Littorina minor Philippi, 1846.
Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1912; Littorina flammulata Dautzenberg & Local Distribution: MOR, TAY, ARCO.
Fischer, 1912; Littorina fulva Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1912; Littorina
fusca Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1912; Littorina lugubris Dautzenberg &
Global Distribution: ABC Islands, Barbados, Colombia, Jamaica,
Panama, Puerto Rico, Venezuela.
Fischer, 1912; Littorina major Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1912; Littorina
miniata Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1912; Littorina minor Dautzenberg
& Fischer, 1912; Littorina sinistrorsa Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1912; Genus Tectarius Valenciennes, 1832
Littorina trifasciata Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1912; Littorina conoidea
Schlesch, 1916; Littorina turritella Schlesch, 1916; Littorina alticola 201. Tectarius muricatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dacie, 1917; Littorina major Pallary, 1924; Littorina nigra Pallary, 1924;
Littorina rufa Pallary, 1924; Littorina sculpta Schlesch, 1931; Littorina
References: Dautzenberg (1900), Clench & Abbott (1942), Vokes &
sanguinea Coen, 1933; Littorina hieroglyphica Fischer-Piette, Gaillard & Vokes (1983), NMNH 888708, CY0145.
Jouin, 1961; Littorina tractibus Fischer-Piette, Gaillard & Jouin, 1961; Collected: Taganga.
Littorina biinterrupta Fischer-Piette & Gaillard, 1963; Littorina bizonaria Coordenates: N11°18,192”; W74°12,214”
James, 1963; Littorina maculata Fischer-Piette & Gaillard, 1963; Littorina
nojensis Fischer-Piette & Gaillard, 1964; Littorina sellensis Fischer-Piette
Depth Collected: 0.3 m.
& Gaillard, 1964; Littorina rubrolineata Fischer-Piette, Gaillard & Delmas, Depth Range: -9 to 0 m.
1967; Littorina salvati Fischer-Piette, Gaillard & Delmas, 1967; Littorina Size: 22 mm.
jugosoides James, 1968; Littorina rudissimoides James, 1968; Littorina Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA, ARCO.
tenuis James, 1968; Littorina clarilineata Fischer-Piette & Gaillard, 1971;
Littorina gascae Fischer-Piette & Gaillard, 1971; Littorina nigra Fischer-
Global Distribution: Barbados, Bermuda, Belize, Cayman Islands,
Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico,
Piette & Gaillard, 1971; Littorina rubra Fischer-Piette & Gaillard, 1971;
Trinidad & Tobago, United States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
Littorina scotia Sh. Smith, 1979; Littorina lagunae R. Barnes, 1993.
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Costa Rica, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Family PICKWORTHIIDAE
Vincent & the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela, Virgin Islands. Genus Sansonia Jousseaume, 1892
198. Littorina nebulosa (Lamarck, 1822) 202. Sansonia tuberculata (Watson, 1886)
References: Parker (1955), Parker (1959), Altena (1975), Princz
References: Watson (1886), Radwin (1969), Robinson & Montoya
(1987), Odé (1987), NMNH 867312, CY0146.
(1978), Díaz & Puyana (1994), CY0142.
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157”
Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157” Depth Collected: 30 m.
Depth Collected: 0.5 m. Depth Range: 5 to 713 m.
Depth Range: -1 to 0 m. Size: 2 mm.
Size: 21 mm. Synonyms: Mecoliotia bermudezi Clench & Aguayo, 1936.
Synonyms: Littorina tigrina d’Orbigny, 1841; Littorina minor Weinkauff, Local Distribution: TAY.
1878.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Panama, Puerto
Local Distribution: DAR, MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA. Rico, United States.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Honduras,
Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Suriname, St.Vincent
& Grenadines, United States, Venezuela, Trinidad & Tobago. Superfamily NATICOIDEA Guilding, 1834
Family NATICIDAE Guilding, 1834
199. Littorina ziczac (Gmelin, 1791) Genus Natica Scopoli, 1777
References: Olsson & McGinty (1958), Voss & Voss (1960), Vokes &
Vokes (1983), CY0143. 203. Natica canrena (Linnaeus, 1758)
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. References: Dautzenberg (1900), Odé (1982), Leal (1991), Díaz &
Puyana (1994), NMNH 770175, CY0147.
Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157”
Collected: Bahía Concha, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Depth Collected: 0 m.
Coordenates: N11°17,579”; W74°09,142”
Depth Range: -3 to 0 m.
Depth Collected: 40 m.
Size: 18 mm.
Depth Range: 0 to 101 m.
Synonyms: Littorina debilis Philippi, 1846; Littorina dorbignyana
Philippi, 1847; Littorina undulata Philippi, 1847. Size: 70 mm.
Local Distribution: MOR, TAY, GUA, ARCO. Synonyms: Natica lactea Philippi, 1853; Naticarius verae Rehder, 1947.
Global Distribution: ABC Islands, Bahamas, Barbados Bermuda, Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA, ARCO.
Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Honduras, Mexico, Global Distribution: Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba,
Panama, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Jamaica, United States, Venezuela, Virgin Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Suriname,
Islands. United States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
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Genus Sigatica Meyer & Aldrich, 1886 Family RISOOIDAE Gray, 1847
Genus Alvania Risso, 1826
213. Sigatica semisulcata (Gray, 1839)
References: Maury (1922), McGinty (1940), Usticke (1959), Porter 217. Alvania auberiana (d'Orbigny, 1842)
(1974), Díaz & Puyana (1994), NMNH 800064, CY0157. References: Porter
(1974), Reed & Mikkelsen (1987), Leal (1991),
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. NMNH 878281, CY0161.
Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157” Collected: Golfo de Morrosquillo.
Depth Collected: 30 m. Coordenates: N9°34,397”; W75°48,513”
Depth Range: 0 to 60 m. Depth Collected: 20 m.
Size: 10 mm. Depth Range: 0 to 101m.
Synonyms: Natica fordiana Simpson, 1887; Euspira bahamensis Dall, Size: 2 mm.
1925. Synonyms: Rissoa lipeus auct. non Dall, 1892 ; Rissoa minuscula Verrill
Local Distribution: TAY, GUA, ARCO. & Bush, 1900; Rissoa floridana Mansfield, 1930.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, United States, Local Distribution: MOR, TAY, GUA.
Virgin Islands. Global Distribution: Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba,
Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, United States, Venezuela, Virgin
Islands.
Genus Sinum Rodino, 1798
218. Alvania colombiana Romer & Moore, 1988
214. Sinum maculatum (Say, 1831) References: Romer & Moore (1988), Moolenbeek & Faber (1991),
References: Say (1834), Bush (1885), Porter (1974), Lyons (1989), NMNH 859339.
Macsotay & Campos (2001), CY0158. Range: 29.83°N to 9.88°N, 87.34°W to 61.83°W
Collected: Cabo de la Vela. Depth Range: 45 to 221 m.
Coordenates: N12°13,427”; W72°12,362” Size: 1.3 mm.
Depth Collected: 20 m. Local Distribution: CAO.
Depth Range: 0 to 70 m. Global Distribution: Colombia, Puerto Rico, United States.
Size: 30 mm.
Synonyms: Stomatia zonatum (d’Orbigny, 1842); Sigaretus martinianus Genus Microstelma A. Adams, 1863
Philippi, 1844; Sigaretus junior Récluz, 1851.
Local Distribution: GUA. 219. Microstelma gabbi (Dall, 1889)
Global Distribution: Brazil, Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto References: Dall (1889).
Rico, United States, Venezuela.
Range: 13.19°N, 61.33°W
Depth Range: 1436 to 1436 m.
215. Sinum perspectivum (Say, 1831) Size: 9 mm.
References: Say (1831), Kurtz (1860), Dautzenberg (1900), Díaz & Local Distribution: ARCO.
Puyana (1994), NMNH 861877, CY0159. Global Distribution: Colombia, St. Vincent & Grenadines.
Collected: Cabo de la Vela.
Coordenates: N12°13,427”; W72°12,362” 220. Microstelma vestale (Rehder, 1943)
Depth Collected: 30 m. References: Rehder (1943), García (2005), Abbott (1974), CY0162.
Depth Range: 0 to 70 m. Collected: Taganga.
Size: 40 mm. Coordenates: N11°17,320”; W074°12,427”
Synonyms: Helix haliotoidea auct. non Linnaeus, 1758; Cryptostoma Depth Collected: 20 m.
leachii Blainville, 1818; Cryptostoma carolinum Cuvier, 1829; Stomatia Depth Range: 5 to 10 m.
depressum (Philippi, 1844); Sigaretus antillarum Récluz, 1851.
Size: 8 mm.
Local Distribution: MAG, TAY, GUA, ARCO.
Local Distribution: TAY.
Global Distribution: Bermuda, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Colombia,
Costa Rica, Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Suriname, United Global Distribution: Colombia, United States.
States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
Genus Rissoina d’Orbigny, 1840
Genus Stigmaulax Mörch, 1852 221. Rissoina bryerea (Montagu, 1803)
References: Moore (1973), Waller (1973), Rosewater (1975), Vokes &
216. Stigmaulax sulcata (Born, 1778) Vokes (1983), Faber (1990), NMNH 807250, CY0163.
References: Mörch (1877), McGinty (1940), Díaz & Puyana (1994),
Collected: Golfo de Morrosquillo.
CY0160.
Coordenates: N9°34,397”; W75°48,513”
Collected: Bahía Concha, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Depth Collected: 15 m.
Coordenates: N11°17,579”; W74°09,142”
Depth Range: 2 to 34 m.
Depth Collected: 40 m.
Size: 5 mm.
Depth Range: 0 to 44 m.
Local Distribution: DAR, TAY, GUA.
Size: 30 mm. Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, United States.
Synonyms: Nerita rugosa Gmelin, 1791; Cochlis plicata Röding, 1798;
Natica cubana Dall, 1927.
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY. 222. Rissoina aberrans (C. B. Adams, 1850)
Global Distribution: Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, United States, References: Turgeon & Lyons (1977), Mello & Perrier (1986), Odé
Venezuela, Virgin Islands. (1986), CY0164.
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Caecum clenchi Olsson & McGinty, 1958. Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, United States.
Local Distribution: TAY, GUA.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica,
United States, Venezuela. 247. Caecum clava Folin, 1867
References: Folin (1867), Warmke & Abbott (1961), Houbrick (1968),
Radwin (1969), Odé (1988), NMNH 878246, CY0184.
243. Caecum cornucopiae (Carpenter, 1858) Collected: Bahía Cinto Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
References: Moore (1972), Moore (1973), Odé (1988), Díaz et al. Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157”
(1990), CY0181.
Depth Collected: 40 m.
Collected: Santa Veronica.
Depth Range: 0 to 101 m.
Coordenates: N10°55,478”; W075°08,150”
Size: 2 mm.
Depth Collected: 30 m.
Local Distribution: MOR, TAY, GUA.
Depth Range: 0 to 37 m.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Puerto Rico,
Size: 1.5 mm. United States.
Synonyms: Meioceras cornubovis Carpenter, 1858; Meioceras
marmoratum Folin, 1869; Meioceras subvitreum Folin, 1869; Meioceras
tinctum Folin, 1869; Meioceras mariae Folin, 1881; Meioceras constrictum 248. Caecum condylum Moore,1969
Pilsbry & Aguayo, 1933; Meioceras bermudezi Pilsbry & Aguayo, 1934; References: Moore (1969), Moore (1972), NMNH 679348, CY0185.
Fartulum nebulosum Rehder, 1943.
Collected: Cabo de la Vela.
Local Distribution: MAG, TAY, GUA, ARCO. Coordenates: N12°13,427”; W72°12,362”
Global Distribution: Bahamas, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Puerto
Depth Collected: 30 m.
Rico, United States.
Depth Range: 12 to 30 m.
Size: 2.5 mm.
244. Caecum nitidum (Stimpson, 1851) Local Distribution: GUA.
References: Carpenter (1858), García-Cubas (1971), Moore (1972), Global Distribution: Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, United States.
Andrews (1977), Cooley (1978), NMNH 843536, CY0182.
Collected: Cabo de la Vela.
Coordenates: N12°14,089”; W72°07,058” 249. Caecum plicatum Carpenter, 1858
Depth Collected: 20 m. References: Moore (1973), Waller (1973), Odé (1988).
Depth Range: 0 to 24 m. Range: 32.3°N to 24°S; 93.6°W to 45°W
Size: 3 mm. Depth Range: 2 to 101 m.
Synonyms: Caecum rotundum Folin, 1868; Meioceras bitumidum Folin, Size: 4 mm.
1869; Meioceras carpenteri Folin, 1869; Meioceras coxi Folin, 1869; Synonyms: Caecum decussatum Folin, 1869; Caecum termes Heilprin,
Meioceras crossei Folin, 1869; Meioceras deshayesi Folin, 1869; Meioceras 1889; Caecum obesum Verrill & Bush, 1900; Caecum biminicola Pilsbry,
moreleti Folin, 1869; Meioceras subinflexum Folin, 1869; Meioceras 1951; Caecum berthae Lange de Morretes, 1954.
undulosum Folin, 1869; Meioceras fischeri Folin, 1870; Meioceras imiklis Global Distribution: Brazil, Bermuda, Colombia, Mexico, Puerto
Folin, 1870; Caecum constrictum Gabb, 1873; Meioceras contractum Rico, United States.
Folin, 1874; Meioceras leoni Bérillon, 1874; Meioceras cingulatum Dall,
1892; Caecum lermondi Dall, 1924; Meioceras apanium Woodring, 1928;
Meioceras amblyoceras Woodring, 1959. 250. Caecum pulchellum Stimpson, 1851
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA. References: Lyons et al. (1971), Porter (1974), Mello & Perrier (1986),
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Jamaica, Odé (1988), NMNH 878249, CY0186.
Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, United States, Uruguay, Virgin Islands. Collected: Santa Veronica.
Coordenates: N10°55,478”; W075°08,150”
245. Caecum antillarum Carpenter, 1858 Depth Collected: 30 m.
References: Warmke & Abbott (1961), Vokes & Vokes (1983), Díaz & Depth Range: 0.3 to 101 m.
Puyana (1994), CY0183. Size: 2.3 mm.
Collected: Bahía Gairaca, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Synonyms: Caecum annulatum auct. non Brown, 1827; Caecum
Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°06,270” conjunctum Folin, 1867; Caecum curtatum Folin, 1867; Caecum capitanum
Depth Collected: 10 m. Folin, 1874.
Depth Range: 5 to 100 m. Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA, ARCO.
Size: 1.2 mm. Global Distribution: Bahamas, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guyana,
Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Suriname, United States, Venezuela,
Local Distribution: TAY, GUA. Virgin Islands.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Puerto Rico, United
States, Uruguay, Venezuela.
251. Caecum regulare Carpenter, 1858
References: Moore (1972), Altena (1975), Princz (1986), Díaz et al.
246. Caecum circumvolutum Folin, 1867 (1990), Lightfoot (1992), Espinosa & Ortea (2003).
References: Folin (1867), Mello & Maestrati (1986), Gomes & Absalao Range: 26°N to 6.5°N; 82.65°W to 55°W
(1996).
Range: 27.3°N to 8°S; 96.68°W to 32.4°W Depth Range: 10 to 58 m.
Depth Range: 1.5 to 40 m. Size: 2.5 mm.
Size: 3.3 mm. Synonyms: Caecum pulchellum auct. non Stimpson, 1851.
Synonyms: Caecum buccina Folin, 1870; Caecum carmenense Folin,
Local Distribution: TAY.
1870; Caecum inornatum Folin, 1870; Caecum veracruzanum Folin, 1870; Global Distribution: Bahamas, Colombia, Costa Rica,
Caecum vestitum Folin, 1870; Brochina vestitum (Folin, 1870). United States, Venezuela.
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252. Caecum ryssotitum Folin, 1867 Global Distribution: Colombia, Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago,
References: Houbrick (1968), Princz (1982), Mello & Perrier (1986), United States, Venezuela.
NMNH 878248.
Range: 28°N to 28°S, 97°W to 34.9°W Family TORNIDAE Sacco, 1896
Depth Range: 0 to 101 m. Genus Anticlimax Pilsbry & McGinty, 1946
Size: 2.3 mm.
Synonyms: Caecum caeruleum Folin, 1867; Caecum cylindricum Folin, 257. Anticlimax athleenae (Pilsbry & McGinty, 1946)
1870; Caecum corneum Dunker, 1875; Caecum tomaculum Weisbord, 1962. References: Pilsbry & McGinty (1946), Díaz & Puyana (1994).
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA. Range: 27.7°N to 11°N, 82.7°W to 75°W
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, Depth Range: 0 to 20 m.
United States, Venezuela. Size: 2.6 mm.
Local Distribution: MAG.
253. Caecum sp 1 Global Distribution: Colombia, United States.
References: CY0187.
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. 258. Anticlimax schumoi (Vanatta, 1913)
Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157” References: Vanatta (1913), Radwin (1969), Princz (1982).
Depth Collected: 40 m. Range: 17°N to 9.4°N, 88.5°W to 71°W
Size: 2.5 mm. Dept Range: 0 to 20 m.
Local Distribution: TAY, GUA. Size: 2.5 mm.
Global Distribution: Colombia. Local Distribution: MAG.
Global Distribution: Belize, Colombia, Panama, Venezuela.
Genus Meioceras Carpenter, 1858
Genus Circulus Jeffreys, 1865
254. Meioceras cubitatum Folin, 1868
References: Folin (1868), Porter (1974) (UNC-IMS #8360), Rios (1975), 259. Circulus sp 1
Odé (1988).
References: CY0190.
Range: 34.42°N to 13°S; 97°W to 38.5°W Collected: Taganga.
Depth Range: 0 to 183 m (live 42 to 101 m). Coordenates: N11°18,192”; W074°12,214”
Size: 2 mm. Depth Collected: 40 m.
Synonyms: Meioceras tenerum Folin, 1869. Size: 2 mm.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, United States. Local Distribution: TAY.
Global Distribution: Colombia.
Family ELACHISINIDAE Ponder, 1985
Genus Elachisina Dall, 1918 260. Circulus sp 2
References: CY0191.
255. Elachisina floridana (Rehder, 1943) Collected: Golfo de Morrosquillo.
References: Rehder (1943), Rehder (1943), García-Cubas (1971), Odé Coordenates: N9°34,397”; W75°48,513”
(1986), CY0188.
Depth Collected: 35 m.
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Size: 2.5 m.
Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157”
Local Distribution: MOR.
Depth Collected: 30 m.
Depth Range: 0 to 101 m. Global Distribution: Colombia.
Size: 6 mm.
Local Distribution: TAY. Genus Cochliolepis Stimpson, 1858
Global Distribution: Bahamas, Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico,
Panama, Puerto Rico, United States. 261. Cochliolepis parasitica Stimpson, 1858
References: Abbott (1958), Porter (1974), Díaz et al. (1990).
Range: 34.69°N to 11.3°N, 97°W to 64.8°W
Family HYDROBIIDAE Stimpson, 1865 Depth Range: 0 to 48 m.
Genus Pyrgophorus Ancey, 1888 Size: 4.2 mm.
Synonyms: Adeorbis nautiliformis Holmes, 1859; Nemafera compressa
256. Pyrgophorus parvulus (Guilding, 1828) Kurtz, 1860.
References: H. B. Baker (1930), Heard (1982), Cosel (1986), CY0189. Global Distribution: Bermuda, Colombia, Mexico, Puerto Rico,
Collected: Santa Veronica. United States.
Coordenates: N10°55,478”; W075°08,150”
Depth Collected: 20 m. Genus Cyclostremiscus Pilsbry & Olsson, 1945
Depth Range: 0 to 1.8 m.
Size: 2 mm. 262. Cyclostremiscus jeannae Pilsbry & McGinty, 1946
Synonyms: Paludina crystallina auct. non Pfeiffer, 1840; Paludina References: Pilsbry & McGinty (1946), Olsson & McGinty (1958), Odé
jamaicensis C. B. Adams, 1849; Bithinia spiralis Guppy, 1864. (1988), Lyons (1989), Díaz & Puyana (1994), CY0192.
Local Distribution: MAG. Collected: Bahía Neguanje, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
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Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°04,564” Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Depth Collected: 30 m. Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157”
Depth Range: 0 to 128 m. Depth Collected: 40 m.
Size: 2 mm. Depth Range: 0 to 128 m.
Synonyms: Vitrinella panamensis auct. non C. B. Adams, 1852. Size: 3 mm.
Local Distribution: TAY, GUA. Synonyms: Vitrinella multicarinata Dall, 1889.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, United Local Distribution: MOR, TAY, GUA.
States. Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Puerto
Rico, United States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
263. Cyclostremiscus beauii (P. Fischer, 1857)
References: P. Fischer (1857), Princz (1982), Mello & Perrier (1986), Genus Parviturboides Pilsbry & McGinty, 1950
NMNH 867493, CY0193.
Collected: Santa Veronica. 268. Parviturboides interruptus (C. B. Adams, 1850)
Coordenates: N10°55,478”; W075°08,150” References: C. B. Adams (1850), Moore (1964), Andrews (1977), Odé
Depth Collected: 30 m. (1987), Warén (1992), NMNH 878260.
Depth Range: 0 to 46 m. Range: 34.7°N to 24°S, 97.28°W to 0°W
Size: 4 mm. Depth Range: 0 to 91 m.
Synonyms: Cyclostrema angulatum auct. non A. Adams, 1850; Size: 1.9 mm.
Cyclostrema bicarinatum Guppy, 1866; Adeorbis bicarinatus (Guppy, 1866); Synonyms: Cyclostrema zacalles Mazyck, 1913; Cyclostrema sanibelense
Circulus bicarinatus (Guppy, 1866); Skenea sulcata Simpson, 1887; Circulus Pilsbry, 1939.
stirophorus M. Smith, 1937. Local Distribution: GUA.
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY. Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Haiti, Jamaica,
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Mexico, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, United States.
Panama, Puerto Rico, United States, Venezuela.
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Range: 30°N to 10.9°N, 97°W to 63.8°W 278. Solariorbis multistriatus (A. E. Verrill, 1884)
Depth Range: 0 to 91 m. References: Verrill (1884), Aguayo & Jaume (1936), Olsson & McGinty
Size: 2 mm. (1958), Warmke & Abbott (1961).
Local Distribution: CAO. Range: 35.24°N to 7.6°N, 96.1°W to 57.5°W
Global Distribution: Colombia, Mexico, Puerto Rico, United States, Depth Range: 5 to 260 m.
Venezuela. Size: 4.5 mm.
Local Distribution: CAO.
Genus Solariorbis Conrad, 1865 Global Distribution: Colombia, Costa Rica, Guyana, Mexico, Panama,
Puerto Rico, United States, Venezuela.
273. Solariorbis bartschi (Vanatta, 1913)
References: Vanatta (1913), Porter (1974), CY0197. Genus Teinostoma H. & A. Adams, 1853
Collected: Vía Parque Isla Salamanca.
Coordenates: N11°01,219”; W74°25,111” 279. Teinostoma biscaynense Pilsbry & McGinty, 1945
Depth Collected: 30 m. References: Pilsbry & McGinty (1945), Cooley (1978), García-Cubas
(1982), Lyons (1989), García-Cubas & Reguero (1990), NMNH 804238,
Depth Range: 0 to 10 m. CY0200.
Size: 2 mm. Collected: Bahía Concha, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Local Distribution: MAG, TAY. Coordenates: N11°17,579”; W74°09,142”
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, United Depth Collected: 40 m.
States.
Depth Range: 0 to 500 m.
Size: 2 mm.
274. Solariorbis corylus Olsson & McGinty, 1958 Synonyms: Teinostoma nesaeum Pilsbry & McGinty, 1945; Teinostoma
References: FLMNH 160477. obtectum Pilsbry & McGinty, 1945.
Range: 11°N to 9.4°N, 83.08°W to 75°W Local Distribution: TAY.
Depth Range: 0 to 0 m. Global Distribution: Colombia, Mexico, United States.
Size: 2.4 mm.
Local Distribution: MAG. 280. Teinostoma clavium Pilsbry & McGinty, 1945
Global Distribution: Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama. References: Pilsbry & McGinty (1945), Princz (1986), Díaz & Puyana
(1994).
275. Solariorbis funiculus (Dall, 1892) Range: 25.7°N to 10.5°N, 90.5°W to 63.9°W
References: Díaz & Puyana (1994), CY0198. Depth Range: 0 to 18 m.
Collected: Bahía Neguanje, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Size: 2.3 mm.
Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°04,564” Local Distribution: MOR, MAG.
Depth Collected: 40 m. Global Distribution: Bahamas, Colombia, Mexico, Puerto Rico,
United States, Venezuela.
Depeth Range: 0 to 30 m.
Size: 2 mm.
Local Distribution: TAY, GUA. 281. Teinostoma cocolitoris Pilsbry & McGinty, 1945
Global Distribution: Colombia. References: Pilsbry & McGinty (1945), Porter (1974), Odé (1987),
Rios (1994), García (2002), CY0201.
Collected: Santa Veronica.
276. Solariorbis guianensis Altena, 1966 Coordenates: N10°55,478”; W075°08,150”
References: Altena (1975), Díaz & Puyana (1994). Depth Collected: 70 m.
Range: 11.5°N, 74.5°W Depth Range: 18 to 122 m.
Depth Range: 0 to 30 m. Size: 2 mm.
Size: 1.2 mm. Local Distribution: MAG.
Local Distribution: MAG, GUA. Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, United States.
Global Distribution: Colombia.
282. Teinostoma lerema Pilsbry & McGinty, 1945
277. Solariorbis infracarinatus (Gabb, 1881) References: Pilsbry & McGinty (1945), Moore (1964), García-Cubas
(1971), Andrews (1977), Díaz & Puyana (1994), CY0202.
References: Radwin (1969), Andrews (1977), Odé (1988), Lyons
(1989), Díaz et al. (1990), Rios (1994), NMNH 800046, CY0199.
Collected: Santa Veronica.
Collected: Santa Veronica. Coordenates: N10°55,478”; W075°08,150”
Coordenates: N10°55,478”; W75°08,150” Depth Collected: 70 m.
Depth Collected: 30 m. Depth Range: 0 to 48 m.
Depth Range: 0 to 66 m. Size: 1.4 mm.
Size: 1.5 mm. Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, GUA.
Synonyms: Circulus leonensis Mansfield, 1930; Solariorbis euzonus
Global Distribution: Colombia, Mexico, United States, Virgin Islands.
Pilsbry & McGinty, 1950.
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA. 283 Teinostoma megastoma (C. B. Adams, 1850)
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, References: NMNH 878258, C. B. Adams (1850), Usticke (1959),
Panama, United States. Moore (1964), Odé (1987), Rios (1994).
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Range: 34°N to 23°S; 97°W to 42°W Local Distribution: MAG, TAY, GUA.
Depth Range: 0 to 123 m (live 0 to 42 m). Global Distribution: ABC Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama,
Size: 2.5 mm. United States.
Synonyms: Teinostoma biscaynense auct. non Pilsbry & McGinty, 1945.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Mexico, 289. Vitrinella anomala (d’Orbigny, 1842)
Panama.
References: d’Orbigny (1842), Díaz & Puyana (1994).
Range: 18.4°N to 12°N, 71°W to 65°W
284. Teinostoma millepunctata Usticke, 1969 Size: 1.9 mm.
References: Usticke (1969), Usticke (1971), Jong & Coomans (1988), Local Distribution: GUA.
Faber (1995), Boyko & Cordeiro (2001), CY0203. Global Distribution: Colombia, Virgin Islands.
Collected: Bahía Gairaca, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°06,270”
Depth Collected: 30 m. 290. Vitrinella cupidinensis Altena, 1966
Depth Range: 12 to 12 m. References: Rios (1994), Díaz & Puyana (1994).
Size: 2 mm. Range: 11°N to 8°S, 74.5°W to 35°W
Synonyms: Teinostoma ciskae Faber, 1995. Depth Range: 0 to 0 m.
Local Distribution: TAY. Size: 1.7 mm.
Global Distribution: Colombia. Local Distribution: MAG.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia.
285. Teinostoma sp 1
References: CY0204. 291. Vitrinella filifera Pilsbry & McGinty, 1946
Collected: Bahía Gairaca, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. References: Pilsbry & McGinty (1946), Moore (1964), CY0207.
Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°06,270” Collected: Bahía Neguanje, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Depth Collected: 30 m. Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°04,564”
Size: 1 mm. Depth Collected: 30 m.
Local Distribution: TAY. Depth Range: 0 to 1 m.
Global Ditribution: Colombia. Size: 1 mm.
Synonyms: Cyclostrema thomasi Pilsbry, 1945.
Local Distribution: TAY, MAG.
Genus Tomura Pilsbry and McGinty, 1946 Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, United States.
286. Tomura bicaudata (Pilsbry & McGinty, 1946)
References: Pilsbry & McGinty (1946), Díaz & Puyana (1994). 292. Vitrinella floridana Pilsbry & McGinty, 1946
Range: 26.8°N to 12°N; 81.2°W to 74°W References: Pilsbry & McGinty (1946), Lyons et al. (1971), Andrews
Depth Range: 0 to 0 m. (1977), Díaz & Puyana (1994), NMNH 803729, CY0208.
Size: 1.5 mm. Collected: Golfo de Morrosquillo.
Local Distribution: GUA. Coordenates: N9°34,397”; W75°48,513”
Global Distribution: Colombia, United States. Depth Collected: 35 m.
Depth Range: 0 to 46 m.
Size: 1.5 mm.
Genus Vitrinella C. B. Adams, 1850 Local Distribution: MOR, GUA.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Mexico, United States.
287. Vitrinella elegans Olsson & McGinty, 1958
References: Olsson & McGinty (1958), Houbrick (1968), Robinson &
Montoya (1987), Díaz & Puyana (1994), NMNH 878253, CY0205. 293. Vitrinella helicoidea C. B. Adams, 1850
Collected: Bocas de Ceniza. References: C. B. Adams (1850), Porter (1974), Odé (1987).
Coordenates: N11°10,202”; W74°54,061” Range: 35°N to 9.4°N, 97°
Depth Collected: 60 m. Depth Range: 0 to 42 m.
Depth Range: 0 to 0 m. Size: 3 mm.
Size: 3 mm. Synonyms: Vitrinella praecox Pilsbry & McGinty, 1946.
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA. Local Distribution: DAR, MAG.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela. Global Distribution: Bermuda, Colombia, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Mexico,
Panama Puerto Rico, United States, Virgin Islands.
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Family TRUNCATELLIDAE Gray, 1840 Local Distribution: DAR, MOR, GUA, ARCO.
Genus Truncatella Risso, 1826 Global Distribution: Bermuda, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Colombia,
Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, United States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
295. Truncatella caribaeensis Reeve, 1842 299. Aliger costatus (Gmelin, 1791)
References: Warmke & Abbott (1961), Waller (1973), Fernández
References: Porter (1974), Odé (1982), Mello & Perrier (1986),
Milera (1998), NMNH 759055, CY0209.
Wagner & Abbott (1990), NMNH 807690, CY0213.
Collected: Bahía Neguaje, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Collected: Bahía Neguanje, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°04,564” Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°04,564”
Depth Collected: 30 m. Depth Collected: 30 m.
Depth Range: 0 to 1.5 m. Depth Range: 2 to 55 m.
Size: 9 mm. Size: 142 mm.
Synonyms: Truncatella subcylindrica auct. non Linnaeus, 1767; Synonyms: Lambis accipitrina Röding, 1798; Strombus accipiter
Truncatella pulchella auct. non Pfeiffer, 1839; Truncatella succinea C. B.
Dillwyn, 1817; Strombus inermis Swainson, 1822; Strombus jeffersonia
Adams, 1845; Truncatella gouldii Pfeiffer, 1846; Truncatella variabilis
Van Hyning, 1945; Strombus aguayoi Jaume & del Valle, 1947 ; Strombus
Pfeiffer, 1846; Truncatella aurea Prime, 1853.
spectabilis A. H. Verrill, 1950; Strombus griffini Petuch, 1994.
Local Distribution: TAY. Local Distribution: MOR, TAY, GUA, ARCO.
Global Distribution: Bahamas, Bermuda, Colombia, Cuba, Jamaica, Global Distribution: Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba,
Mexico, Puerto Rico, United States.
Jamaica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, United States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
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304. Eudolium crosseanum (Monterosato, 1869) 308. Cassis madagascariensis Lamarck, 1822
References: Marshall (1992), NMNH 751872. References: Mörch (1877), Warmke & Abbott (1961), Vokes & Vokes
Range: 35°N to 7°N; 87.66°W to 15°W (1983), Díaz & Puyana (1994), CY0221.
Depth Range: 17 to 914 m (live 137 to 457 m). Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Size: 81 mm. Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157”
Synonyms: Eudolium thompsoni McGinty, 1955. Depth Collected: 30 m.
Local Distribution: GUA. Depth Range: 3 to 183 m.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Cuba, United States. Size: 100 mm.
Synonyms: Cassis rotundata G. Perry, 1811; Cassis cameo Stimpson,
1860; Cassis major Rigacci, 1866; Cassis spinella Clench, 1944.
Genus Tonna Brunnich, 1772 Local Distribution: MOR, TAY, GUA, ARCO.
Global Distribution: Bahamas, Colombia, Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico,
305. Tonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758) Puerto Rico, United States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
References: Kurtz (1860), Turner (1948), Bullis (1956), Castellanos
(1970), Altena (1975), Macsotay & Campos (2001), NMNH 800058,
CY0218. 309. Cassis tuberosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Collected: Cabo de la Vela. References: Clench (1944), Cosel (1982), Vokes & Vokes (1983), Wagner
Coordenates: N12°13,427”; W72°12,362” & Abbott (1990), Fernández Milera (1998), NMNH 818205, CY0222.
Depth Collected: 60 m. Collected: Cabo de la Vela.
Depth Range: 0 to 2359 m. Coordenates: N12°13,427”; W72°12,362”
Size: 220 mm. Depth Collected: 20 m.
Synonyms: Buccinum olearium Linnaeus, 1758; Dolium tenue Menke, Depth Range: 0 to 27 m.
1830; Dolium zonatum Green, 1830; Dolium ampullaceum Philippi, 1846; Size: 320 mm.
Dolium crenulatum Philippi, 1846; Dolium tenebrosum Hanley, 1859; Synonyms: Buccinum striatum Gmelin, 1791; Cassis triquetra Rigacci,
Dolium maculatum Rigacci, 1866; Dolium antillarum Mörch, 1877; Dolium 1866; Cassis triangularis Coulon, 1936.
brasilianum Mörch, 1877; Dolium epidermatum De Gregorio, 1884; Cithna Local Distribution: MOR, TAY, GUA, ARCO.
olivacea A. E. Verrill, 1884; Dolium spirintrorsum De Gregorio, 1884; Dolium Global Distribution: Bahamas, Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, Costa
tardinum De Gregorio, 1884; Dolium fasciatum De Gregorio, 1885; Dolium Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico,
rubroviolaceum De Gregorio, 1885; Dolium modjokasriense K. Martin, 1899; Panama, Puerto Rico, United States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
Dolium majus Pallary, 1900; Tonna abbotti Macsotay & Campos, 2001.
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA.
Global Distribution: Argentina, Bahamas, Bermuda, Brazil, Genus Cypraeacassis Stutchbury, 1837
Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica,
Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Suriname, United States, Uruguay, 310. Cypraecassis testiculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Venezuela. References: Dautzenberg (1900), Porter (1974), Wagner & Abbott
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(1990), Leal (1991), Gundersen (1998), CY0223. (1994), NMNH 784457, CY0227.
Collected: Cabo de la Vela. Collected: Santa Veronica.
Coordenates: N12°13,427”; W72°12,362” Coordenates: N10°55,478”; W75°08,150”
Depth Collected: 25 m. Depth Collected: 60 m.
Depth Range: 0 to 60 m. Depth Range: 5 to 82 m.
Size: 70 mm. Size: 55 mm.
Synonyms: Buccinum plicatum auct. non Linnaeus, 1758; Buccinum Synonyms: Sconsia grayi A. Adams, 1855; Cassidaria sublaevigata auct.
senegalicum Gmelin, 1791; Cassidea crumena Bruguière, 1792; Cassis non Guppy, 1866; Sconsia barbudensis Higgins & Marrat, 1877; Sconsia
mitellapolonica Röding, 1798; Cassis pileolus Röding, 1798; Cassis bicincta bocasensis Olsson, 1922; Sconsia gabbi Olsson, 1922.
C. Bayer, 1935; Cypraecassis mamillata Salmon, 1948; Cypraecassis
neglecta A. H. Verrill, 1949; Cypraecassis minima P. A. Bernard, 1984.
Local Distribution: DAR, MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA.
Local Distribution: DAR, MOR, TAY, GUA, ARCO. Global Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela.
Global Distribution: Bahamas, Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, Costa
Rica, Cuba, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad 315. Sconsia striata (Lamarck, 1816)
& Tobago, United States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
References: Bullis (1956), Odé (1982), NMNH 804081, CY0228.
Collected: Golfo de Morrosquillo.
Genus Dalium Dall, 1889 Coordenates: N9°34,397”; W75°48,513”
311. Dalium solidum Dall, 1889 Depth Collected: 200 m.
References: Bayer (1971), Kreipl (1997), Macsotay & Campos (2001), Depth Range: 27 to 640 m.
NMNH 87093, CY0224. Size: 45 mm.
Collected: Cabo de la Vela. Local Distribution: MOR.
Coordenates: N12°13,427”; W72°12,362” Global Distribution: Bahamas, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Jamaica,
Depth Collecetd: 400 m. Mexico, Puerto Rico, United States.
Depth Range: 622 to 1784 m.
Size: 45 mm. Subfamily OOCORYTHINAE P. Fischer, 1885
Local Distribution: DAR, MOR, GUA. Genus Oocorys Fischer, 1883
Global Distribution: Colombia, Panama, Suriname, Venezuela.
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Mörch, 1877; Tritonium verbeeki Boettger, 1883; Purpura bantamensis K. Settepassi, 1970; Cymatium nodosum Settepassi, 1970; Cymatium obesum
Martin, 1899; Dolium losariense K. Martin, 1899; Cymatium floridanum Settepassi, 1970; Cymatium subnodosum Settepassi, 1970.
Mansfield, 1930; Cymatium krenkeli Cox, 1930; Cymatium peninsulum M. Local Distribution: MOR, TAY, GUA.
Smith, 1937; Linatella neptunia Garrard, 1963; Neptunea szukouensis Hu
& Tao, 1991.
Global Distribution: Barbados, Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba,
Panama, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Uruguay, United States, Venezuela.
Local Distribution: MAG.
Global Distribution: Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, United States.
330. Cymatium krebsii (Mörch, 1877)
References: Rehder & Abbott (1951), Bullis (1956), Porter (1970),
327. Cymatium muricinum (Röding, 1798) Odé (1982), NMNH 843307, CY0243.
References: Clench & Turner (1957), Odé (1982), Beu (1998), Collected: Cabo de la Vela.
Macsotay & Campos (2001), NMNH 770826, CY0240. Coordenates: N12°13,427”; W72°12,362”
Collected: Bahía Neguanje, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Depth Collected: 30 m.
Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°04,564” Depth Range: 2 to 146 m.
Depth Collected: 10 m. Size: 60 mm.
Depth Range: 0 to 27 m. Local Distribution: TAY, GUA.
Size: 55 mm. Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Jamaica, Mexico, Puerto
Synonyms: Tritonium nodulus Link, 1807; Ranularia tuberosum Rico, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, Venezuela, Virgin
(Lamarck, 1822); Ranella gyrinata Risso, 1826; Triton crispus Reeve, 1844; Islands.
Triton antillarum d’Orbigny, 1847; Triton pyriformis Conrad, 1849; Litiopa
obesa C. B. Adams, 1850; Triton productus Gould, 1852; Murex ranula
Mörch, 1852; Triton albocingulatus Deshayes, 1863; Afrocanidea gemma 331. Cymatium aquatile (Reeve, 1844)
Connolly, 1929. Referentes: Beu (1985), Beu (1998), FLMNH 281153.
Local Distribution: TAY. Range: 33°N to 23°S; 94°W to 25°W
Global Distribution: ABC Islands, Bahamas, Bermuda, Brazil, Depth Range: 0 to 18 m.
Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Size: 95 mm.
Puerto Rico, United States, Virgin Islands. Synonyms: Triton occidentalis Mörch, 1877; Cymatium cruzanum Usticke,
1959
328. Cymatium nicobaricum (Röding, 1798) Global Distribution: Bermuda, Colombia, United States, Venezuela.
References: Clench & Turner (1957), Rosewater (1975), Andrews
(1977), Díaz & Puyana (1994), NMNH 770825, CY0241. 332. Cymatium caribbaeum Clench & Turner, 1857
Collected: Bahía Concha, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. References: Clench & Turner (1957), Rice & Kornicker (1962), Altena
Coordenates: N11°17,579”; W74°09,142” (1975), Macsotay & Campos (2001), NMNH 879409, CY0244.
Depth Collected: 33 m. Collected: Golfo de Morrosquillo.
Depth Range: 0 to 36 m. Coordenates: N9°34,397”; W75°48,513”
Size: 80 mm. Depth Collected: 20 m.
Synonyms: Triton chlorostomum Lamarck, 1822; Triton pulchellus C. B. Depth Range: 0 to 137 m.
Adams, 1850; Triton pumilio Mörch, 1877. Size: 80 mm.
Local Distribution: MOR, TAY. Synonyms: Triton cynocephalum Lamarck, 1816; Triton moritinctus
Global Distribution: Bahamas, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Reeve, 1844; Cymatium sarcostoma auct. non Reeve, 1844.
Dominican Republic, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Local Distribution: MOR, TAY, GUA.
Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, Venezuela. Global Distribution: Bahamas, Bermuda, Brazil, Cayman Islands,
Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto
Rico, United States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
329. Cymatium parthenopeum (Von Salis, 1793)
References: Merrill & Petit (1965), Porter (1970), Odé (1982),
Carvalho Lopes & Schaeffer-Novelli (1992), Díaz & Puyana (1994), 333. Cymatium femorale (Linnaeus, 1758)
NMNH 812838, CY0242. References: Dautzenberg (1900), Maury (1922), Clench & Turner
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. (1957), Mello & Perrier (1986), Leal (1991), Fernández Milera (1998),
Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157” Macsotay & Campos (2001), NMNH 818224, CY0245.
Depth Collected: 25 m. Collected: Cabo de la Vela.
Depth Range: 0 to 75 m. Coordenates: N12°13,427”; W72°12,362”
Size: 150 mm. Depth Collected: 40 m.
Synonyms: Triton olearius auct. non Linnaeus, 1758; Triton costatum Depth Range: 0.6 to 150 m.
(Born, 1778); Monoplex australasiae G. Perry, 1811; Triton succinctus Size: 172 mm.
Lamarck, 1816; Murex costulatus Risso, 1826; Ranella pyramidata Synonyms: Lotorium lotor Montfort, 1810; Septa triangularis G. Perry,
Risso, 1826; Tritonium americanum (d’Orbigny, 1847); Triton americanus 1811.
d’Orbigny, 1847; Triton brasilianus Gould, 1849; Triton fossatus Gould, Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA.
1860; Triton abbreviatus Bellardi, 1873; Monoplex acclive (Hutton, 1873);
Triton acclivis Hutton, 1873; Triton corruformis De Gregorio, 1884; Triton Global Distribution: Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Jamaica,
milonum De Gregorio, 1884; Triton peribrantum De Gregorio, 1884; Triton Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, United States,
antupum De Gregorio, 1885;Triton sbilpum De Gregorio, 1885; Triton Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
stimum De Gregorio, 1885; Triton turtoni E. A. Smith, 1890; Simpulum
evaricosum Pallary, 1900; Dissentoma prima Pilsbry, 1945; Cymatium
robustum Belletante, 1954; Cymatium echo Kuroda & Habe in Kira, 1961;
334. Cymatium labiosum (W. Wood, 1828)
Cymatium iwakawanum Shikama, 1964; Cymatium valentinei Olsson & References: Mörch (1877), Dautzenberg (1900), Porter (1970), Leal
Petit, 1964; Cymatium curtum Settepassi, 1970; Cymatium elongatum (1991), NMNH 848639, CY0246.
Settepassi, 1970; Cymatium majus Settepassi, 1970; Cymatium minus Collected: Golfo de Morrosquillo.
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Coordenates: N9°34,397”; W75°48,513” Ranella barcellosi Matthews, Rios & Coelho, 1973.
Depth Collected: 40 m. Local Distribution: GUA.
Depth Range: 0.2 to 91 m. Global Distribution: Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, Uruguay.
Size: 32 mm.
Synonyms: Tritonium rutilum Menke, 1843; Triton loroisi Petit, 1852; Superfamily VANIKOROIDEA Gray, 1840
Triton strangei A. Adams & Angas, 1864; Triton loebbeckei Lischke, 1870;
Aquillus orientale (Nevill & Nevill, 1874).
Family VANIKORIDAE Gray, 1840
Local Distribution: MOR, TAY. Genus Macrophalina Cossman, 1886
Global Distribution: Bahamas, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba,
Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico; United States, Venezuela. 338. Macromphalina apexplanum Rolán & Rubio, 1998
References: Rolán & Rubio (1998).
Range: 17°N to 9°N,81°W to 61°W
335. Cymatium raderi D’Attilio & Myers, 1984
Depth Range: 10 to 25 m.
References: NMNH 846313, CY0247.
Size: 1.5 mm.
Collected: Cabo de la Vela.
Local Distribution: ARCO.
Coordenates: N12°13,427”; W72°12,362”
Global Distribution: Colombia, Panama, Trinidad & Tobago.
Depth Collected: 40 m.
Depth Range: 21 to 27 m.
Size: 240 mm. 339. Macromphalina diazmerlanoi Rolán & Rubio, 1998
Synonyms: Cymatium etcheversi Macsotay & Campos, 2001. References: Rolán & Rubio (1998).
Local Distribution: GUA. Range: 11°N,74°W
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Honduras, United States. Size: 4.9 mm.
Global Distribution: Colombia.
336. Cymatium vespaceum (Lamarck, 1822)
References: Piech (1993), Beu (1998), García (2001), NMNH 822828, 340. Macromphalina palmalitoris Pilsbry & McGinty, 1950
CY0248.
References: Porter (1974), Andrews (1977), Lyons (1989), Díaz et al.
Collected: Santa Veronica. (1990), Espinosa & Ortea (2003), NMNH 801201, CY0250.
Coordenates: N10°55,478”; W075°08,150” Collected: Bahía Concha, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Depth Collected: 20 m. Coordenates:N11°17,579”; W74°09,142”
Depth Range: 4.5 to 4.5 m. Depth Collected: 30 m.
Size: 35 mm. Depth Range: 11 to 161 m (live 11 to 55 m).
Synonyms: Tritonium elongatum (Reeve, 1844); Triton thersites auct. non
Reeve, 1844; Triton occidentalis Mörch, 1877; Eutritonium rembangense
Size: 2.9 mm.
Wanner & Hahn, 1935. Global Distribution: Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Panama, Puerto
Rico, United States.
Local Distribution: MAG.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Honduras, United States.
341. Macromphalina sp 1
Genus Ranella Lamarck, 1816 References: CY0251.
Collected: Bahía Concha, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
337. Ranella olearius (Linnaeus, 1758) Coordenates: N11°17,579”; W74°09,142”
References: Cosel (1983), Petuch (1986), CY0249. Depth Collected: 30 m.
Collected: Bahía Portete. Size: 3 mm.
Coordenates: N12°12,425”; W71°57,437” Local Distribution: TAY.
Depth Collected: 40 m. Global Distribution: Colombia.
Depth Range: 100 to 280 m.
Size: 180 mm. Genus Megalomphalus Brusina, 1871
Synonyms: Murex reticularis auct. non Linnaeus, 1758; Ranella
gigantea Lamarck, 1816; Ranella ranina auct. non Lamarck, 1816; Gyrina 342. Megalomphalus oxychone (Mörch, 1877)
maculata Schumacher, 1817; Murex boveus Risso, 1826; Triton parmensis References: Mörch (1877), Porter (1974), Ortiz-Corps (1985), Rolán
Sismonda, 1842; Ranella bronni Michelotti, 1847; Ranella incerta & Rubio (1998).
Michelotti, 1847; Ranella miocenica Michelotti, 1847; Argobuccinum Range: 34.5°N to 23°S; 87°W to 38°W
pertuberculiferum Bellardi in Sacco, 1872; Ranella altavillensis De
Gregorio, 1884; Ranella bicanalata De Gregorio, 1884; Ranella Depth Range: 0 to 26 m.
borniana De Gregorio, 1884; Ranella frigida De Gregorio, 1884; Ranella Size: 4 mm.
mediterranea De Gregorio, 1884; Ranella meneghinii De Gregorio, 1884; Local Distribution: TAY.
Ranella parivaricata De Gregorio, 1884; Ranella isba De Gregorio, 1885; Global Distribution: Bermuda, Brazil, Cuba, Colombia, Puerto
Ranella atlantica Monterosato, 1890; Argobuccinum dilleri Anderson & Rico, United States, Virgin Islands.
Morton, 1914; Mayena multinodosa Bucknill, 1927; Ranella ostenfeldi
Iredale, 1937; Ranella budensis Noszky, 1940; Ranella rarinodosa Noszky,
1940; Ranella semilaevis Noszky, 1940; Ranella simplex Noszky, 1940; Family HIPPONICIDAE Troschel, 1861
Argobuccinum curvicauda Coen, 1941; Argobuccinum dilatatum Coen, Genus Hipponix Defrance, 1819
1941; Argobuccinum intusdentatum Coen, 1941; Argobuccinum magnificum
Coen, 1941; Argobuccinum nodosecarinatum Coen, 1941; Argobuccinum
oceanicum Coen, 1941; Argobuccinum tenue Coen, 1941; Argobuccinum
343. Hipponix antiquatus (Linnaeus, 1767)
duplonodosum Settepassi, 1970; Argobuccinum exile Settepassi, 1970; References: E. A. Smith (1890), Dautzenberg (1900), Vokes & Vokes
Argobuccinum inflatum Settepassi, 1970; Argobuccinum nodosum (1983), Díaz et al. (1990), Leal (1991), NMNH 757665, CY0252.
Settepassi, 1970; Argobuccinum rarituberculatum Settepassi, 1970; Collected: Taganga.
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Coordenates: N11°18,192”; W74°12,214” al. (1971), Princz (1982), Lyons (1989), Simone (2004), NMNH 804656,
Depth Collected: 70 m. CY0256.
Depth Range: 0 to 525 m. Collected: Vía parque Isla Salamanca.
Size: 17 mm. Coordenates: N11°01,219”; W74°25,111”
Synonyms: Hipponyx panamensis C. B. Adams, 1852; Hipponyx effodiens Depth Collected: 20 m.
Carpenter, 1856; Hipponyx cranoides Carpenter, 1864; Hipponix fimbriatus Depth Range: 1.5 to 120 m.
Bartsch & Rehder, 1939. Size: 4 mm.
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, ARCO. Synonyms: Erato laevis auct. non Donovan, 1804; Marginella albilabris
Global Distribution: Bahamas, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Conrad, 1846; Hespererato martinicensis Schilder, 1933; Persicula dalli
Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, United States, Lange de Morretes, 1940; Erato venezuelana Weisbord, 1962.
Venezuela. Local Distribution: MAG, TAY, GUA.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico,
344. Hipponix subrufus (Lamarck, 1822) Panama, Puerto Rico, United States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
References: Princz (1987), Leal (1991), Vegas Torres (2004), NMNH
890213, CY0253.
Genus Pusula Jousseaume, 1884
Collected: Santa Veronica.
Coordenates: N10°55,478”; W75°08,150” 348. Pusula labiosa (Gaskoin, 1836)
Depth Collected: 40 m. References: Gaskoin (1836), Petuch (1987), Fehse & Grego (2005).
Depth Range: 0 to 780 m. Range: 12°N, 72°W
Size: 15 mm. Depth Rage: 100 to 100 m.
Synonyms: Hipponyx cernuus auct. non Gmelin, 1791. Size: 13.3 mm.
Local Distribution: MAG, TAY. Global Distribution: Colombia.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Jamaica,
Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, United States, Venezuela.
Genus Trivia Broderip, 1837
345. Hipponix sp 1 349. Trivia antillarum Schilder, 1922
References: CY0254.
References: Rice & Kornicker (1965), Ekdale (1974), Princz (1982),
Collected: Bahía Portete. Díaz & Puyana (1994), García (1999), CY0257.
Coordenates: N12°12,425”; W71°57,437” Collected: Bahía Gairaca, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Depth Collected: 30 m. Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°06,270”
Size: 11 mm. Depth Collected: 30 m.
Local Distribution: GUA. Depth Range: 9 to 525 m.
Global Distribution: Colombia.
Size: 6 mm.
Synonyms: Cypraea triticea Blainville, 1826; Cypraea subrostrata Gray,
Superfamily VELUTINOIDEA Gray, 1840 1827; Cypraea pulla Gaskoin, 1846; Trivia antillarum Schilder, 1922; Trivia
Family VELUTINIDAE Gray, 1840 occidentalis Schilder, 1922.
Genus Lamellaria Montagu, 1815 Local Distribution: TAY.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Mexico,
346. Lamellaria perspicua (Linnaeus, 1758) Puerto Rico, United States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
References: Bergh (1853), Nicklès (1950), White (1952), Marcus
(1958), Díaz & Puyana (1994), Simone (2004), CY0255.
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. 350. Trivia quadripunctata (Gray, 1827)
Coordenates:N11°19,531”; W74°09,142” References: Dautzenberg (1900), Olsson & McGinty (1958), Rice &
Kornicker (1962), Waller (1973), Díaz & Puyana (1994), NMNH 863303,
Depth Collected: 25 m. CY0258.
Depth Range: 0 to 326 m. Collected: Cabo de la Vela.
Size: 12 mm. Coordenates: N12°14,089”; W72°07,085”
Synonyms: Helix haliotidea auct. non Linnaeus, 1758; Sigaretus Depth Collected: 30 m.
stomatella auct. non Risso, 1826; Sigaretus kindelaninus Michaud,
1828; Vitrina ampullacea Cristofori & Jan, 1832; Sigaretus morelli delle Depth Range: 0 to 51 m.
Chiaje, 1841; Sigaretus antarcticus Couthouy, 1852; Sigaretus praetenuis Size: 12 mm.
Gould, 1852; Marsenia producta Gray, 1852; Lamellaria spirolineata Synonyms: Cypraea rosea Blainville, 1826; Cypraea immaculata Gray,
Monterosato, 1869; Sigaretus rangii Mörch, 1877; Lamellaria obliqua 1827; Cypraea quadripunctata Gray, 1827; Cypraea rotunda Kiener, 1844.
Monterosato, 1878; Lamellaria rugosa Monterosato, 1878; Lamellaria
Local Distribution: TAY, GUA, ARCO.
tenuis Monterosato, 1878; Lamellaria hyadesi Mabille & Rochebrune,
1889; Lamellaria incerta Bergh, 1898; Lamellaria maculosa Bergh, 1898; Global Distribution: ABC Islands, Bermuda, Colombia, Costa Rica,
Lamellaria marginata Bergh, 1898; Lamellaria cochinella L. Perry, 1940. Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, United States, Venezuela, Virgin
Islands.
Local Distribution: TAY.
Global Distribution: ABC Islands, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica,
United States. 351. Trivia nix Schilder, 1922
References: Usticke (1959), Porter (1974), Britton (1975), Princz
Family TRIVIIDAE Troschel, 1863 (1982), Díaz et al. (1990), Fernández Milera (1998), NMNH 863293,
Genus Erato Risso, 1826 CY0259.
Collected: Bahía Concha,Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
347. Erato maugeriae Gray, 1832 Coordenates: N11°17,579”; W74°09,142”
References: Dautzenberg (1900), Parker & Curray (1956), Lyons et Depth Collected: 35 m.
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Depth Range: 5 to 116 m. Synonyms: Thylacodes intermedius Mörch, 1862; Thylacodes laevigatus
Size: 10 mm. Mörch, 1862; Thylacodes tenuis Mörch, 1862.
Synonyms: Cypraea nivea Sowerby I, 1832M; Niveria aquatanica Cate, Local Distribution: TAY .
1979; Pseudotrivia dumaliensis Cate, 1979. Global Distribution: Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Jamaica,
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY. Mexico, United States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica,
Cuba, Honduras, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, United States, Venezuela, Virgin
Islands.
Genus Dendropoma Mörch, 1861
356. Dendropoma corrodens (d'Orbigny, 1841)
352. Trivia pediculus (Linnaeus, 1758) References: d’Orbigny (1841), Díaz & Puyana (1994), CY0264.
References: Dautzenberg (1900), Porter (1974), Hopkins et al. (1977), Collected: Taganga.
Vokes & Vokes (1983), Leal (1991), NMNH 807468, CY0260. Coordenates: N11°17,320”; W74°12,427”
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Depth Collected: 0.5 m.
Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157” Depth Range: 0 to 0 m.
Depth Collected: 25 m. Size: 10 mm.
Depth Range: 0 to 129 m. Synonyms: Spiroglyphus annulatus auct. non Daudin, 1800; Spiroglyphus
Size: 13 mm. dentifer Mörch, 1862; Spiroglyphus glomeratus Mörch, 1862; Spiroglyphus
Synonyms: Cypraea oniscus Röding, 1798; Cypraea sulcata Dillwyn, trochicola Mörch, 1862.
1817; Trivia suffusa auct. non Gray, 1832; Cypraea pullata Sowerby II, Local Distribution: MOR, TAY, ARCO.
1870; Trivia permagna C. W. Johnson, 1910; Cypraea restituta Sullioti, Global Distribution: Colombia, Mexico, Panama, United States.
1922; Trivia gamma Mestayer, 1927; Trivia incerta Tucker & Wilson, 1932.
Local Distribution: TAY.
Global Distribution: ABC Islands, Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, Costa 357. Dendropoma irregularis (d'Orbigny, 1841)
Rica, Cuba, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, United References: Warmke & Abbott (1961), Princz (1982), Vokes & Vokes
States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands. (1983), Leal (1991), Macsotay & Campos (2001), CY0265.
Collected: Bahía Neguanje, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
353. Trivia suffusa (Gray, 1827) Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°04,564”
References: Andrews (1977), Princz (1982), Leal (1991), Fehse & Depth Collected: 10 m.
Grego (2005), NMNH 822784, CY0261. Depth Range: 0 to 7 m.
Collected: Bahía Concha, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Size: 30 mm.
Coordenates: N11°17,579”; W74°09,142” Synonyms: Spiroglyphus nebulosus auct. non Dillwyn, 1817.
Depth Collected: 35 m. Local Distribution: TAY.
Depth Range: 0 to 525 m. Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Jamaica,
Mexico, Puerto Rico, United States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
Size: 8 mm.
Synonyms: Cypraea armandina Kiener, 1844; Pusula jamaicensis Schilder,
1932; Trivia floridana Olsson & Harbison, 1953. 358. Dendropoma annulatus (Daudin, 1800)
Local Distribution: MOR, TAY, GUA. References: Keen (1961), Abbott (1974), CY0266.
Global Distribution: ABC Islands, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Jamaica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, United States, Venezuela.
Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157”
Depth Collected: 15 m.
354. Trivia sp 1 Depth Range: 0 to 0 m.
References: CY0262. Size: 5 mm.
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Local Distribution: TAY.
Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157” Global Distribution: Colombia, Nicaragua, Panama, United States.
Depth Collected: 35 m.
Size: 10 mm.
Local Distribution: TAY.
Genus Petaloconchus H.C. Lea, 1843
Global Distribution: Colombia. 359. Petaloconchus cf erectus (Dall, 1888)
References: Vokes & Vokes (1983), Díaz et al. (1990), Díaz & Puyana
Superfamily VERMETOIDEA Rafinesque, 1815 (1994), Espinosa & Ortea (2003), NMNH 775271, CY0267.
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Family VERMETIDAE Rafinesque, 1815
Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157”
Genus Serpulorbis Sassi, 1828 Depth Collected: 20 m.
355. Serpulorbis decussatus (Gmelin, 1791) Depth Range: 2 to 1400 m.
References: Pilsbry & Aguayo (1933), Parker & Curray (1956), Reed Size: 38 mm.
& Mikkelsen (1987), Díaz et al. (1990), Simone (2001), NMNH 775710, Local Distribution: TAY.
CY0263. Global Distribution: Bermuda, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Colombia,
Collected: Bahía Concha, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Costa Rica, Jamaica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, United States, Venezuela.
Coordenates: N11°17,579”; W74°09,142”
Depth Collected: 0.5 m. 360. Petaloconchus varians (d'Orbigny, 1839)
Depth Range: 0 to 80 m. References: Princz (1981), Díaz & Puyana (1994), NMNH 843149,
Size: 70 mm. CY0268.
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369. Depressiscala nitidella (Dall, 1889) 374. Epitonium novangliae (Couthiouy, 1838)
References: Dall (1889), Porter (1974), Espinosa & Garces (1990), References: Gundersen (1998), NMNH 801202, CY0280.
Leal (1991), CY0276. Collected: Bahía Concha, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Collected: Cabo de la Vela. Coordenates: N11°17,579”; W74°09,142”
Coordenates: N12°13,427”; W72°12,362” Depth Collected: 20 m.
Depth Collected: 30 m. Depth Range: 0 to 457 m.
Depth Range: 12 to 165 m. Size: 18 mm.
Size: 15 mm. Synonyms: Scalaria uncinaticosta d’Orbigny, 1842; Scala aeospila Mörch,
Local Distribution: GUA. 1875; Scala bahamensis Dall, 1889; Scala muscapedia Dall, 1889; Epitonium
duplinianum Olsson, 1916.
Global Distribution: Bahamas, Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba,
United States, Virgin Islands. Local Distribution: TAY, GUA.
Global Distribution: Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia,
Costa Rica, Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Trinidad &
Genus Epitonium Röding, 1798 Tobago, United States.
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Rica, Cuba, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Depth Range: 0 to 0 m.
Tobago, United States, Virgin Islands. Size: 16 mm.
Synonyms: Janthina globosa auct. non Swainson, 1822; Janthina
388. Opalia eolis Clench & Turner, 1950 incisa Philippi, 1848; Ianthina bifida Reeve, 1858; Janthina capreolata
Montrouzier, 1860; Janthina striata Montrouzier, 1860; Ianthina nitida A.
References: Clench & Turner (1950), Clench & Turner (1953), Adams, 1861; Janthina vinsoni Deshayes, 1863.
Sunderland (1989), Redfern (2001), CY0291.
Local Distribution: GUA.
Range: 26.7°N to 13.2°N;81.8°W to 59.6°W.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico, United
Depth Range: 60 to 238 m. States.
Size: 13 mm.
Local Distribution: ARCO.
Global Distribution: Caribbean Sea, Colombia. 393. Janthina globosa Swainson, 1822
References: E. A. Smith (1890), Princz (1982), Díaz & Puyana (1994),
Fernández Milera (1998), NMNH 822268, CY0296.
389. Opalia pumilo (Mörch, 1875) Collected: Cabo de la Vela.
References: Mörch (1875), CY0292. Coordenates: N12°13,427”; W72°12,362”
Collected: Bahía Neguanje, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Depth Collected: 5 m.
Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°04,564” Depth Range: 0 to 13 m.
Depth Collected: 25 m. Size: 22 mm.
Depth Range: 0 to 183 m. Synonyms: Janthina prolongata Blainville, 1822; Ianthina nitens Menke,
Size: 16 mm. 1828; Ianthina elongata Maravigna, 1838; Janthina rosea Anton, 1838;
Synonyms: Scala hellenica auct. non Forbes, 1843; Scala subvaricosa Janthina pallida auct. non Thompson, 1840; Ianthina nana Gray, 1842;
Mörch, 1875; Nodiscala dunkeri de Boury, 1889; Scala nodosocarinata Ianthina decollata Carpenter, 1857; Ianthina iricolor Reeve, 1858; Janthina
Dall, 1889; Nodiscala semivaricosa de Boury, 1889; Scala barbadensis atlantica Mörch, 1860; Janthina minor Monterosato, 1878; Ianthina
Boury, 1913; Epitonium linteatum Schwengel, 1943. splendens Monterosato, 1884; Janthina payraudeaui Locard, 1900.
Local Distribution: TAY. Local Distribution: GUA, ARCO.
Global Distribution: Bahamas, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Global Distribution: Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Jamaica,
Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, United States, Virgin Islands. Puerto Rico, United States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
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Genus Curveulima Laseron, 1955 Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157”
396. Curveulima sp 1 Depth Collected: 30 m.
References: CY0298. Depth Range: 0 to 538 m.
Collected: Bahía Cinto Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Size: 7 mm.
Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157” Synonyms: Odostomia alba Calkins, 1878; Melanella bartschi Gardner
Depth Collected: 0.5 m. & Aldrich, 1919; Melanella nisoformis Olsson & Harbison, 1953.
Size: 4 mm. Local Distribution: TAY.
Local Distribution: TAY. Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Puerto
Global Distribution: Colombia. Rico, United States, Uruguay, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Venezuela.
Genus Eulima Risso, 1828 402. Melanella cf hypsela (Verrill & Bush, 1900)
References: Verrill & Bush (1900), Pilsbry & Aguayo (1933), Odé
397. Eulima amblytera (Verrill & Bush, 1900) (1989), Leal (1991), Fernández Milera (1998), CY0302.
References: Verrill & Bush (1900). Collected: Salgar.
Range: 32.3°N to 12°N; 82°W to 64.8°W Coordenates: N11°01,099”; W74°56,117”
Size: 5.5 mm. Depth Collected: 30 m.
Local Distribution: ARCO. Depth Range: 15 to 525 m.
Global Distribution: Bermuda, Colombia, United States. Size: 5 mm.
Local Distribution: MAG, TAY.
398. Eulima auricincta Abbott, 1958 Global Distribution: Bahamas, Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba,
United States.
References: Houbrick (1968), Castellanos (1981), Castellanos (1982),
Odé (1989), Leal (1991), NMNH 878263, CY0299.
Collected: Bahía Concha, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. 403. Melanella cf conica (C. B. Adams, 1850)
Coordenates: N11°17,579”; W74°09,142” References: C. B. Adams (1850), Lyons (1977), CY0303.
Depth Collected: 70 m. Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Depth Range: 0 to 183 m. Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157”
Size: 5 mm. Depth Collected: 30 m.
Synonyms: Eulima acuta auct. non Sowerby, 1834; Strombiformis Depth Range: 6 to 30 m.
auricinctus Abbott, 1958.
Size: 3 mm.
Local Distribution: TAY, GUA. Local Distribution: TAY, GUA.
Global Distribution: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica,
Mexico, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, United States, Virgin Islands. Global Distribution: Colombia, Jamaica.
399. Eulima bifasciata d'Orbigny, 1841 404. Melanella gracilis (C. B. Adams, 1850)
References: Rice & Kornicker (1965), Altena (1975), Rios (1975), Odé References: C. B. Adams (1850), Usticke (1959), Díaz et al. (1990).
(1989), Gundersen (1998), CY0300. Range: 35°N to 11.3°N; 89°W to 64.9°W
Collected: Bahía Concha, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Size: 6.1 mm.
Coordenates: N11°17,579”; W74°09,142” Global Distribution: Colombia, Jamaica, Mexico, United States.
Depth Collected: 70 m.
Depth Range: 0 to 84 m.
405. Melanella cf jamaicensis (C. B. Adams, 1845)
Size: 9 mm.
References: Abbott (1958), Wass (1972), Rios (1975), Princz (1983),
Synonyms: Eulima bilineata auct. non Alder, 1848. Odé (1989), Díaz et al. (1990), NMNH 848704, CY0304.
Local Distribution: MAG, TAY, GUA. Collected: Bahía Concha, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, Coordenates: N11°17,579”; W74°09,142”
Puerto Rico, Suriname, United States, Virgin Islands.
Depth Collected: 20 m.
Depth Range: 0 to 366 m.
400. Eulima subcarinata (d’Orbigny, 1841) Size: 13 mm.
References: Lyons (1978), Castellanos (1981), Castellanos (1982),
Synonyms: Eulima intermedia auct. non Cantraine, 1835; Eulima
Odé (1989).
conoidea auct. non Kurtz & Stimpson, 1851.
Range: 35°N to 41.77°S;97°W to 43°W Local Distribution: MAG, TAY.
Depth Range: 0 to 192 m. Global Distribution: Colombia, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Mexico,
Size: 5.4 mm. Puerto Rico, United States, Virgin Islands.
Synonyms: Eulima carolii auct. non Dall, 1889.
Global Distribution: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, United
States. Genus Nanobalcis Warén & Mifsud, 1990
406. Nanobalcis worsfoldi Warén, 1990
Genus Melanella Bowdich, 1822 References: Warén & Mifsud (1990), NMNH 860520, CY0305.
Collected: Bahía Gairaca, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
401. Melanella cf conoidea (Kurtz & Stimpson, 1851) Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°06,270”
References: Olsson & Harbison (1953), Houbrick (1968), Lyons Depth Collected: 30 m.
(1989), Odé (1989), NMNH 848709, CY0301. Depth Range: 0 to 73 m.
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Ortiz-Corps (1985), Díaz et al. (1990), Faber & Moolenbeek (1991), Leal Depth Collected: 40 m.
(1991), NMNH 807255, CY0313. Depth Range: 0 to 90 m.
Collected: Cabo de la Vela. Size: 10 mm.
Coordenates: N12°13,427”; W72°12,362” Local Distribution: TAY, GUA.
Depth Collected: 50 m. Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama,
Depth Range: 0 to 104 m. Puerto Rico, United States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
Size: 10 mm.
Local Distribution: TAY, GUA. 422. Triphora turristhomae (Holten, 1802)
Global Distribution: Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, References: Dautzenberg (1900), Parker & Curray (1956), Hopkins et
Jamaica, Panama, Puerto Rico, United States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands. al. (1977), Mello & Perrier (1986), Odé (1989) Díaz et al. (1990), NMNH
807276, CY0318.
417. Triphora intermedia (C. B. Adams, 1850) Collected: Bahía Gairaca, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
References: Dautzenberg (1900), Dall & Simpson (1901), Parker & Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°06,270”
Curray (1956), Abbott (1958), CY0314. Depth Collected: 20 m.
Collected: Bahía Concha, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Depth Range: 0 to 101 m.
Coordenates: N11°17,579”; W74°09,142” Size: 6 mm.
Depth Collected: 20 m. Synonyms: Cerithium mirabile C. B. Adams, 1850.
Depth Range: 0 to 102 m. Local Distribution: TAY, GUA.
Size: 6 mm. Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico,
Synonyms: Triphora pulchella auct. non C. B. Adams, 1850. Panama, Puerto Rico, Suriname, United States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
Local Distribution: TAY, GUA.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto 423. Triphora sp 1
Rico, United States, Venezuela. References: CY0319.
Collected: Bahía Portete.
418. Triphora modesta (C. B. Adams, 1850) Coordenates: N12°12,524”; W71°57,437”
References: C. B. Adams (1850), Olsson & McGinty (1958), Rolán & Depth Collected: 20 m.
Fernández-Garcés (1995), Espinosa & Ortea (2001), CY0315. Size: 6 mm.
Collected: Bahía Gairaca, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Local Distribution: GUA.
Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°06,270” Global Distribution: Colombia.
Depth Collected: 40 m.
Depth Range: 1 to 20 m. Genus Marshallora Bouchet, 1985
Size: 4 mm.
Local Distribution: MOR, TAY. 424. Marshallora nigrocincta (C. B. Adams, 1839)
Global Distribution: Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Jamaica, Panama, References: Kurtz (1860), Wass (1972), Porter (1974), Bouchet
(1985), Cosel (1986), Mello & Perrier (1986), Leal (1991), CY0320.
United States.
Collected: Vía Parque Isla Salamanca.
Coordenates: N11°01,219”; W74°25,111”
419. Triphora exigua (C. B. Adams, 1850) Depth Collected: 53 m.
References: C. B. Adams (1850). Depth Range: 0 to 70 m.
Range: 18°N to 12°N;77°W to 69°W Size: 6 mm.
Size: 3.7 mm. Synonyms: Triphora perversa auct. non Linnaeus, 1758.
Local Distribution: GUA. Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Jamaica. Global Distribution: Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa
Rica, Cuba, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, United States, Virgin Islands.
420. Triphora melanura (C. B. Adams, 1850)
References: Parker & Curray (1956), Rice & Kornicker (1965), Princz Family CERITHIOPSIDAE H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
(1982), García-Cubas (1982), Bouchet (1985), NMNH 848772, CY0316.
Collected: Bahía Gairaca, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Genus Cerithiopsis Forbes & Hanley, 1849
Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°06,270” 425. Cerithiopsis flava (C. B. Adams, 1850)
Depth Collected: 35 m. References: C. B. Adams (1850), Parker & Curray (1956), Usticke
Depth Range: 0.6 to 91 m. (1959), Reed & Mikkelsen (1987), Lyons (1989), Odé (1989), CY0321.
Size: 4 mm. Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Synonyms: Triforis grimaldii Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906. Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157”
Local Distribution: MOR, TAY. Depth Collected: 30 m.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Jamaica, Depth Range: 11 to 101 m.
Mexico, Puerto Rico,United States, Venezuela. Size: 4 mm.
Local Distribution: TAY.
421. Triphora ornata (Deshayes, 1832) Global Distribution: Colombia, Jamaica, United States, Virgin Islands.
References: Houbrick (1968), Porter (1974), Princz (1982), Odé
(1989), Leal (1991), NMNH 879581, CY0317. 426. Cerithiopsis bicolor (C. B. Adams, 1845)
Collected: Bahía Gairaca, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. References: Cooley (1978), Lyons (1989), Rolán & Espinosa (1992),
Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°06,270” NMNH 195214, CY0322.
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Collected: Bahía Concha, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Depth Range: 0 to 128 m.
Coordenates: N11°17,579”; W74°09,142 ” Size: 4 mm.
Depth Collected: 40 m. Synonyms: Cerithiopsis bermudensis Verrill & Bush, 1900.
Depth Range: 0 to 65 m. Local Distribution: TAY.
Size: 13 mm. Global Distribution: Bermuda, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba,
Synonyms: Cerithiopsis subulata auct. non Montagu, 1808; Cerithiopsis Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, United States.
emersoni auct. non C. B. Adams, 1839; Cerithium bicostatum Emmons,
1858; Cerithiopsis persubulata Gardner, 1948;Cerithiopsis binoda Usticke,
1969.
432. Cerithiopsis sp 1
Local Distribution: TAY, GUA. References: CY0326 .
Global Distribution: Colombia, Costa Rica, Jamaica, United States. Collected: Bahía Portete.
Coordenates: N12°12,425”; W71°57,437”
Depth Collected: 10 m.
427. Cerithiopsis cf latum C. B. Adams, 1850 Size: 4 mm.
References: Parker & Curray (1956), Houbrick (1968), Ekdale (1974), Local Distribution: GUA.
Porter (1974), Princz (1982), Lyons (1989), Odé (1989), CY0323.
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Global Distribution: Colombia.
Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157”
Depth Collected: 70 m. Genus Seila A. Adams, 1861
Depth Range: 0 to 44 m.
433. Seila adamsii (H. C. Lea, 1845)
Size: 2 mm.
References: Abbott (1974).
Synonyms: Cerithiopsis vicola Dall & Bartsch, 1911.
Range: 41.6°N to 35°S;97.35°W to 34.9°W
Local Distribution: TAY, GUA.
Depth Range: 0 to 80 m.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Mexico, Puerto
Rico, United States, Venezuela. Size: 13 mm.
Synonyms: Cerithium terebrale C. B. Adams, 1840; Bittium terebralis (C.
B. Adams, 1840); Cerithium clavulus H. C. Lea, 1843; Cerithium terebellum
428. Cerithiopsis emersonii (C. B. Adams, 1839) C. B. Adams, 1847; Cerithium annulatum Emmons, 1858.
References: C. B. Adams (1839), Porter (1974), CY0324. Global Distribution: Brazil Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico,
Collected: Cabo de la Vela. Panama, Puerto Rico, United States, Uruguay,Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
Coordenates: N12°14,089”; W72°07,058 ”
Depth Collected: 30 m. Superfamily BUCCINOIDEA Rafinesque, 1815
Depth Range: 0 to 70 m.
Size: 6 mm. Family BUCCINIDAE Rafinesque, 1815
Synonyms: Cerithiopsis subulata auct. non Montagu, 1808. Genus Antillophos Wodring, 1928
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA.
434. Antillophos bayeri Petuch, 1987
Global Distribution: Colombia, Costa Rica, Jamaica, United States.
References: Petuch (1987), NMNH 859854, CY0327.
Collected: Cabo de la vela.
429. Cerithiopsis fusiformis (C. B. Adams, 1850) Coordenates:N12°13,427”; W72°12,362 ”
References: Porter (1974), Robinson & Montoya (1987), Lyons (1989), Depth Collected: 35 m.
Odé (1989), Espinosa & Ortea (2001).
Depth Range: 35 to 35 m.
Range: 33.8°N to 9.75°N; 97°W to 69°W
Size: 25 mm.
Depth Range: 0 to 165 m.
Local Distribution: GUA.
Size: 3.3 mm.
Global Distribution: Colombia.
Synonyms: Cerithiopsis brassica Olsson & Harbison, 1953.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico,
United States. 435. Antillophos candei (d'Orbigny, 1842)
References: Rice & Kornicker (1965), Porter (1974), García-Cubas
(1982), Petit & Harasewych (1990), Díaz & Puyana (1994), NMNH
430. Cerithiopsis greenii (C. B. Adams, 1839) 804100, CY0328.
References: C. B. Adams (1839), Kurtz (1860), Pilsbry & Aguayo Collected: Cabo de la Vela.
(1933), Bousfield (1964), Houbrick (1968), García-Cubas (1971), Porter
(1974), Díaz et al. (1990). Coordenates: N12°13,427”; W72°12,362”
Range: 46°N to 35°S;97.4°W to 34.9°W Depth Collected: 20 m.
Depth Range: 0 to 75 m. Depth Range: 2 to 183 m.
Size: 4.6 mm. Size: 20 mm.
Global Distribution: Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Synonyms: Phos antillarum Petit, 1853; Phos oxyglyptus Dall &
Cuba, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Virgin Islands, Venezuela. Simpson, 1901 ;Tritiaria virginiae Schwengel, 1942.
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela.
431. Cerithiopsis rugolosum C. B. Adams, 1850
References: C. B. Adams (1850), Olsson & McGinty (1958), Houbrick
(1968), Reed & Mikkelsen (1987), Odé (1989), CY0325. 436. Antillophos chazaliei (Dautzenberg, 1900)
Collected: Bahía Concha, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. References: Dautzenberg (1900), Díaz & Puyana (1994).
Coordenates: N11°17,579”; W74°09,142” Range: 11.3°N to 11°N;74.5°W to 63.1°W
Depth Collected: 60 m. Depth Range: 23 to 80 m.
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Local Distribution: TAY. 452. Metula minor Olsson & Bayer, 1972
Global Distribution: Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Brazil, References: Olsson & Bayer (1972), NMNH 706728.
Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago. Range: 9.98°N to 9.02°N; 76.67°W to 76.03°W
Depth Range: 134 to 158 m.
Genus Engina Gray, 1839 Size: 15.4 mm.
Local Distribution: CAO.
448. Engina turbinella (Kiener, 1836) Global Distribution: Colombia.
References: Kiener (1836), Moore (1958), Hopkins et al. (1977), Odé
(1983), Leal (1991), Macsotay & Campos (2001), NMNH 771141, CY0337.
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Genus Pisania Bivona, 1832
Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157”
Depth Collected: 40 m.
453. Pisania tinctus (Conrad, 1846)
References: Warmke & Abbott (1961), Porter (1974), Hemmen &
Depth Range: 0 to 63 m. Hemmen (1979), Reed & Mikkelsen (1987), Vermeij (2006), NMNH
Size: 9 mm. 804249, CY0340.
Synonyms: Engina elegans Gray, 1839; Engina zonata Gray, 1839; Collected: Bahía Neguanje, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Engina cruzana Usticke, 1959. Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°04,564”
Local Distribution: MOR, TAY, ARCO. Depth Collected: 70 m.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Jamaica, Depth Range: 0 to 80 m.
Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, United States, Venezuela.
Size: 38 mm.
Synonyms: Tritonidea bermudensis Dall, 1901.
Genus Engoniophos Woodring, 1928 Local Distribution: MOR, TAY, GUA.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto
449. Engoniophos unicitus (Say, 1825) Rico, United States, Venezuela.
References: Dall & Simpson (1901), Work (1969), Macsotay &
Campos (2001), CY0338.
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
454. Pisania auritulus (Link, 1807)
References: Princz (1978), Mello & Perrier (1986), Odé (1983), Fernández
Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157” Milera (1998), Macsotay & Campos (2001), NMNH 852204, CY0341.
Depth Collected: 30 m. Collected: Bahía Gairaca, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Depth Range: 0 to 18 m. Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°06,270”
Size: 22 mm. Depth Collected: 29 m.
Synonyms: Nassa pallida Powys, 1835; Antillophos candei auct. non Depth Range: 0 to 29 m.
d’Orbigny, 1846; Nassa guadelupensis Petit, 1852; Strongylocera textilina
Mörch, 1852. Size: 40 mm.
Local Distribution: MOR, TAY, GUA, ARCO. Synonyms: Cantharus coromandelianus (Lamarck, 1822); Tritonidea
ringens auct. non Reeve, 1846; Triton caribaeus d’Orbigny, 1847.
Global Distribution: ABC Islands, Colombia, Mexico, Puerto Rico,
Venezuela, Virgin Islands. Local Distribution: TAY, GUA.
Global Distribution: Bahamas, Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, Costa
Rica, Cuba, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, United
Genus Manaria E. A. Smith, 1906 States, Venezuela.
450. Manaria fusiformis (Clench & Aguayo, 1941) 455. Pisania karinae (Usticke, 1959)
References: Clench & Aguayo (1941), Bouchet & Warén (1986),
Harasewych (1990), Sunderland & Sunderland (1992), NMNH 854016,
References: Usticke (1959), Turgeon & Lyons (1977), Díaz et al.
(1990), Leal (1991), Boyko & Cordeiro (2001), CY0342.
CY0339.
Collected: Cabo de la Vela. Collected: Bahía Concha, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Coordenates: N12°13,427”; W72°12,362” Coordenates: N11°17,579”; W74°09,142”
Depth Collected: 50 m. Depth Collected: 70 m.
Depth Range: 183 to 2633 m. Depth Range: 9 to 63 m.
Size: 55 mm. Size: 25 mm.
Synonyms: Buccinofusus surinamensis Okutani, 1982; Mohnia kaicherae Synonyms: Tritonidea dorbignyi auct. non Payraudeau, 1826; Pollia
lauta auct. non Reeve, 1846.
Petuch, 1987.
Local Distribution: GUA. Local Distribution: TAY, GUA.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Virgin Islands. Global Distribution: ABC Islands, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica,
Puerto Rico, United States.
Genus Metula H. & A. Adams, 1853 456. Pisania pusio (Linnaeus, 1758)
References: E. A. Smith (1890), Moore (1958), Usticke (1959), Warmke
451. Metula guppyi Olsson & Bayer, 1972 & Abbott (1961), Leal (1991), Denadai & Amaral (1999), NMNH 822796,
References: Olsson & Bayer (1972), Princz (1982), NMNH 706729. CY0343.
Range: 11.24°N to 9.98°N; 76.03°W to 61.77°W Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Depth Range: 134 to 137 m. Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157”
Size: 34.6 mm. Depth Collected: 40 m.
Local Distribution: GUA. Depth Range: 0 to 63 m.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela. Size: 40 mm.
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460. Anachis coseli Díaz & Mittnacht, 1989 465. Anachis sparsa (Reeve, 1859)
References: Díaz & Mittnacht (1991), NMNH 859380, CY0347. References: Vokes & Vokes (1983), Cosel (1986), Mello & Perrier (1986),
Collected: Bahía Concha, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Reed & Mikkelsen (1987), Díaz et al. (1990), NMNH 867420, CY0352.
Coordenates: N11°17,579”; W74°09,142” Collected: Bahía Neguanje, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Depth Collected: 5 m. Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°04,564”
Depth Range: 1 to 3 m. Depth Collected: 20 m.
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Depth Range: 0.5 to 80 m. Global Distribution: Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Virgin Islands.
Size: 7 mm.
Synonyms: Anachis terpsichore auct. non Sowerby, 1822; Columbella 470. Conella ovulata (Lamarck, 1822)
sparsa Reeve, 1859.
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA. References: Olsson & McGinty (1958), Usticke (1959), Princz (1982),
Fernández Milera (1998), CY0357.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Puerto Collected: Bahía Neguanje, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Rico, United States, Venezuela.
Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°04,564”
Depth Collected: 15 m.
466. Anachis varia (Sowerby I, 1832) Depth Range: 0 to 0.3 m.
References: Cosel (1986), Robinson & Montoya (1987), NMNH Size: 16 mm.
759080, CY0353.
Synonyms: Conella picata Swainson, 1840; Pyrene ovuloides auct. non
Collected: Vía Parque Isla Salamanca. C. B. Adams, 1850.
Coordenates: N11°01,219”; W74°25,111” Local Distribution: TAY, ARCO.
Depth Collected: 50 m. Global Distribution: Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Honduras, Jamaica,
Depth Range: 0.5 to 7 m. Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
Size: 8 mm.
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG. Genus Cosmioconcha Dall, 1813
Global Distribution: Colombia, Costa Rica.
471. Cosmioconcha rikae K. & D. Monsecour, 2006
Genus Columbella Lamarck, 1799 References: K. & D. Monsecour (2006), CY0358.
Collected: Bahía Neguanje, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
467. Columbella dysoni Reeve, 1858 Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°04,564”
References: García (1988), García (1995), CY0354. Depth Collected: 60 m.
Collected: Bahía Portete. Depth Range: 7 to 180 m.
Coordenates: N12°12,425”; W71°57,437” Size: 12 mm.
Depth Collected: 20 m. Synonyms: Cosmioconcha calliglypta auct. non Dall & Simpson, 1901.
Depth Range: 1 to 2 m. Local Distribution: TAY.
Size: 15 mm. Global Distribution: Colombia, Panama, United States.
Local Distribution: GUA.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Honduras. 472. Cosmioconcha calliglypta (Dall & Simpson, 1901)
References: Dall & Simpson (1901), Monsecour (2006), NMNH
468. Columbella mercatoria (Linnaeus, 1758) 803806, CY0359.
References: Dall & Simpson (1901), Moore (1958), Usticke (1959), Collected: Bahía Concha, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Princz (1978), Leal (1991), Fernández Milera (1998), NMNH 757619, Coordenates: N11°17,579”; W74°09,142”
CY0355. Depth Collected: 40 m.
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Size: 8 mm.
Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157” Local Distribution: MAG, TAY.
Depth Collected: 40 m. Global Distribution: Colombia, Panama, Puerto Rico.
Depth Range: 0 to 81 m.
Size: 17 mm.
Synonyms: Voluta mercatoria Linnaeus, 1758; Pterygia amoena Röding, 473. Cosmioconcha dedonderi K. & D. Monsecour, 2006
1798; Pterygia vulgaris Röding, 1798; Columbella variabilis Schumacher, References: K. & D. Monsecour (2006).
1817; Columbella scalata Sowerby I, 1822; Columbella fustigata Kiener, Range: 12°N to 9.6°N; 79°W to 77°W
1841; Columbella peleei Kiener, 1841; Columbella rudis Sowerby I, 1844; Depth Range: 280 to 280 m.
Columbella somersiana Dall & Bartsch, 1911; Columbella elongata Usticke,
1959; Columbella williamgabbi Weisbord, 1962. Size: 11.2 mm.
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA, ARCO. Local Distribution: ARCO.
Global Distribution: Barbados, Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Global Distribution: Colombia, Panama.
Rica, Cuba, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, United
States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
474. Cosmioconcha nitens (C. B. Adams, 1850)
References: C. B. Adams (1850), Altena (1975), Odé (1983), Faber
Genus Conella Swainson, 1840 (2004), NMNH 867416, CY0360.
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
469. Conella ovuloides (C. B. Adams, 1850) Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157”
References: C. B. Adams (1850), Usticke (1959), Radwin (1969), Depth Collected: 34 m.
Espinosa & Ortea (2001), CY0356.
Depth Range: 0 to 183 m.
Collected: Santa Veronica. Size: 8 mm.
Coordenates: N10°55,478”; W075°08,150” Synonyms: Anachis plicatula (Dunker, 1853); Anachis perpicta (Dall &
Depth Collected: 20 m. Simpson, 1901).
Depth Range: 0.3 to 1.5 m. Local Distribution: TAY, GUA.
Size: 14 mm. Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Mexico,
Local Distribution: MAG. Panama, Puerto Rico, Suriname, United States, Venezuela.
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Global Distribution: ABC Islands, Bahamas, Bermuda, Colombia, Collected: Golfo de Morrosquillo.
Costa Rica, Jamaica, México, Panamá, Puerto Rico, United States, Coordenates: N9°34,397”; W75°48,513”
Venezuela.
Depth Collected: 100 m.
Depth Range: 183 to 366 m.
Family FASCIOLARIIDAE Gray, 1853 Size: 50 mm.
Genus Dolicholatirus Bellardi, 1884 Local Distribution: MOR.
Global Distribution: Bermuda, Colombia.
492. Dolicholatirus pauli (McGinty, 1955)
References: McGinty (1955), Díaz & Puyana (1994), CY0377.
497. Fusinus colombiensis Snyder & Snyder, 1999
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
References: Snyder & Snyder (1999), Hadorn & Rogers (2000),
Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157” CY0381.
Depth Collected: 40 m. Collected: Taganga.
Depth Range: 40 to 366 m. Coordenates: N11°18,192”; W74°12,214”
Size: 28 mm. Depth Collected: 70 m.
Local Distribution: TAY. Depth Range: 73 to 128 m.
Global Distribution: Colombia, United States. Size: 25 mm.
Local Distribution: TAY, GUA.
Genus Fasciolaria Lamarck, 1799 Global Distribution: Colombia.
493. Fasciolaria tephrina de Souza, 2002
References: de Souza (2002). 498. Fusinus dilectus (A. Adams, 1856)
Range: 16°N to 14.67°N,86°W to 81.42°W References: Hadorn & Rogers (2000), CY0382.
Depth Range: 420 to 480 m. Collected: Bahía Portete.
Size: 187 mm. Coordenates: N12°12,425”; W71°57,437”
Local Distribution: ARCO. Depth Collected: 35 m.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Honduras. Depth Range: 15 to 115 m.
Size: 98 mm.
494. Fasciolaria tulipa (Linnaeus, 1758) Synonyms: Fusus tenuiliratus Dunker, 1867; Fusinus helenae auct. non
Bartsch, 1939; Fusinus marensis Weisbord, 1962.
References: Kurtz (1860), Dautzenberg (1900), Work (1969), Altena
(1975), Hopkins et al. (1977), Princz (1978), CY0378. Local Distribution: GUA.
Collected: Cabo de la Vela. Global Distribution: Colombia, United States.
Coordenates: N12°14,089”; W72°07,058”
Depth Collected: 50 m. 499. Fusinus dowianus Olsson, 1954
Depth Range: 0 to 73 m. References: Olsson (1954), Sunderland & Sunderland (1995), Hadorn
Size: 240 mm. (1996), Petuch (1998), Hadorn & Rogers (2000), NMNH 877879, CY0383.
Synonyms: Colus achatina Röding, 1798; Colus marmoratus Röding, Collected: Golfo de Morrosquillo.
1798; Fasciolaria canaliculata Valenciennes, 1832; Fasciolaria concolor Coordenates: N9°34,397”; W75°48,513”
Kobelt, 1875; Fasciolaria rugosa Kobelt, 1875; Fasciolaria scheepmakeri
Kobelt, 1875; Fasciolaria obsoleta Dall, 1890.
Depth Collected: 100 m.
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA, ARCO. Depth Range: 31 to 91 m.
Global Distribution: Bahamas, Brazil, Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Size: 113 mm.
Cuba, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Synonyms: Fusus henekeni auct. non Sowerby, 1850; Fusus gabbi
Suriname, United States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands. Grabau, 1904; Fusinus dowianus Olsson, 1954.
Local Distribution: MOR.
Genus Fusinus Rafinesque, 1815 Global Distribution: Colombia, Honduras, Nicaragua.
495. Fusinus ansatus (Gmelin, 1791) 500. Fusinus harveyi Hadorn & Rogers, 2000
References: Hadorn & Rogers (2000), CY0379. References: Hadorn & Rogers (2000), NMNH 880633.
Collected: Cabo de la Vela. Range: 11.83°N ;73.08°W
Coordenates: N12°14,089”; W72°07,058” Depth Range: 403 to 329.
Depth Collected: 25 m. Size: 51 mm.
Depth Range: 1 to 220 m. Global Distribution: Colombia.
Size: 166 mm.
Synonyms: Murex striatulus Gmelin, 1791; Murex versicolor Gmelin,
1791; Syrinx maculata Röding, 1798; Fusus torulosus Lamarck, 1816; 501. Fusinus sp 1
Fusus distans Lamarck, 1822; Fusus closter Philippi, 1850; Fusinus veatchi References: CY0384.
auct. non Maury, 1917 ; Fusinus caboblanquensis Weisbord, 1962.
Collected: Golfo de Morrosquillo.
Local Distribution: TAY, GUA.
Coordenates: N9°34,397”; W75°48,513”
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela.
Depth Collected: 100 m.
Size: 240 mm.
496. Fusinus lightbourni Snyder, 1984 Local Distribution: MOR.
References: Snyder (1984), Mallard & Robin 2005, CY0380. Global Distribution: Colombia.
Genus Harasewychia Petuch, 1987 Depth Range: 95 to 412 m (live 175 to 225 m).
Size: 47 mm.
502. Harasewychia harasewychi Petuch, 1987 Global Distribution: Barbados, Bermuda, Colombia, Nicaragua,
References: Hadorn & Rogers (2000), NMNH 859852. Panama.
Range: 12.5°N; 71°W
Depth Range: 200 to 200 m. 508. Latirus infundibulum (Gmelin, 1791)
Size: 34 mm. References: Lamarck (1822), Dautzenberg (1900), McGinty & McGinty
Global Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela. (1957), Usticke (1959), Lipka (1974), Princz (1978), Díaz et al. (1990),
Fernández Milera (1998), NMNH 843442, CY0388.
Collected: Santa Veronica.
Genus Latirus Montfort, 1810 Coordenates: N10°55,478”; W075°08,150”
503. Latirus cuna Petuch, 1990 Depth Collected: 40 m.
References: Petuch (1990), Vander Ven (2003), CY0385. Depth Range: 2 to 55 m.
Collected: Golfo de Morrosquillo. Size: 82 mm.
Coordenates: N9°34,397”; W75°48,513” Synonyms: Turbinellus infundibulum (Gmelin, 1791); Fusus ananas
Röding, 1798; Murex polygonus G. Perry, 1811; Polygona fusiformis
Depth Collected: 40 m. Schumacher, 1817; Latirus bernadensis Bullock, 1974.
Depth Range: 60 to 60 m. Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA.
Size: 24 mm. Global Distribution: Brazil, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Cuba,
Local Distribution: MOR. Jamaica, Panama, Puerto Rico, United States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Panama.
509. Latirus (Polygona) nematus Woodring, 1928
504. Latirus abbotti Snyder, 2003 References: Woodring (1928), Bullock (1974), CY0389.
References: Snyder (2003), Mallard & Robin (2005). Collected: Cabo de la Vela.
Range: 19.8°N to 14.5°N; 87°W to 71.7°W Coordenates: N11°17,320”; W74°12,427”
Depth Range: 3 to 6 m (live 6 to 6 m). Depth Collected: 50 m.
Size: 52.1 mm. Depth Range: 37 to 46 m.
Local Distribution: SAN. Size: 24 mm.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Dominican Republic, Honduras. Local Distribution: GUA.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Cuba, United States.
505. Latirus angulata (Röding, 1798)
References: Bullock (1974), Princz (1978), Vokes & Vokes (1983), Leal 510. Latirus sp 1
(1991), Macsotay & Campos (2001), NMNH 833596, CY0386. References: CY0390.
Collected: Taganga. Collected: Taganga.
Coordenates: N11°17,320”; W74°12,427” Coordenates: N11°18,192”; W74°12,214”
Depth Collected: 72 m. Depth Collected: 90 m.
Depth Range: 0 to 72 m. Size: 30 mm.
Size: 37.2 mm. Local Distribution: TAY.
Synonyms: Turbinella brevicaudata Reeve, 1847; Turbinella spadicea Reeve, Global Distribution: Colombia.
1847; Latirus cymatius Schwengel, 1940; Latirus vermeiji Petuch, 1986.
Local Distribution: TAY. Genus Leucozonia Gray, 1847
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, United
States, Venezuela. 511. Leucozonia leucozonalis (Lamarck, 1822)
References: Abbott (1958), Usticke (1959), Britton (1975), Vermeij &
506. Latirus cariniferus (Lamarck, 1816) Snyder (2002), NMNH 757669, CY0391.
References: Bullock (1974), Britton (1975), Hopkins et al. (1977), Leal Collected: Bahía Portete.
(1991), Fernández Milera (1998), NMNH 757662, CY0387. Coordenates: N12°12,425”; W71°57,437”
Collected: Vía Parque Isla Salamanca. Depth Collected: 10 m.
Coordenates: N11°01,219”; W74°25,111” Depth Range: 0 to 0 m.
Depth Collected: 40 m. Size: 59.5 mm.
Depth Range: 0 to 183 m. Local Distribution: GUA.
Size: 61 mm. Global Distribution: Belize, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Cuba,
Synonyms: Latirus distinctus A. Adams, 1855; Turbinella trochlearis Dominican Republic, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Virgin Islands.
Kobelt, 1874; Latirus mcgintyi Pilsbry, 1939.
Local Distribution: MAG, ARCO. 512. Leucozonia nassa (Gmelin, 1791)
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Honduras, References: Moore (1958), Work (1969), Hopkins et al. (1977), Leal
Mexico, Panama, United States. (1991), Denadai & Amaral (1999), Macsotay & Campos (2001), NMNH
851453, CY0392.
507. Latirus ceramidus (Dall, 1889) Collected: Cabo de la Vela.
References: Dall (1889), Sander & Lalli (1982), Snyder (1984), Coordenates: N12°13,427”; W72°12,362”
Sunderland & Sunderland (1995), Hadorn & Rogers (2000). Depth Collected: 40 m.
Range: 32.3°N to 9.5°N;83°W to 59.61°W Depth Range: 0 to 70 m.
516. Nassarius antillarum (d’Orbigny, 1847) 521. Nassarius scissuratus (Dall, 1889)
References: Olsson & Harbison (1953), Lee (1998), Espinosa & Ortea References: Dall (1889), Díaz & Puyana (1994), CY0400.
(2001), Redfern (2001), NMNH 887331, CY0396. Collected: Santa Veronica.
534. Dermomurex kaicherae Petuch, 1987 539. Favartia minirosea (Abbott, 1954)
References: E. H. Vokes (1992), NMNH 859837. References: Abbott (1954), Hopkins et al. (1977), E. H. Vokes (1994),
CY0415.
Range: 18°N to 12°N,72°W to 65°W
Depth Range: 35 to 35 m. Collected: Taganga.
Size: 20 mm. Coordenates: N11°17,320”; W74°12,427”
Local Distribution: GUA. Depth Range: 18 to 110 m (live 30 to 30 m).
Global Distribution: Colombia, Virgin Islands. Depth Collected: 40 m.
Size: 8 mm.
Synonyms: Murex coccineus A. Adams, 1854.
535. Dermomurex olssoni E. H. Vokes, 1989 Loacal Distribution: TAY.
References: E. H. Vokes (1992), CY0412. Global Distribution: Colombia, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, United States.
Collected: Bahía Concha, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Coordenates: N11°17,579”; W74°09,142”
Depth Collected: 45 m. 540. Favartia nucea (Mörch, 1850)
Size: 25 mm. References: Simpson (1887), Usticke (1959), Warmke & Abbott (1961),
Bullis (1964), Houart (1991), E. H. Vokes (1994), Houart (2005), Houart
Local Distribution: TAY. (pers. comm., 2005), CY0416
Global Distribution: Bahamas, Colombia, Honduras. Collected: Bahía Neguanje, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°04,564”
536. Dermomurex pauperculus (C. B. Adams, 1850) Depth Collected: 40 m.
References: Warmke & Abbott (1961), Vokes & Vokes (1983), Vokes Depth Range: 4 to 73 m (live 60 to 60 m).
(1992), Macsotay & Campos (2001), CY0413. Size: 20 mm.
Collected: Bahía Concha, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Local Distribution: MOR, TAY.
Coordenates: N11°17,579”; W74°09,142” Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Suriname,
Depth Collected: 45 m. United States, Virgin Islands.
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Global Distribution: Bahamas, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba,
Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157” Dominican Republic, Honduras, Jamaica Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico,
United States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
Depth Collected: 40 m.
Depth Range: 18 to 128 m.
Size: 34 mm. Genus Muricopsis Bucquoy & Dautzenberg, 1882
Local Distribution: DAR, MAG, TAY.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela.
557. Muricopsis caribaeus (Bartsch & Rehder, 1939)
References: C. B. Adams (1845), Olsson & McGinty (1958), Houbrick
(1968), Hemmen & Hemmen (1979), Ortiz-Corps (1985), Díaz et al.
Genus Murexiella Clench & Pérez Farfante, 1945 (1990), CY0430.
Collected: Bahía Neguanje, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
552. Murexiella glypta (M. Smith, 1938) Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°04,564”
References: Lyons et al. (1971), Leal (1991), Vokes (1994), NMNH
Depth Collected: 10 m.
880016, CY0426.
Depth Range: 0 to 219 m.
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Size: 12 mm.
Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157”
Synonyms: Muricopsis muricoides (C. B. Adams, 1845)
Depth Collected: 35 m.
Local Distribution: TAY.
Depth Range: 7 to 52 m.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico,
Size: 15 mm. United States, Venezuela.
Synonyms: Murex leviculus auct. non Dall, 1889; Murexiella iemanja
Petuch, 1979.
Local Distribution: TAY. Subgenus Risomurex Olsson & McGinty, 1958
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, United States.
558. Risomurex deformis (Reeve, 1846)
References: Robinson & Montoya (1987), E. H. Vokes (1994), Díaz &
553. Murexiella sp 1 Puyana (1994), Vander Ven (2003), CY0431.
Size: 10.5 mm. Collected: Bahía Neguanje, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Local Distribution: GUA. Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°04,564”
Global Distribution: Colombia. Depth Collected: 50 m.
Depth Range: 0 to 55 m.
Genus Murexsul Iredale, 1915 Size: 10 mm.
Synonyms: Muricopsis roseus auct. non Reeve, 1846; Muricopsis
554. Murexsul emipowlusi (Abbott, 1954) schrammi auct. non Crosse, 1863; Sistrum rubidum Dall, 1889; Risomurex
References: Abbott (1954), Abbott (1974), Vokes (1984), Sunderland mosquitensis Kemperman & Coomans, 1984.
& Sunderland (1993), NMNH 880011, CY0427. Local Distribution: DAR, MOR, TAY.
Collected: Taganga. Global Distribution: Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Honduras, Mexico,
Coordenates: N11°17,320”; W74°12,362” Panama.
Depth Collected: 70 m.
Depth Range: 73 to 366 m. 559. Risomurex gilbertharrisi (Weisbord, 1962)
Size: 10 mm. References: Sunderland & Sunderland (1993), Díaz & Puyana (1994),
Local Distribution: TAY. Macsotay & Campos (2001), CY0432.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Mexico, United States. Collected: Bahía Concha, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Coordenates: N11°17,579”; W74°09,142”
555. Murexsul harasewychi Petuch, 1987 Depth Collected: 20 m.
References: Vokes (1994), CY0428. Depth Range: 9 to 9 m.
Collected: Cabo de la Vela. Size: 13 mm.
Coordenates: N12°13,427”; W72°12,362” Local Distribution: TAY, GUA.
Depth Collected: 40 m. Global Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela.
Depth Range: 35 to 35 m.
Size: 9 mm. 560. Risomurex roseus (Reeve, 1846)
Local Distribution: TAY, GUA. References: Princz (1982), Cubit & Williams (1983), Kemperman &
Coomans (1984), Sunderland & Sunderland (1993), CY0433.
Global Distribution: Colombia.
Collected: Santa Veronica.
Coordenates: N10°55,478”; W075°08,150”
556. Murexsul oxytatus (M. Smith, 1938) Depth Collected: 40 m.
References: Work (1969), Hopkins et al. (1977), Vokes (1994), Houart
(2006), CY0429. Depth Range: 1 to 18 m.
Collected: Cabo de la Vela. Size: 9 mm.
Coordenates: N12°13,427”; W72°12,362” Synonyms: Risomurex rutilus auct. non Reeve, 1856.
Depth Collected: 45 m. Local Distribution: MAG.
Depth Range: 1 to 64 m. Global Distribution: Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican
Republic, Jamaica, Panama, Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
Size: 26 mm.
Synonyms: Murex hexagonus Lamarck, 1816; Muricopsis oxytatus (M.
Smith, 1938); Muricopsis lyonsi Petuch, 1986. 561. Risomurex withrowi (Vokes & Houart, 1986)
Local Distribution: MOR, GUA, ARCO. References: Díaz et al. (1990), Vokes (1994), Díaz & Puyana (1994),
563. Panamurex velero (E. H. Vokes, 1970) 568. Phyllonotus pomum (Gmelin, 1791)
References: Dautzenberg (1900), Bullis (1956), Porter (1974), Princz
References: J. & W. Gibson-Smith (1979), Díaz et al. (1990), E. H. (1978), Lyons (1979), Wagner & Abbott (1990), Leal (1991), NMNH
Vokes (1992), Díaz & Puyana (1994), Macsotay & Campos (2001), 888226, CY0440.
CY0435.
Collected: Bahía Concha, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Coordenates: N11°17,579”; W74°09,142”
Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157”
Depth Collected: 45 m.
Depth Collected: 40 m.
Depth Range: 0 to 73 m.
Depth Range: 0 to 40 m.
Size: 120 mm.
Size: 18 mm.
Synonyms: Purpura pomiformis Dillwyn, 1817; Murex asperrimus
Local Distribution: MAG, TAY, GUA. Lamarck, 1822; Murex mexicanus Petit, 1852.
Global Distribution: ABC Islands, Colombia, Venezuela. Local Distribution: MOR, TAY, ARCO.
Global Distribution: Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba,
564. Panamurex sp 1 Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Suriname, United
States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
References: CY0436.
Collected: Taganga.
Coordenates: N11°18,192”; W74°12,214” Genus Poirieria Jousseaume, 1880
Depth Collected: 80 m.
Size: 11 mm. 569. Poirieria actinophora (Dall, 1889)
Local Distribution: TAY. References: Bullis (1964), Bayer (1971), D’Attilio (1980), Espinosa
(1990), Vokes (1992), Sunderland & Sunderland (1992).
Global Distribution: Colombia.
Range: 26°N to 2.58°N; 80°W to 47.8°W
Depth Range: 100 to 714 m.
Genus Paziella Jouseaume, 1880 Size: 24 mm.
Global Distribution: Bahamas, Barbados, Brazil, Colombia, Panama,
565. Paziella oregonia (Bullis, 1964) Virgin Islands.
References: Bullis (1964), Sunderland & Sunderland (1992), Díaz &
Puyana (1994), NMNH 846965, CY0437.
Collected: Cabo de la Vela. 570. Poirieria sp 1
Coordenates: N12°13,427”; W72°12,362” References: CY0441.
Depth Collected: 150 m. Collected: Taganga.
Depth Range: 192 to 503 m. Coordenates: N11°17,320”; W74°12,362”
Size: 38 mm. Depth Collected: 100 m.
Local Distribution: GUA. Size: 17 mm.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Suriname, Venezuela. Local Distribution: TAY.
Global Distribution: Colombia.
Genus Phyllonotus Swainson, 1833
Genus Pterotyphis Jousseaume, 1881
566. Phyllonotus margaritensis (Abbott, 1831)
References: Clench (1959), Díaz & Puyana (1994), Macsotay & 571. Pterotyphis pinnatus (Broderip, 1833)
Campos (2001), NMNH 846957, CY0438. References: Bayer (1971), Robinson & Montoya (1987), Sunderland
Collected: Cabo de la Vela. (1989), Díaz & Puyana (1994), Espinosa & Ortea (2001), CY0442.
Genus Purpura Bruguière, 1789 579. Siphonochelus tityrus (F. M. Bayer, 1971)
574. Purpura patula (Linnaeus, 1758) References: Bayer (1971), NMNH 700005, CY0448.
References: Clench (1947), Olsson & McGinty (1958), Voss & Voss Collected: Bahía Neguanje, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
(1960), Hemmen & Hemmen (1979), Vokes & Vokes (1983), Kool (1986), Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°04,564”
Fernández Milera (1998), Macsotay & Campos (2001), NMNH 857586, Depth Collected: 55 m.
CY0444. Depth Range: 60 to 161 m.
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Size: 17 mm.
Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157” Local Distribution: TAY.
Depth Collected: 5 m. Global Distribution: Colombia, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela.
Depth Range: 0 to 2 m.
Size: 87 mm.
Synonyms: Haustrum tuberculatum G. Perry, 1811.
Genus Siratus Jousseaume, 1880
Local Distribution: MOR, TAY, GUA, ARCO. 580. Siratus bessei (Houart, 2000)
Global Distribution: Bahamas, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, References: Houart (2000), CY0449.
Dominican Republic, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto
Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
Collected: San Andres Islas.
Coordenates: N 12°19,316”; W 75°33,328”
Depth Collected: 80 m.
Genus Pygmaepterys Vokes, 1978 Depth Range: 170 to 250 m (live 170 to 250 m)
575. Pygmaepterys juanitae J. & W. Gibson-Smith, 1983 Size: 40 mm.
References: J. & W. Gibson-Smith (1983), Díaz & Puyana (1994), Local Distribution: SAN.
CY0445. Global Distribution: Colombia, Honduras, Nicaragua.
Collected: Bahía Concha, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Coordenates: N11°17,579”; W74°09,142” 581. Siratus cailleti (Petit, 1856)
Depth Collected: 25 m. References: Princz (1982), Vokes (1990), Sunderland (1990), Houart
Depth Range: 0 to 0 m. (1999), Houart (2000), NMNH 846707, CY0450.
583. Siratus aguayoi (Clench & Pérez Farfante, 1945) 588. Siratus hennequini (Houart, 2000)
References: Clench & Pérez Farfante (1945). References: Houart (2000), CY0455.
Range: 26.23°N to 22.22°N; 81.18°W to 78.72°W Collected: Cartagena.
Depth Range: 338 to 521 m Coordenates: N10°26,316”; W75°33,328”
Size: 65 mm Depth Collected: 40 m.
Synonyms: Chicoreus aguayoi (Clench & Pérez Farfante, 1945); Murex Depth Range: 200 to 220 m.
aguayoi Clench & Pérez Farfante, 1945 Size: 57 mm.
Local Distribution: MOR. Local Distribution: MAG.
Global Distribution: Bahamas, Colombia, Cuba. Global Distribution: Caribbean Sea, Colombia.
Kosuge & Suzuki (1985), Macsotay & Campos (2001), CY0465. Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, United States,
Collected: Cabo de la Vela. Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
Coordenates: N12°13,427”; W72°12,362”
Depth Collected: 30 m. 604. Coralliophila caribaea Abbott, 1958
Depth Range: 0.6 to 177 m. References: Porter (1974), Hopkins et al. (1977), Sunderland (1989),
Size: 10 mm. Leal (1991), Macsotay & Campos (2001), NMNH 771130, CY0469.
Local Distribution: DAR, TAY. Collected: Bahía Neguanje, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Cayman Islands, Colombia, United Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°04,564”
States, Panama, Venezuela. Depth Collected: 40 m.
Depth Range: 0 to 116 m.
600. Babelomurex tectumsinense (Deshayes, 1856) Size: 15 mm.
References: Bayer (1971), Díaz & Puyana (1994), CY0466. Synonyms: Murex plicatus auct. non Wood, 1818; Coralliophila brevis
auct. non Blainville, 1832; Ringicula cruzensis Usticke, 1969.
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157” Local Distribution: DAR, MOR, TAY, ARCO.
Depth Collected: 50 m. Global Distribution: Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica,
Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, United States, Venezuela,
Depth Range: 50 to 720 m. Virgin Islands.
Size: 10 mm.
Synonyms: Pseudomurex scabridus Monterosato, 1890; Coralliophila
curta Settepassi, 1977; Coralliophila depressa Settepassi, 1977; Coralliophila 605. Coralliophila galea (Dillwyn, 1823)
modesta Settepassi, 1977; Coralliophila squamulata Settepassi, 1977. References: Sunderland (1989).
Local Distribution: TAY. Range: 32.3°N to 20.85°S; 97.22°W to 32.5°W
Global Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela. Depth Range: 0 to 23 m (live 0.3 to 23 m).
Size: 41 mm.
601. Babelomurex dalli (Emerson & D´ Attilio,1963) Synonyms: Purpura abbreviata auct. non Lamarck, 1816; Coralliophila
deformis auct. non Lamarck, 1822.
References: Bayer (1971), Sunderland (1989), Leal (1991), Kosuge &
Suzuki (1985), García (2000), NMNH 87215, CY0467. Global Distribution: Bahamas, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba,
Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, United States,
Collected: Bahía Concha, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
Coordenates: N11°17,579”; W74°09,142”
Depth Collected: 40 m.
Depth Range: 51 to 1606 m. 606. Coralliophila scalariformis (Lamarck, 1822)
Size: 22 mm. References: Warmke & Abbott (1961), Porter (1974), Díaz et al.
Synonyms: Coralliophila deburghiae auct. non Reeve, 1857; Coralliophila (1990), Sunderland (1989), García (2002), NMNH 848590.
fusiformis Dall, 1889; Coralliophila spinosa Dall, 1889; Latiaxis dalli Range: 34°N to 11.3°N, 91°W to 67°W
Emerson & D’Attilio, 1963; Coralliophila basilium Penna-Neme & Leme, Depth Range: 0.3 to 139 m.
1978.
Size: 33 mm.
Local Distribution: TAY. Global Distribution: Colombia, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, United States.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, United States.
Genus Coralliophila H. & A. Adams, 1853 607. Coralliophila squamosa (Bivona, 1836)
References: Bouchet & Warén (1985), CY0470.
602. Coralliophila abbreviata (Lamarck, 1816) Collected: Golfo de Morrosquillo.
References: Hopkins et al. (1977), Kosuge & Suzuki (1985), Leal Coordenates: N9°34,397”; W75°48,513”
(1991), Fernández Milera (1998), Macsotay & Campos (2001), NMNH Depth Collected: 100 m.
771651, CY0468. Depth Range: 30 to 695 m.
Collected: Santa Veronica. Size: 20 mm.
Coordenates: N10°55,478”; W75°08,150” Synonyms: Coralliophila bracteata auct. non Brocchi, 1814; Murex
Depth Collected: 35 m. alucoides Blainville, 1830; Fusus lamellosus Philippi, 1836; Trophon
Depth Range: 0 to 23 m. lintoni Verrill & Smith, 1882; Pseudomurex perfectus P. Fischer, 1882;
Size: 20 mm. Pseudomurex ruderatus Sturany, 1896; Coralliophila elongata Settepassi,
1977; Coralliophila inflata Settepassi, 1977; Coralliophila longicauda
Synonyms: Coralliophila deformis auct. non Lamarck, 1822; Murex Settepassi, 1977; Coralliophila turris Settepassi, 1977.
galea Dillwyn, 1823; Coralliophila nodulosa H. & A. Adams, 1864.
Local Distribution: MOR.
Local Distribution: DAR, MOR, TAY, ARCO.
Global Distribution: Colombia, United States.
Global Distribution: Bermuda, Colombia, United States.
603. Coralliophila aberrans (C. B. Adams, 1850) 608. Coralliophila nivea (A. Adams, 1853)
References: Moore (1958), Abbott (1958), Abbott (1974), Leal (1991), References: A. Adams, 1853, CY0471.
Macsotay & Campos (2001). Collected: Bahía Neguanje, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Range: 32.3°N to 20.53°S; 97.28°W to 32.5°W Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°04,564”
Depth Range: 0 to 525 m (live 0.3 to 6 m). Depth Collected: 90m.
Size: 23 mm. Size: 23 mm.
Local Distribution: MOR. Local Distribution: TAY.
Global Distribution: Bahamas, Brazil, Bermuda, Colombia, Global Distribution: Colombia.
630. Gibberula pulcherrima (Gaskoin, 1849) 635. Pachybathron tayrona Díaz & Velasquez, 1987
References: Dautzenberg (1900), Britton (1975), Boyer (2004), CY0488. References: Díaz & Velásquez (1987), Díaz et al. (1990), Wakefield,
Collected: Bahía Gairaca, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Boyer & McCleery (2002), CY0493.
Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°06,270” Collected: Cabo de la Vela.
Depth Collected: 40 m. Coordenates: N12°14,089”; W72°07,058”
Depth Range: 0 to 80 m. Depth Collected: 17 m.
Size: 9 mm. Depth Range: 0.5 to 17 m.
Local Distribution: TAY, GUA, ARCO. Size: 10 mm.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Honduras, Puerto Rico, Local Distribution: TAY, GUA.
United States, Venezuela. Global Distribution: Colombia, Panama.
633. Granulina ovuliformis (d'Orbigny, 1842) 638. Persicula calculus (Redfield, 1870)
References: d’Orbigny (1842), Warmke & Abbott (1961), Mello &
References: Hemmen & Hemmen (1979), Lipe (1991), Lipe &
Sunderland (1991), CY0496.
Perrier (1986), Princz (1987), Coovert (1988), CY0491.
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Collected: Bahía Portete.
Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157” Coordenates: N12°12,425”; W71°57,437”
Depth Collected: 20 m. Depth Collected: 12 m.
Depth Range: 0 to 0 m. Depth Range: 4.5 to 8 m.
Size: 3 mm. Size: 14 mm.
Local Distribution: TAY. Synonyms: Marginella guttata auct. non Swainson, 1829; Marginella
maculosa auct. non Kiener, 1834.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Puerto Local Distribution: GUA.
Rico, Uruguay, Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
Global Distribution: Caribbean sea, Colombia.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela. 645. Plesiocystiscus jansseni (Jong & Coomans, 1988)
References: Cossignani (2006).
640. Persicula interruptolineata (Muhlfed, 1816) Range: 12.5°N to 12°N; 70°W to 69°W
References: Princz (1978), Lipe (1991), Lipe & Sunderland (1991), Depth Range: 30 to 30 m.
Macsotay & Campos (2001), CY0498. Size: 2 mm.
Collected: Cabo de la Vela. Global Distribution: ABC Islands, Colombia.
Coordenates: N12°14,089”; W72°07,058”
Depth Collected: 30 m. 646. Plesiocystiscus larva (Bavay, 1922)
Depth Range: 0 to 40 m. References: Bavay (1922), Coovert & Coovert (1995), CY0505.
Size: 14 mm. Collected: Cabo de la Vela.
Synonyms: Persicula duchon Jousseaume, 1875; Persicula hodsoni Coordenates: N12°14,089”; W72°07,058”
Weisbord, 1962; Persicula mareana Weisbord, 1962.
Depth Collected: 15 m.
Local Distribution: MAG, TAY, GUA.
Depth Range: 0 to 0 m.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela.
Size: 2 mm.
Synonyms: Gibberula bocasensis Olsson & McGinty, 1958.
641. Persicula muralis (Hinds, 1844) Local Distribution: GUA.
References: Jong & Coomans (1988), Macsotay & Campos (2001), Global Distribution: Colombia, Panama.
CY0499.
Collected: Cabo de la Vela.
Coordenates: N12°14,089”; W72°07,058”
Genus Pugnus Hedley, 1896
Depth Collected: 20 m. 647. Pugnus serrei (Bavay, 1911)
Size: 10 mm. References: Bock & Moore (1971), Moore (1971), Vokes & Vokes
Local Distribution: GUA. (1983), Talavera & Princz (1985), Coovert & Coovert (1995), CY0504.
Global Distribution: ABC Islands, Colombia, Venezuela. Collected: Bahía Portete.
Coordenates: N12°12,425”; W71°57,437”
642. Persicula obesa (Redfield, 1846) Depth Collected: 5 m.
References: Dautzenberg (1900), Roth & Emerson (1982), Lipe Depth Range: 0 to 6 m.
(1991), Boyer, Neefs & Wakefield (1998), Macsotay & Campos (2001), Size: 1 mm.
CY0500. Local Distribution: GUA.
Collected: Cabo de la Vela. Global Distribution: Bahamas, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, United
Coordenates: N12°14,089”; W72°07,058” States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
Depth Collected: 20 m.
Depth Range: 15 to 15 m. Family MARGINELLIDAE Fleming, 1828
Size: 14 mm. Genus Dentimargo Cossmann, 1899
Synonyms: Marginella similis Sowerby II, 1846.
Local Distribution: GUA. 648. Dentimargo aureocinctus (Stearns, 1872)
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela. References: Menzel (1963), Rice & Kornicker (1965), Sykes & Hall
(1970), Odé (1986), CY0505.
643. Persicula tessellata Lamarck, 1822 Collected: Vía Parque Isla Salamanca.
References: Dautzenberg (1900), Díaz & Puyana (1994), CY0501. Coordenates: N11°01,219”; W74°25,111”
Collected: Vía Parque Isla Salamanca. Depth Collected: 55 m.
Coordenates: N11°01,219”; W74°25,111” Depth Range: 0 to 165 m.
Depth Collected: 50 m. Size: 4 mm.
Depth Range: 45 to 45 m. Synonyms: Marginella immaculata Dall, 1890; Dentimargo polyspira
auct. non Olsson & Harbison, 1953.
Size: 10 mm.
Local Distribution: MAG.
Synonyms: Voluta albida Bosc, 1802; Marginella lavelana auct. non
Hodson, 1927. Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, United
States, Venezuela.
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Panama, Venezuela.
649. Dentimargo eburneolus (Conrad, 1834)
References: Merrill, Bullock & Franz (1978), Talavera & Princz (1985),
Genus Plesiocystiscus Coovert & Coovert, 1995 Robinson & Montoya (1987), Lyons (1989), CY0506.
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
644. Plesiocystiscus abbotti (Jong & Coomans,1988) Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157”
References: Cossignani (2006), CY0502 Depth Collected: 35 m.
Collected: Bahía Neguanje, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Depth Range: 0 to 1097 m.
Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°04,564” Size: 4 mm.
Depth Collected: 15 m. Synonyms: Marginella denticulata Conrad, 1830; Marginella elevata
Size: 1.5 mm. Emmons, 1858; Marginella opalina Stearns, 1872; Marginella clarksvillensis
Local Distribution: TAY. Mansfield, 1930; Marginella destina Schwengel, 1943.
Global Distribution: Colombia. Local Distribution: TAY.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Genus Hyalina Schumacher, 1817
United States, Venezuela.
655. Hyalina pallida (Linnaeus, 1758)
650. Dentimargo reductus (Bavay, 1922) References: Coan & Roth (1976), Díaz et al. (1990), Robinson &
Montoya (1987), Hemmen & Hemmen (1979), Talavera & Princz (1985),
References: Bavay (1922), Díaz et al. (1990), Lipe (1991), Díaz & Díaz & Puyana (1994), CY0511.
Puyana (1994), CY0507.
Collected: Cabo de la Vela.
Collected: Bahía Gairaca, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Coordenates: N12°14,089”; W72°07,058”
Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°06,270”
Depth Collected: 10 m.
Depth Collected: 20 m.
Depth Range: 0 to 11 m.
Depth Range: 1 to 50 m.
Size: 15 mm.
Size: 2.6 mm.
Synonyms: Hyalina pellucida Schumacher, 1817; Marginella tenuilabra
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA. Tomlin, 1917.
Global Distribution: Bahamas, Colombia, Cuba, United States. Local Distribution: TAY, GUA.
Global Distribution: Bahamas, Colombia, Costa Rica, United States,
651. Dentimargo sulcatus (d'Orbigny, 1842) Mexico, Puerto Rico.Venezuela.
References: d’Orbigny (1842), Díaz & Puyana (1994), CY0508.
Collected: Santa Veronica. Genus Prunum Hermannsen, 1852
Coordenates: N10°55,478”; W75°08,150”
Depth Collected: 80 m. 656. Prunum albertoangelai Cossignani, 2005
Depth Range: 29 to 71 m. References: Cossignani (2005), CY0512.
Size: 2.5 mm. Collected: Santa Veronica.
Synonyms: Marginella striata Sowerby II, 1846, Marginella lasallei Coordenates: N10°55,478”; W075°08,150”
Talavera & Princz, 1985. Depth Collected: 15 m.
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG. Depth Range: 30 to 20 m.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands. Size: 9 mm.
Local Distribution: MAG, TAY, GUA.
652. Dentimargo sp 1 Global Distribution: Colombia.
References: CY0525.
Collected: Bahía Concha, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Coordenates: N11°17,579”; W74°09,142”
657. Prunum amabile (Redfield,1852)
References: Bayer (1943), Vokes & Vokes (1983), CY0513.
Depth Collected: 70 m.
Collected: Golfo de Morrosquillo.
Size: 4 mm.
Coordenates: N9°34,397”; W75°48,513”
Local Distribution: TAY.
Depth Collected: 100 m.
Global Distribution: Colombia.
Depth Range: 0 to 229 m.
Size: 20 mm.
Genus Eratoidea Weinkauff, 1879 Synonyms: Prunum roosevelti Bartsch & Rehder, 1939.
653. Eratoidea hematita (Kiener, 1834) Local Distribution: MOR.
References: Kiener (1834), Dall (1881), Dautzenberg (1900),
Global Distribution: Bahamas, Brazil, Colombia, México, United
States.
Macsotay & Campos (2001), CY0509.
Collected: Cabo de la Vela.
Coordenates: N12°14,089”; W72°07,058” 658. Prunum apicinum (Menke, 1828)
Depth Collected: 25 m. References: Warmke & Abbott (1961), Fernández Milera (1998),
Depth Range: 2 to 165 m. CY0514.
Size: 11 mm. Collected: Golfo de Morrosquillo.
Synonyms: Marginella jaspidea Schwengel, 1940; Marginella philtata Coordenates: N9°34,397”; W75°48,513”
Abbott, 1954. Depth Collected: 50 m.
Local Distribution: TAY, GUA. Depth Range: 0 to 25 m.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, United Size: 13 mm.
States.
Synonyms: Marginella conoidalis Kiener, 1841; Marginella caribaea
d’Orbigny, 1842; Marginella livida Hinds, 1844; Marginella flavida
654. Eratoidea margarita (Kiener, 1834) Redfield, 1846; Egouena virginea Jousseaume, 1875.
References: Kiener (1834), Reeve (1865), Jong & Coomans (1988), Local Distribution: MOR, ARCO.
CY0510. Global Distribution: Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico,
Collected: Cabo de la Vela. Puerto Rico, United States.
Coordenates: N12°14,089”; W72°07,058”
Depth Collected: 50 m. 659. Prunum carneum (Storer, 1837)
Size: 7 mm. References: Maury (1922), Bayer (1943), Radwin (1969), Britton
Synonyms: Marginella candida Sowerby II, 1846. (1975), Princz (1978), Vokes & Vokes (1983), Talavera & Princz (1985),
Local Distribution: GUA. CY0515.
Global Distribution: ABC Islands, Colombia. Collected: Golfo de Morrosquillo.
Collected: Cabo de la vela. ernesti Petuch, 1990; Voluta brunneocincta Poppe, 2001.
Coordenates: N12°14,089”; W72°07,058” Local Distribution: ARCO.
Depth Collected: 30 m. Global Distribution: Colombia, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua.
Depth Range: 0 to 15 m.
Size: 100 mm. 704. Voluta virescens Lightfoot, 1786
Synonyms: Turbinella capitellum auct. non Linnaeus, 1758; Vasum References: Bayer (1971), Cosel (1976), Cosel (1986), García (1988),
urna Röding, 1798; Volutella divergens G. Perry, 1810; Turbinella pugillaris García (1993), CY0558.
Lamarck, 1822.
Collected: Santa Veronica.
Local Distribution: DAR, MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA. ARCO. Coordenates: N10°55,478”; W075”08,150”
Global Distribution: Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Depth Collected: 40 m.
Republic, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto
Rico, United States. Depth Range: 0 to 128 m.
Size: 124 mm.
Family VOLUTIDAE (Rafinesque, 1815) Synonyms: Murex cantinelosus Meuschen, 1787; Voluta fulva Lamarck,
1811; Voluta polyzonalis Lamarck, 1811; Voluta pusio Swainson, 1823;
Genus Scaphella Swainson, 1832 Voluta lindae Petuch, 1987; Voluta lacertina Petuch, 1990.
Local Distribution: DAR, MOR, MAG, TAY.
701. Scaphella evelina F. M. Bayer, 1971 Global Distribution: Belice, Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras,
References: Bayer (1971), Díaz & Puyana (1994), CY0555. Nicaragua, Panamá.
Collected: Golfo de Morrosquillo.
Coordenates: N9°34,397”; W75°48,513”
Depth Collected: 150 m. Family VOLUTOMITRIDAE Gray, 1854
Depth Range: 73 to 421 m. Genus Conomitra Conrad, 1865
Size: 130 mm.
Local Distribution: DAR, MOR. 705. Conomitra lindae Petuch, 1987
Global Distribution: Colombia, Panama. References: Petuch (1987), Robin & Martin (2004), CY0559.
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157”
Genus Voluta Linnaeus, 1758 Depth Collected: 25 m.
702. Voluta musica Linnaeus, 1758 Depth Range: 35 to 35 m.
References: Warmke & Abbott (1961), Cosel (1976), Poppe & Goto Size: 9 mm.
(1992), Díaz et al. (1990), Díaz & Puyana (1994), Macsotay & Campos Local Distribution: TAY.
(2001), CY0556. Global Distribution: Colombia, Honduras.
Collected: Cabo de la vela.
Coordenates: N12°14,089”; W72°07,058” Genus Pusiolina Cossmann, 1921
Depth Collected: 15 m.
Depth Range: 0 to 128 m. 706. Pusiolina veldhoveni Jong & Coomans, 1988
Size: 94 mm. References: Jong & Coomans (1988), Díaz et al. (1990), CY0560.
Synonyms: Plejona chorea Röding, 1798; Plejona confusa Röding, 1798; Collected: Vía Parque Isla Salamanca.
Plejona incarnata Röding, 1798; Plejona laevigata Röding, 1798; Plejona Coordenates: N 11°01,219”; W74°25,111”
lineata Röding, 1798; Plejona maculata Röding, 1798; Plejona muta Röding, Depth Collected: 45 m.
1798; Plejona reticulata Röding, 1798; Plejona rosea Röding, 1798; Plejona Size: 8 mm.
turbata Röding, 1798; Voluta carneolata Lamarck, 1811; Voluta guinaica
Lamarck, 1811; Voluta laevigata Lamarck, 1811; Voluta nebulosa Lamarck,
Local Distribution: MAG, TAY.
1811; Voluta rugifera Lamarck, 1811; Voluta sulcata Lamarck, 1811; Voluta Global Distribution: Colombia.
thiarella Lamarck, 1811; Voluta violacea Lamarck, 1811; Voluta guineensis
Dillwyn, 1817; Voluta plicata Dillwyn, 1817; Voluta polypleura auct. non
Crosse, 1876; Voluta damula Dall, 1907; Voluta typica Dall, 1907, Voluta Genus Volutomitra H. & A. Adams, 1853
ornata A. H. Verrill, 1950; Voluta sanguinea A. H. Verrill, 1950; Voluta alba
A. H. Verrill, 1953; Voluta alfordae A. H. Verrill, 1953; Voluta ornata A. H. 707. Volutomitra erebus F. M. Bayer, 1971
Verrill, 1953; Voluta tobagoensis A. H. Verrill, 1953; Voluta margaritana A. References: Bayer (1971).
H. Verrill, 1954. Range: 122°N to 10°N; 734°W to 60°W
Local Distribution: TAY, GUA. Depth Range: 567 to 597 m.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Size: 35.6 mm.
Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela.
Local Distribution: GUA.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Trinidad & Tobago.
703. Voluta polypleura Crosse, 1876
References: Poppe & Goto (1992), CY0557.
Collected: San Andres Islas. Superfamily OLIVOIDEA Latreille, 1825
Coordenates: N12°19,287”; W81°26,169” Family OLIVIDAE Latreille, 1825
Depth Collected: 30 m. Genus Ancilla Lamarck, 1799
Depth Range: 2 to 380 m.
Size: 98 mm. 708. Ancilla tankervillii (Swainson, 1825)
Synonyms: Falsilyria demarcoi (Olsson, 1965); Falsilyria garciai Petuch, References: Petuch (1981), Voskuil (1991), Macsotay & Campos
1981; Falsilyria kotorai Petuch, 1981; Falsilyria retemirabilis Petuch, 1981; (2001), Sterba (2003), CY0561.
Falsilyria hilli Petuch, 1987; Falsilyria sunderlandi Petuch, 1987; Falsilyria Collected: Bahía Portete.
Coordenates: N12°12,425”; W71°57,437” Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Depth Collected: 35 m. Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157”
Depth Range: 6 to 91 m. Depth Collected: 35 m.
Size: 65 mm. Size: 45 mm.
Synonyms: Ancilla venezuelana Weisbord, 1962. Synonyms: Oliva aldinia Duclos, 1844; Oliva bullata Marrat, 1871;
Local Distribution: GUA. Oliva mercatoria Marrat, 1871, Oliva reticularis Lamarck, 1811; Oliva
circinata Marrat, 1871.
Global Distribution: Venezuela.
Local Distribution: TAY, SAN, ARCO.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Mexico, United States.
709. Ancilla glabrata (Linnaeus, 1758)
References: Princz (1978), Petuch (1981), Díaz et al. (1990), Díaz
& Puyana (1994), Voskuil (1991), Macsotay & Campos (2001), Sterba 714. Oliva scripta Lamarck, 1811
(2003), CY0562. References: Lamarck (1811), Rios (1975), Fernández Milera (1998),
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. CY05765.
Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157” Collected: Santa Veronica.
Depth Collected: 35 m. Coordenates: N10°55,478”; W075°08,150”
Depth Range: 4 to 50 m. Depth Collected: 60 m.
Size: 71 mm. Depth Range: 8 to 66 m.
Synonyms: Eburna flavida Lamarck, 1801; Ancilla fulgens G. Perry, 1811. Size: 47 mm.
Local Distribution: TAY, GUA. Synonyms: Strephona scripta (Lamarck, 1811); Oliva caribaeensis Dall
Global Distribution: ABC Islands, Colombia, Venezuela. & Simpson, 1901; Oliva trujilloi Clench, 1938; Oliva venezuelana Petuch
& Sargent, 1986.
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY.
Genus Eburna Lamarck, 1801 Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Haiti,
Honduras, Mexico, Venezuela.
710. Eburna lienardii (Bernardi, 1859)
References: Bernardi (1859), Dautzenberg (1900), Voskuil (1991),
Sterba (2004). Genus Olivella Swainson, 1831
Range: 12°N to 8°S; 73°W to 35°W
Depth Range: 6 to 65 m. 715. Olivella ankeli Díaz & Götting, 1990
Size: 55 mm. References: Díaz & Götting (1990), Díaz & Puyana (1994), CY0566.
Local Distribution ARCO. Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Global Distribution: ABC Islands, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela. Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157”
Depth Collected: 35 m.
Genus Jaspidella Olsson, 1956 Depth Range: 2 to 6 m.
Size: 7 mm.
711. Jaspidella blanesi (Ford, 1898) Local Distribution: TAY.
References: Perry et al. (1938), Olsson (1956), Olsson & McGinty Global Distribution: ABC Islands, Colombia.
(1958), Princz (1982), Vokes & Vokes (1983), Díaz & Puyana (1994).
Range: 28°N to 9.4°N; 89.7°W to 71°W
Depth Range: 9 to 50 m.
716. Olivella acteocina Olsson, 1956
References: Olsson (1956), Díaz & Puyana (1994), Absalao & Pimenta
Size: 10 mm. (2003), CY0567.
Synonyms: Olivella alba Ford, 1898; Olivella blanesi Ford, 1898; Olivella Collected: Vía Parque Isla Salamanca.
albata Vanatta, 1915.
Coordenates: N11°01,219”; W74°25,111”
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Panama, United
Depth Collected: 40 m.
States,Venezuela. Depth range: 25 to 25 m.
Size: 4 mm.
712. Jaspidella jaspidea (Gmelin, 1791) Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA.
References: Abbott (1951), Porter (1974), Rios (1975), Sterba (2003), Global Distribution: Bahamas, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Puerto
CY0563. Rico.
Collected: Santa Veronica.
Coordenates: N10°55,478”; W075°05,150” 717. Olivella myrmecoon Dall, 1912
Depth Collected: 30 m. References: Olsson (1956), Radwin (1969), Robinson & Montoya
Depth Range: 1 to 13 m. (1987), Díaz & Puyana (1994), Sterba (2004), CY0568.
Size: 19 mm. Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Synonyms: Oliva conoidalis Lamarck, 1811; Oliva mygdonia Duclos, Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157”
1844; Oliva exigua Mörch, 1852; Oliva piperata Marrat, 1867. Depth Collected: 20 m.
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG. Depth Range: 0 to 0 m.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Size: 4 mm.
Puerto Rico, United States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Costa Rica, Panamá.
Genus Oliva Bruguière, 1789
713. Oliva fulgurator (Röding, 1798) 718. Olivella minuta (Link, 1807)
References: Díaz & Puyana, 1994, NMNH 818836, CY0564. References: Warmke & Abbott (1961), Olsson (1956), Andrews
(1977), Mello & Perrier (1986), Reguero et al. (1991), Sterba (2004), Size: 17.2 mm.
CY0569. Synonyms: Oliva duplicata Conrad, 1843; Oliva fimbriata Reeve, 1850;
Collected: Santa Veronica. Oliva rufifasciata Reeve, 1850; Oliva muticoides Gabb, 1873; Olivella
Coordenates: N10°55,478”; W075°08,150” coensis Mansfield, 1930.
Depth Collected: 40 m. Global Distribution: Bahamas, Brazil, Colombia, United States,
Venezuela.
Depth Range: 0 to 15 m.
Size: 11 mm.
Synonyms: Voluta nitidula Dillwyn, 1817; Oliva mutica auct. non Say, 724. Olivella nivea (Gmelin, 1791)
1822; Oliva zigzag Duclos, 1835; Oliva caerulea Reeve, 1850; Oliva cyanea References: Abbott (1951), Olsson (1956), Warmke & Abbott (1961),
Reeve, 1850; Oliva strigata Reeve, 1850; Oliva verreauxii Duclos, 1857. García-Cubas (1982), Vokes & Vokes (1983), Leal (1991), CY0572.
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA. Collected: Bahía Gairaca, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Mexico, Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°06,270”
Puerto Rico United States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands. Depth Collected: 35 m.
Depth Range: 0 to 60 m.
719. Olivella floralia (Duclos, 1844) Size: 16 mm.
References: Porter (1974), Merrill, Bullock & Franz (1978), Lyons Synonyms: Porphyria turbinata Röding, 1798; Oliva eburnea Lamarck,
(1989), CY0570. 1811; Olivella gracilis auct. non Broderip & Sowerby, 1829; Olivella
Collected: Bahía Concha, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. pulchella auct. non Duclos, 1835; Oliva fulgida Reeve, 1850; Olivina
fulgida (Reeve, 1850); Olivella monilifera auct. non Reeve, 1850; Oliva
Coordenates: N11°17,579”; W74°09,142” inconspicua auct. non C. B. Adams, 1852; Oliva parvula Mörch, 1852;
Depth Collected: 35 m. Oliva reevei Ducros, 1857; Oliva cuneata Marrat, 1871; Olivella chiriquiensis
Depth Range: 0 to 70 m. Olsson, 1956.
Size: 11 mm. Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, ARCO.
Synonyms: Oliva oryza Duclos, 1835; Oliva alba Marrat, 1871; Oliva Global Distribution: Bahamas, Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, Costa
elongata Marrat, 1871. Rica, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, United States,
Local Distribution: GUA. Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
lobal Distribution: Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Puerto
Rico, United States, Virgin Islands. 725. Olivella olssoni Altena, 1971
References: Altena (1975), Rios (1994), Díaz & Puyana (1994), Sterba
720. Olivella guildingii (Reeve, 1850) (2004), CY0573.
References: Reeve (1850), Higgins & Marrat (1877), Dautzenberg Collected: Santa Veronica.
(1900), Kaicher (1987). Coordenates: N10°55,478”; W075°08,150”
Range: 17.6°N to 11°N; 74°W to 61.3°W Depth Collected: 50 m.
Depth Range: 15 to 20 m. Depth Range: 0 to 20 m.
Size: 9 mm. Size: 5 mm.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela, St. Vincent & the Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA.
Grenadines. Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Suriname.
721. Olivella lactea (Marrat, 1871) 726. Olivella petiolita (Duclos, 1844)
References: Marrat (1871), Kaicher (1987), Díaz & Puyana (1994),
CY0571.
References: Ekdale (1974), Princz (1982), Sterba (2003), CY0574.
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Collected: Santa Veronica.
Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157” Coordenates: N10°55,478”; W075°08,150”
Depth Collected: 40 m. Depth Collected: 35 m.
Depth Range: 0 to 40 m. Size: 9 mm.
Size: 18 mm. Synonyms: Olivella esther auct. non Duclos, 1835.
Synonyms: Olivella adelae Olsson, 1956. Local Distribution: MAG, ARCO.
Local Distribution: MAG, TAY. Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama,
Puerto Rico, Venezuela.
Global Distribution: Colombia, United States, Virgin Islands.
722. Olivella miriadina (Duclos, 1835) 727. Olivella watermani McGinty, 1940
References: Jong & Coomans (1988). References: Olsson (1956), Porter (1974), Leal (1991), Gonçalves &
Lana (1991), Sterba (2004), CY0575.
Range: 18°N to 11°N; 74°W to 63°W
Collected: Cabo de la Vela.
Depth Range: 15 to 40 m.
Coordenates: N12°13,427”; W72°12,362”
Size: 6 mm.
Depth Collected: 40 m.
Local Distribution: GUA.
Depth Range: 22 to 525 m.
Size: 9 mm.
723. Olivella mutica (Say, 1822) Local Distribution: GUA.
References: Kurtz (1860), Melvill (1881), Dautzenberg (1900), Olsson Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, United States.
(1956), Cooley (1978), Merrill, Bullock & Franz (1978), Princz (1982),
Lyons (1989).
Range: 39°N to 4°N; 87°W to 51°W 728. Olivella sp 1
Depth Range: 0 to 156 m (live 0 to 113 m). References: CY0576 .
739. Conus cingulatus Lamarck, 1810 743. Conus flammeacolor Petuch, 1992
References: Walls (1979), Coomans et al. (1985), Díaz (1990), Díaz & References: Petuch (1992), Sunderland & Sunderland (1994), Filmer
Puyana (1994), CY0584. (2001), Petuch (2004), CY0587.
Collected: Santa Veronica. Collected: San Andres Islas.
Coordenates: N10°55,478”; W075°08,150” Coordenates: N12º19,289”; W81º26,169”
Depth Collected: 40 m. Depth Collected: 25 m.
Depth Range: 0 to 0 m. Depth Range: 20 to 55 m.
Size: 44 mm. Size: 9 mm.
Synonyms: Conus lorenzianus auct. non Dillwyn, 1817; Conus undatus Local Distribution: SAN.
Kiener, 1845; Conus largillierti auct. non Kiener, 1848. Global Distribution: Colombia, Honduras.
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Panama, Venezuela.
744. Conus glenni Petuch, 1993
References: Petuch (1993), Filmer (2001), Vander Ven (2003), CY0588.
740. Conus daucus Hwass, 1792 Collected: San Andres Islas.
References: Clench (1942), Robinson & Montoya (1987), Díaz et al. Coordenates: N12°19,287”; W81°26,169”
(1990), Leal (1991), Sunderland & Sunderland (1994) Petuch (1998), Depth Collected: 25 m.
Fernández Milera (1998), CY0585.
Depth Range: 1 to 1 m.
Collected: Santa Veronica.
Size: 20 mm.
Coordenates: N10°55,478”; W075°08,150”
Local Distribution: ARCO.
Depth Collected: 40 m.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Panama.
Depth Range: 0 to 120 m.
Size: 48 mm.
Synonyms: Cucullus cardinalis Röding, 1798M; Conus pastinaca Lamarck, 745. Conus granulatus Linnaeus, 1758
1810; Conus mamillaris Green, 1830; Conus croceus Sowerby II, 1833; References: Clench (1953), Warmke & Abbott (1961), Radwin (1969),
Conus arausiensis Reeve, 1843; Conus connectens A. Adams, 1855; Conus Lozet & Pétron (1977), Princz (1982), Vokes & Vokes (1983), Hutsell et
luteus Krebs, 1864; Conus granulosus Rigacci, 1866; Conus circumpunctatus al. (1997), CY0589.
Usticke, 1968; Conus boui da Motta, 1988; Conus goajira Petuch, 1992;
Conus norai da Motta & Raybaudi, 1992; Conus vikingorum Petuch, 1992;
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Conus worki Petuch, 1998. Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157”
Local Distribution: MAG, TAY, ARCO. Depth Collected: 25 m.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Jamaica, Depth Range: 0 to 30 m.
Nicaragua, Panamá, Puerto Rico; United States, Venezuela. Size: 44 mm.
Synonyms: Conus granulatus Linnaeus, 1758; Conus laetus Gmelin,
1791; Conus verulosus Hwass, 1792; Cucullus antillarum Röding, 1798;
741. Conus ermineus Born, 1778 Conus roseus G. Fischer, 1807; Conus espinosai Sarasúa, 1977.
References: Kohn (1964), Altena (1975), Vokes & Vokes (1983), Díaz Local Distribution: MOR. TAY.
et al. (1990), Hutsell et al. (1997), García (2000), Global Distribution: ABC Islands Bahamas, Cayman Islands,
Macsotay & Campos (2001), CY0586. Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama,
Collected: Cabo de la vela. Puerto Rico, United States, Venezuela.
Coordenates: N12°14,089”; W74°06,270”
Depth Collected: 40 m.
746. Conus ignotus Cargile, 1998
Depth Range: 0 to 101 m.
References: Cargile (1998), CY0590.
Size: 80 mm.
Collected: San Andres Islas.
Synonyms: Dendroconus eques (Hwass, 1792); Conus luzonicus Hwass,
1792; Dendroconus portoricanus (Hwass, 1792); Conus ranunculus auct. non
Coordenates: N12°19,287”; W81°26,169”
Hwass, 1792; Conus testudinarius Hwass, 1792; Conus verrucosus auct. non Depth Collected: 30 m.
Hwass, 1792; Cucullus barathrum Röding, 1798; Cucullus crucifer Röding, Depth Range: 35 to 25 m.
1798; Cucullus cutisanguina Röding, 1798; Cucullus flammeus Röding, Size: 25 mm.
1798; Conus coerulescens Schröter, 1803; Conus narcissus Lamarck, 1810;
Conus aspersus Sowerby II, 1833; Conus caerulans Küster, 1838; Conus
Local Distribution: ARCO.
atlanticus auct. non Clench, 1942; Conus piraticus Clench, 1942; Conus Global Distribution: Colombia.
planitectum Weisbord, 1962.
Local Distribution: TAY, GUA.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, 747. Conus jaspideus Gmelin, 1791
Suriname, United States, Venezuela. References: Clench (1942), Princz (1978), Vink (1991), CY0591.
Collected: San Andres Islas.
Coordenates:N12°19,289”; W81°26,169”
742. Conus finkli Petuch, 1987 Depth Collected: 15 m.
References: Díaz (1990); Sunderland & Sunderland (1994). Depth Range: 0 to 97 m.
Range: 12°N to 10.5°N; 72°W to 68°W Size: 35 mm.
Depth Range: 35 to 61 m. Synonyms: Conus verrucosus Hwass, 1792; Conus sulcatus Mühlfeld,
Size: 37 mm. 1816; Conus corrugatus Sowerby II, 1870.
Synonyms: Conus symmetricus auct. non Sowerby, 1850; Conus Local Distribution: MOR, TAY, GUA, ARCO.
tristensis Petuch, 1987. Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Trinidad & Tobago,
Global Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela. Venezuela.
748. Conus julieandreae Cargile, 1995 753. Conus mus Hwass, 1792
References: Cargile (1995), CY0592. References: Higgins & Marrat (1877), Dautzenberg (1900), Díaz
Collected: San Andres Islas. (1990),Macsotay & Campos (2001), Vegas Torres (2004), CY0597.
Coordenates: N12°19,289”; W81°26,169” Collected: Cabo de la Vela.
Depth Collected: 15 m. Coordenates: N12°14,089”; W72°07,058”
Depth Range: 3 to 30 m. Depth Collected: 25 m.
Size: 30 mm. Depth Range: 0 to 18 m.
Local Distribution: ARCO. Size: 35 mm.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Honduras. Synonyms: Conus citrinus auct. non Gmelin, 1791; Conus barbadensis
auct. non Hwass, 1792.
Local Distribution: MOR, TAY, GUA, ARCO.
749. Conus mappa granarius Kiener, 1845 Global Distribution: Bahamas, Bermuda, Belize, Colombia, Costa
References: Vink & Cosel (1985), Díaz et al. (1990), Sunderland & Rica, Cuba, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, United
Sunderland (1994), CY0593. States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
Collected: Cabo de la vela.
Coordenates: N12°14,089”; W72°07,058” 754. Conus penchaszadehi Petuch, 1986
Depth Collected: 35 m. References: Petuch (1986), Díaz (1990), Sunderland (1990), Filmer
Depth Range: 3 to 70 m. (2001), CY0598.
Size: 70 mm. Collected: Cabo de la Vela.
Synonyms: Conus consobrinus auct. non Sowerby, 1850; Conus Coordenates: N12°14,089”; W72°07,058”
catenatus Sowerby III, 1879; Conus desmotus Tomlin, 1937; Conus
sanctaemarthae Vink, 1977; Conus panamicus Petuch, 1990.
Depth Collected: 55 m.
Local Distribution: TAY, GUA. Depth Range: 21 to 107 m (live 21 to 50 m).
Global Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela. Size: 25 mm.
Local Distribution: GUA.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela.
750. Conus cf mappa mappa Lightfoot, 1786
References: Kohn (1964), Vink & Cosel (1985), Sunderland &
Sunderland (1994), CY0594. 755. Conus puncticulatus Hwass, 1792
Collected: Cabo de la vela. References: Kohn (1968), Cosel (1986), Robinson & Montoya (1987),
Vink & Röckel (1995), Espinosa & Ortea (2001), CY0599.
Coordenates: N12°14,089”; W72°07,058”
Depth Collected: 40 m. Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Depth Range: 15 to 152 m. Coordenates: N11°19,531”;W74°03,157”
Size: 40 mm. Depth Collected: 30 m.
Synonyms: Conus insularis auct. non Gmelin, 1791; Conus solidus
Depth Range: 0 to 15 m.
Gmelin, 1791; Conus dominicanus auct. non Hwass, 1792. Size: 30 mm.
Local Distribution: GUA. Synonyms: Conus jaspideus auct. non Gmelin, 1791; Conus columba
Hwass, 1792; Conus mauritianus Hwass, 1792; Conus puncticulatus Hwass,
Global Distribution: Barbados, Colombia, Sucre, Venezuela. 1792; Cucullus millepunctatus Röding, 1798; Cucullus minutus Röding,
1798; Conus errosus Renier, 1804; Conus scaber Link, 1807; Conus pygmaeus
751. Conus mazei Deshayes, 1874 Reeve, 1844; Conus echinulatus Kiener, 1845; Conus papillosus Kiener, 1845;
Conus pustulatus Kiener, 1845; Conus hedgesi Sowerby III, 1913; Conus
References: Deshayes (1874), Clench & Pulley (1952), Clench (1953), caboblanquensis Weisbord, 1962; Conus cardonensis Vink, 1990.
Bullis (1956), Abbott (1974), Usticke (1968), Díaz & Puyana (1994),
CY0595. Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA.
Collected: Golfo de Morrosquillo. Global Distribution: Colombia, Costa Rica, Venezuela.
Coordenates: N9°34,397”; W75°48,513”
Depth Collected: 150 m. 756. Conus pusio Hwass, 1792
Depth Range: 152 to 549 m. References: Kohn (1968), Walls (1979), Vink (1989), F. H. A. Costa
Size: 41 mm. (1994), CY0600.
Local Distribution: MOR. Collected: Cabo de la Vela.
Global Distribution: Barbados, Colombia, Cuba, Jamaica, United Coordenates: N12°13,427”; W72°12,362”
States, Virgin Islands. Depth Collected: 40 m.
Depth Range: 0 to 23 m.
752. Conus mindanus Hwass, 1792 Size: 13 mm.
References: Radwin (1969), Ortiz-Corps (1985), F. H. A. Costa (1994), Synonyms: Conus pusillus Lamarck, 1810; Conus minutus Reeve, 1844;
Espinosa & Ortea (2001), CY0596. Conus duvali Bernardi, 1862; Conus boubeeae Sowerby III, 1903.
Collected: Cabo de la Vela. Local Distribution: GUA.
Coordenates: N12°14,089”; W72°07,058” Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic.
Depth Collected: 40 m.
Depth Range: 0 to 210 m (live 0 to 153 m). 757. Conus regius Gmelin, 1791
Size: 29 mm. References: Clench (1942), Vokes & Vokes (1983), Leal (1991),
Local Distribution: GUA. Fernández Milera (1998), CY0601.
Global Distribution: Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Collected: San Andres Islas.
Panama. Coordenates: N12°19,289”; W81°26,169”
761. Conus spurius spurius Gmelin, 1791 766. Leptoconus mappa jesusramirezi Cossignani, 2010
References: Clench (1942), Ekdale (1974), Princz (1978), Sunderland References: Cossignani, 2010.
& Sunderland (1994), Díaz & Puyana (1994), CY0604. Coordenates: N12°14,089”; W72°07,058”
Collected: Cabo de la Vela. Size: 32 mm.
Coordenates: N12°14,089”; W72°07,058” Local Distribution: GUA.
Depth Collected: 45 m. Global Distribution: Colombia.
Depth Range: 0 to 64 m.
Size: 70 mm. Family TEREBRIDAE (H. & A. Adams, 1854)
Synonyms: Conus proteus Hwass, 1792; Cucullus ferugineus Röding,
1798; Cucullus gualterianus Röding, 1798; Cucullus syriacus Röding, Genus Hastula (H. & A. Adams, 1853)
1798; Conus flammeus Lamarck, 1810; Conus ochraceus Lamarck, 1810;
Conus lorenzianus Dillwyn, 1817; Conus patricius auct. non Hinds, 1843; 767. Hastula cinerea (Born, 1778)
Conus pseudothomae Reeve, 1844; Conus phlogopus Tomlin, 1937; Conus References: F. C. Baker (1891), Harry (1942), Menzel (1963), Mello
atlanticus Clench, 1942. & Perrier (1986), Fernández Milera (1998), Simone (1999), Prezant et
Local Distribution: MOR, TAY, GUA, ARCO. al. (2002).
Global Distribution: Colombia, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Range: 31.6°N to 28°S; 94°W to 34.9°W
Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, United States, Venezuela. Depth Range: 0 to 27 m.
768. Hastula hastata (Gmelin, 1791) 773. Terebra nassula Dall, 1889
References: Britton (1975), Princz (1982), Fernández Milera (1998), References: Dall (1889), Dall & Simpson (1901), Díaz & Puyana
Simone (1999), Macsotay & Campos (2001), CY0608. (1994), Sunderland & Sunderland (1998), García & Lee (2004).
Collected: Santa Veronica. Range: 30°N to 11°N; 91°W to 60.92°W
Coordenates: N12°13,427”; W72°12,362” Depth Range: 153 to 1170 m.
Depth Collected: 35 m. Size: 68 mm.
Depth Range: 0 to 75 m. Local Distribution: MAG.
Size: 32 mm. Global Distribution: Colombia, Mexico, Puerto Rico, United States.
Synonyms: Terebra costata Menke, 1828; Terebra crassula Deshayes,
1859.
Local Distribution: MAG, TAY. 774. Terebra petiveriana Deshayes, 1857
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia. References: Sunderland & Sunderland (1998), CY0612.
Collected: Bahía Portete.
769. Hastula salleana (Deshayes, 1859) Coordenates: N12°12,425”; W71°57,437”
References: Princz (1978), Cosel (1986), Mello & Perrier (1986), Díaz Depth Collected: 15 m.
& Puyana (1994), Gibb (2000), CY0609. Depth Range: 0 to 46 m.
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Size: 30 mm.
Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157” Synonyms: Terebra aspera Hinds, 1844; Terebra glauca auct. non
Depth Collected: 30 m. Hinds, 1844; Strioterebrum kugleri auct. non Rutsch, 1981.
Depth Range: 0 to 0 m. Local Distribution: GUA.
Size: 25 mm. Global Distribution: Colombia.
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, 775. Terebra taurina (Lightfoot, 1786)
United States, Venezuela. References: Bullis (1956), Princz (1978), Petuch (1981), Mello & Perrier
(1986), Sunderland & Sunderland (1998), Simone (1999), CY0613.
Genus Terebra Bruguière, 1789 Collected: Santa Veronica.
Coordenates: N10°55,478”; W075°08,150”
770. Terebra protexta (Conrad, 1846) Depth Collected: 40 m.
References: Bush (1885), Rice & Kornicker (1965), Sykes & Hall Depth Range: 1 to 80 m.
(1970), Lyons et al. (1971), Andrews (1977), Díaz & Puyana (1994),
Fernández Milera (1998), Macsotay & Campos (2001), CY0610. Size: 130 mm.
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Synonyms: Epitonium feldmanni Röding, 1798; Terebra undata G.
Fischer, 1807; Terebra fusca G. Perry, 1811; Terebra flammea Lamarck,
Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157” 1822; Terebra texana Dall, 1898.
Depth Collected: 20 m. Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA.
Depth Range: 1 to 203 m. Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Jamaica, Nicaragua,
Size: 32 mm. Panama, Puerto Rico, Surinam, United States, Venezuela.
Synonyms: Terebra lutescens E. A. Smith, 1873; Terebra limatula Dall,
1889.
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA.
776. Terebra weisbordi (J. & W. Gibson-Smith, 1984)
References: J. & W. Gibson-Smith (1984), Cosel (1986), Díaz & Puyana
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, United States, Venezuela. (1994), CY0614.
Collected: Santa Veronica.
771. Terebra dislocata (Say, 1822) Coordenates: N10°55,478”; W075°08,150”
References: NMNH 822255, Kurtz (1860), Melvill (1881), Sykes & Hall Depth Collected: 30 m.
(1970), Macsotay & Campos (2001).
Depth Range: 2 to 30 m.
Range: 38°N to 6°S; 97°W to 37°W
Size: 40 mm.
Depth Range: 0 to 146 m (live 0 to 22 m).
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA.
Size: 64 mm.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela.
Synonyms: Terebra rudis Gray, 1834; Terebra petitii Kiener, 1838;
Strioterebrum onslowense Petuch, 1974.
Local Distribution: ARCO. Family DRILLIDAE Olsson, 1964
Global Distribution: Brazil, Costa Rica, Colombia, Jamaica, Mexico, Genus Agladrillia Woodring, 1928
Puerto Rico, United States, Venezuela.
777. Agladrillia lassula Jung, 1969
772. Terebra floridana Dall, 1889 References: Petuch (1981), Díaz & Puyana (1994), CY0615.
References: Abbott (1954), Bullis (1956), Shoemaker (1972), Collected: Taganga.
Collected: Bahía Neguanje, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Local Distribution: MOR, GUA.
Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°12,427” Global Distribution: Colombia, United States.
Depth Collected: 50 m.
Depth Range: 6 to 38 m. 815. Cochlespira sp
Size: 15 mm. References: Garcia, E.F. 2010. in press. CY0650.
Local Distribution: TAY. Collected: Taganga.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela. Coordenates: N11°17,320”; W074°12,427”
Depth Collected: 200 m.
810. Bellaspira sp 1 Depth Range: 24 to 1170 m.
References: CY0645. Size: 50 mm.
Collected: Taganga. Local Distribution: MOR, TAY.
Coordenates: N11°17,320”; W074°12,427” Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, United States.
Depth Collected: 80 m.
Size: 14 mm. Genus Crassispira Swainson, 1840
Local Distribution: TAY.
Global Distribution: Colombia. 816. Crassispira luctuosa (d'Orbigny, 1847)
References: d’Orbigny (1847), Dall & Simpson (1901), CY0651.
Genus Brachycythara Woodring, 1928. Collected: San Andres Islas.
Coordenates: N12°19,287”; W81°26,169”
811. Brachycythara biconica (C. B. Adams, 1850) Depth Collected: 20 m.
References: Díaz et al. (1990), Rolán & Espinosa (1999), CY0646. Size: 28 mm.
Collected: Santa Veronica. Synonyms: Pleurotoma cubensis E. A. Smith, 1882.
Coordenates: N10°55,478”; W075°08,150” Local Distribution: ARCO.
Depth Collected: 60 m. Global Distribution: Colombia, Puerto Rico.
Depth Range: 0 to 90 m.
Size: 4 mm. 817. Crassispira verbernei Jong & Coomans, 1988
Synonyms: Mangilia alta Dall & Simpson, 1901. References: Jong & Coomans (1988), CY0652.
Local Distribution: MAG. Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Jamaica, Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157”
Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, United States, Virgin Islands.
Depth Collected: 40 m.
Size: 4 mm.
Genus Buchema Corea, 1934 Local Distribution: TAY.
Global Distribution: ABC Islands, Colombia.
812. Buchema hadromeres (Melvill, 1927)
References: Williams 2005, CY0647.
Collected: Taganga. 818. Crassispira (Gibbaspira) dysoni (Reeve, 1846)
Coordenates: N11°17,320”; W074°12,427” References: Díaz & Puyana (1994), García (1995), CY0653.
Depth Collected: 50 m. Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Depth Range:15 to 20 m. Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157”
Size: 12 mm. Depth Collected: 40 m.
Local Distribution: TAY. Size: 25 mm.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Surinam. Local Distribution: TAY.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Honduras, Mexico.
813. Buchema interstrigata (E. A. Smith, 1882)
References: Williams 2005, CY0648. 819. Crassispira apicata (Reeve, 1845)
Depth Range: 2 to 274 m. References: Maes (1983), Rios (1985), Díaz et al. (1990), Díaz &
Puyana (1994), CY0654.
Size: 12 mm.
Range: 18.47°N to 4°N; 74°W to 51°W
Local Distribution: ARCO.
Depth Range: 2 to 103 m (live 2 to 10 m).
Global Distribution: Colombia, Cuba, Virgin Islands.
Size: 18.1 mm.
Local Distribution. TAY.
Genus Cochlespira Conrad,1865 Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Puerto Rico, Venezuela.
814. Cochlespira elegans (Dall, 1881)
References: Dall (1881), Bullis (1956), Díaz & Puyana (1994), CY0649. Genus Cryoturris Woodring, 1928
Collected: Golfo de Morrosquillo.
820. Cryoturris quadrilineata (C. B. Adams, 1850)
Coordenates: N9°34,397”; W75°48,513” References: Olsson & McGinty (1958), Usticke (1959), Warmke &
Depth Collected: 150 m. Abbott (1961), Díaz et al. (1990)., CY0655.
Depth Range: 55 to 1472 m. Collected: Cabo de la Vela.
Size: 45 mm. Coordenates: N12°13,427”; W72°12,362”
Synonyms: Candelabrum cathedrale Dall, 1878. Depth Collected: 40 m.
825. Daphnella lymneiformis (Kiener, 1840) 830. Fenimorea kathyae Tippett, 1995
References: Warmke & Abbott (1961), Princz (1982), Fernández References: Tippett (1995), CY0665.
Milera (1998), CY0660.
Collected: San Andres Islas.
Collected: Bahía Gairaca, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Coordenates: N12°19,289”; W81°26,169”
Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°06,270” Depth Collected: 25 m.
Depth Collected: 15 m. Depth Range: 58 to 152 m (live 152 to 152 m).
Depth Range: 0 to 46 m. Size: 50 mm.
Size: 14 mm. Local Distribution: SAN.
Synonyms: Pleurotoma decorata C. B. Adams, 1850; Daphnella barbadensis Global Distribution: Barbados, Colombia, United States.
Usticke, 1969.
Local Distribution: TAY.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, Jamaica, 831. Fenimorea janetae Bartsch, 1934.
Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, United States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands. References: Bartsch, P. 1934, CY0666.
Range: 26°N to 12.05°N; 92.45°W to 59.6°W Global Distribution: Bahamas, Colombia, Panama, Puerto Rico,
Depth Range: 128 to 402 m. United States, Venezuela.
Size: 20 mm.
Global Distribution: Barbados, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, United 859. Ithycythara sp 1
States.
References: CY0690.
Collected: Taganga.
854. Ithycythara hyperlepta Haas, 1953 Coordenates: N11°18,192”; W074°12,214”
References: Haas (1953), Rios (1975), CY0685. Depth Collected: 90 m.
Collected: Taganga. Size: 12 mm.
Coordenates: N11°18,192”; W074°12,214” Local Distribution: TAY.
Depth Collected: 70 m. Global Distribution: Colombia.
Depth Range: 0 to 0 m.
Size: 10 mm. Genus Kurtziella Dall, 1918
Local Distribution: TAY.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia. 860. Kurtziella venezuelana Weisbord, 1962
References: Princz (1982), CY0691.
855. Ithycythara lanceolata (C. B. Adams, 1850) Collected: Santa Veronica.
References: C. B. Adams (1850), Leal (1991), Espinosa & Ortea (2003), Coordenates: N10°55,478”; W075°08,150”
CY0686. Depth Collected: 60 m.
Collected: Vía Parque Isla Salamanca. Size: 5 mm.
Coordenates: N11°01,219”; W74°25,111” Local Distribution: MAG.
Depth Collected: 55 m. Global Distribution: Colombia, United States, Puerto Rico, Venezuela.
Depth Range: 0 to 100 m.
Size: 10 mm. 861. Kurtziella accincta (Montagu, 1808)
Synonyms: Mangelia balteata Reeve, 1846; Mangelia muricoides C. B. References: Montagu (1808), Dautzenberg (1900), CY0692.
Adams, 1850.
Range: 32.3°N to 11°N; 80°W to 64.8°W
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY.
Depth Range: 0 to 15 m.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Mexico,
Puerto Rico, United States. Size: 9.5 mm.
Local Distribution: ARCO.
Global Distribution: Bermuda, Colombia, United States.
856. Ithycythara maera Woodring, 1928
References: Treece (1980), CY0687.
Collected: Golfo de Morrosquillo. 862. Kurtziella citronella (Dall, 1886)
Coordenates: N9°34,397”; W75°48,513” References: Dall (1886), Dall (1889), Porter (1974), Odé (1992),
CY0693.
Depth Collected: 80 m.
Collected: Bahía Gairaca, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Depth Range: 27 to 55 m.
Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°06,270”
Size: 10 mm.
Depth Collected: 30 m.
Local Distribution: MOR.
Depth Range: 26 to 421 m.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Mexico.
Size: 8 mm.
Synonyms: Cryoturris cruzana Usticke, 1969.
857. Ithycythara parkeri Abbott, 1958 Local Distribution: TAY, GUA.
References: Warmke & Abbott (1961), Porter (1974), Díaz et al. Global Distribution: Colombia, Mexico, United States.
(1990), CY0688.
Range: 34°N to 11.3°N; 90.5°W to 67°W
Depth Range: 1 to 55 m. 863. Kurtziella dorvillae (Reeve, 1845)
Size: 6 mm. References: Tomlin (1934), CY0694.
Local Distribution: ARCO. Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Global Distribution: Cayman Islands, Colombia, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157”
United States. Depth Collected: 40 m.
Depth Range: 0 to 50 m.
Size: 7 mm.
858. Ithycythara psila (Bush, 1885)
Synonyms: Pleurotoma forthiensis Reeve, 1845; Kurtziella caribbeana
References: Bush (1885), Dall & Simpson (1901), Gardner (1948),
Weisbord, 1962; Kurtziella longa Usticke, 1969.
Radwin (1969), Princz (1982), CY0689.
Local Distribution: MAG, TAY.
Collected: Taganga.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, United States.
Coordenates: N11°18,192”; W074°12,214”
Depth Collected: 80 m.
Depth Range: 88 to 465 m. 864. Kurtziella perryae Bartsch & Rehder, 1939
Size: 7 mm. References: Bartsch & Rehder (1939), Parker (1959), CY0695.
Synonyms: Ithycythara kellumi Fargo, 1953. Collected: Bahía Concha, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Local Distribution: MAG, TAY, GUA. Coordenates: N11°17,579”; W74°09,142”
867. Leucosyrinx verrillii (Dall, 1881) 873. Lioglyphostoma rioensis (E. A Smith, 1915)
References: Dall (1881), Dall (1889). References: MHNMC MOL-3825.
Range: N11º25,500”; W74º63,850” Collected: Bahía Concha, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Depth Range: 270 to 3000 m. Coordenates: N12º47,611”; W71º70,333”
Size: 36 mm. Depth Collected: 150 m.
Local Distribution: DAR, MAG, TAY, GUA, PAL, ARCO. Depth Range: 73 to 125 m.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Oriental and Size: 22.5 mm.
Western Atlantic, Spain, United States. Local Distribution: TAY.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia.
868. Leucosyrinx sp 1
References: MHNMC MOL. 874. Lioglyphostoma sp 1
Collected: Bahía Portete. References: CY0700.
Coordenates: N12º52,983”; W72º12,916” Collected: Santa Veronica.
Depth Collected: 452 m. Coordenates: N10°55,478”; W075°08,150”
Size: 36 mm. Depth Collected: 50 m.
Local Distribution: GUA. Size: 12 mm.
Global Distribution: Colombia. Local Distribution: MAG.
Global Distribution: Colombia.
Genus Lioglyphostoma Woodring, 1928
Genus Mangelia Risso, 1826
869. Lioglyphostoma oenoa (Bartsch, 1934)
References: Bartsch (1934), CY0697. 875. Mangelia sp 1
Collected: Bocas de Ceniza. References: CY0701.
Coordenates: N11°10,202”; W074°54,061” Collected: Taganga.
Depth Collected: 120 m. Coordenates: N11°01,219”; W74°25,111”
Depth Range: 110 to 293 m. Depth Collected: 70 m.
Size: 10 mm. Size: 11 mm.
Local Distribution: MAG. Local Distribucion: TAY.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Puerto Rico, United States. Global Distribution: Colombia.
Genus Mitrolumna Bucquoy & Dautzemberg, 1882 Synonyms: Pleurotoma harfordiana auct. non Reeve, 1843; Drillia
auberti Lamy, 1934.
876. Mitrolumna biplicata (Dall, 1889) Local Distribution: MOR.
References: Dall (1927), Leal (1991), Odé (1991), Díaz & Puyana Global Distribution: Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico, Panama.
(1994), CY0702.
Collected: Golfo de Morrosquillo.
881. Pilsbryspira leucocyma (Dall, 1884)
Coordenates: N9°34,397”; W75°48,513”
References: Dautzenberg (1900), Moore (1958), Olsson & McGinty
Depth Collected: 70 m. (1958), Lyons et al. (1971), Maes (1983), Lyons (1989), Díaz et al. (1990),
Depth Range: 10 to 805 m. Fernández Milera (1998), CY0707.
Size: 9 mm. Collected: Vía Parque Isla Salamanca.
Synonyms: Mitra grammatula Dall, 1927. Coordenates: N11°01,219”; W74°25,111”
Local Distributor: MOR. Depth Collected: 40 m.
Global Distribution: Caribbean Sea, Colombia. Depth Range: 0 to 20 m.
Size: 17 mm.
Genus Nannodiella Dall, 1919 Synonyms: Buccinum zebra Lamarck, 1822.
Local Distribution: MAG, TAY.
877. Nannodiella vespuciana (d'Orbigny, 1847) Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Honduras,
References: Rios (1985), Odé (1992), Princz (1982), Díaz & Puyana Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands.
(1994), Espinosa & Ortea (2001), CY0703.
Collected: Vía Parque Isla Salamanca. 882. Pilsbryspira nodata (C. B. Adams, 1850)
Coordenates: N11°01,219”; W74°25,111” References: Princz (1982), Ortiz-Corps (1985), Maes (1983), Reed &
Depth Collected: 55 m. Mikkelsen (1987), Díaz et al. (1990), Fernández Milera (1998).
Depth Range: 0 to 103 m. Range: 27.45°N to 9.4°N; 91°W to 61.5°W
Size: 4 mm. Depth Range: 0 to 42 m (live 2 to 5 m).
Synonyms: Pleurotoma angulifera Reeve, 1846; Mangilia oxytata Bush, Size: 13.3 mm.
1885; Clathurella amicta Guppy, 1896; Mangilia melanitica Dall, 1901.
Synonyms: Pleurotoma ornata auct. non d’Orbigny, 1842; Clathrodrillia
Local Distributor: MAG. albinodata auct. non Reeve, 1846; Pleurotoma albomaculata d’Orbigny,
Global Distribution: Bahamas, Colombia. 1847; Pleurotoma albopustulata E. A. Smith, 1882.
Local Distribution: TAY.
Genus Pleurotomella Verrill, 1873 Global Distribution: Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico, Panama,
Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
878. Pleurotomella sp 1
References: CY 0704.
Collected: Golfo de Morrosquillo.
883. Pilsbryspira zebroides (Weinkauff, 1876)
References: Díaz & Puyana (1994), Sunderland (1991), CY0708.
Coordenates: N9°34,397”; W75°48,513”
Collected: Cabo de la Vela.
Depth Collected: 600 m.
Coordenates: N12°14,089”; W72°07,058”
Size: 68 mm.
Depth Collected: 20 m.
Local Distribution: MOR, CAO.
Depth Range: 13 to 13 m.
Size: 11 mm.
Genus Pilsbryspira Bartsch, 1950 Synonyms: Pleurotoma albomaculata C. B. Adams, 1845; Drillia greeleyi
Dall, 1901; Drillia melonesiana Dall & Simpson, 1901.
879. Pilsbryspira albocincta (C. B. Adams, 1845) Local Distribution: TAY, GUA.
References: Olsson & McGinty (1958), Usticke (1959), Lyons (1989), Global Distribution: Colombia, Dominican Republic.
Díaz & Puyana (1994), Tippett (1995), CY0705.
Collected: Cabo de la Vela.
Coordenates: N12°14,089”; W72°07,058” Genus Polystira Woodring, 1928
Depth Collected: 40 m.
884. Polystira albida (G. Perry, 1811)
Depth Range: 0 to 15 m.
References: Bullis (1956), Altena (1975), Princz (1978), Odé (1991),
Size: 13 mm. Fernández Milera (1998), Macsotay & Campos (2001), Petit (2003),
Synonyms: Pleurotoma pulchra Reeve, 1846; Pleurotoma CY0709.
ornata d’Orbigny, 1847. Collected: Taganga.
Local Distributor: MOR, TAY, GUA, ARCO. Coordenates: N11°18,192”; W074°12,214”
Global Distribution: Bahamas, Colombia, Jamaica, Panama, Puerto Depth Collected: 80 m.
Rico, United States, Virgin Islands. Depth Range: 15 to 229 m.
Size: 82 mm.
880. Pilsbryspira flucki (Brown & Pilsbry, 1913) Synonyms: Pleurotoma virgo Lamarck, 1816; Turris nivea Reeve, 18430.
References: Lamy (1934), Radwin (1969), Tippett (1995), CY0706. Local Distribution: TAY.
Collected: Golfo de Morrosquillo. Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Jamaica, Panama,
Coordenates: N9°34,397”; W75°48,513” Puerto Rico, Surinam, United States, Venezuela.
Depth Collected: 50 m.
Depth Range: 0 to 36 m. 885. Polystira barretti (Guppy, 1866)
Size: 22 mm. References: Petuch (1981), Penchaszadeh (1982), CY0710.
888. Polystira sunderlandi Petuch, 1987 893. Pyrgocythara cinctella (Pfeiffer, 1840)
References: Pfeiffer (1840), Faber (2004).
References: Odé (1991), CY0713.
Range: 35°N to 23°S; 91°W to 34.9°W
Collected: Taganga.
Depth Range: 0 to 2 m.
Coordenates: N11°18,192”; W074°12,214”
Size: 5.6 mm.
Depth Collected: 90 m.
Synonyms: Pleurotoma fusca C. B. Adams, 1845;
Depth Range: 15 to 229 m.
Pleurotoma caribaea d’Orbigny, 1847.
Size: 42 mm.
Local Distribution: ARCO.
Local Distribution: TAY.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Cuba.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Jamaica, Panama,
Puerto Rico, Surinam, United States, Venezuela.
894. Pyrgocythara crassicostata (C. B. Adams, 1850)
889. Polystira tellea (Dall, 1889) References: C. B. Adams (1850), CY0718.
References: Bullis (1956), Odé (1991), CY0714. Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Collected: Taganga. Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°06,270”
Coordenates: N11°18,192”; W074°12,214” Depth Collected: 40 m.
Depth Collected: 90 m. Size: 4 mm.
Depth Range: 53 to 439 m. Local Distribution: TAY.
Size: 29 mm. Global Distribution: Colombia, Jamaica.
Local Distribution: TAY.
Global Distribution: Colombia, United States. 895. Pyrgocythara filosa Rehder, 1943
References: Rehder (1943), Radwin (1969), Díaz et al. (1990), CY0719.
890. Polystira vibex (Dall, 1889) Range: 26°N to 9.4°N; 81.8°W to 74°W
References: Dall (1889), CY0715. Depth Range: 8 to 15 m.
Collected: Taganga. Size: 6.5 mm.
Coordenates: N11°18,192”; W074°12,214” Local Distribution: ARCO.
Depth Collected: 100 m. Global Distribution: Colombia, Mexico, Panama, United States.
Depth Range: 73 to 366 m.
Size: 17 mm. 896. Pyrgospira ostrearum (Stearns, 1872)
Synonyms: Pleurotoma antillarum Crosse,1865. References: Dautzenberg (1900), Princz (1982), Odé (1991), Williams
Local Distribution: TAY. (2005), CY0720.
Collected: Cabo de la Vela. Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico,Virgin Islands.
Coordenates: N12°14,089”; W72°07,058”
Depth Collected: 30 m.
901. Strictispira fuscescens (Reeve, 1843)
Depth Range: 0 to 165 m.
References: Rice & Kornicker (1965), Leal (1991), Macsotay &
Size: 13 mm. Campos (2001), Williams (2005), CY0725.
Local Distributor: GUA. Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Global Distribution: Bahamas, Colombia, Jamaica, Venezuela. Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°06,270”
Depth Collected: 30 m.
Genus Rimosodaphnella Cossmann, 1915 Size: 24 mm.
Local Distribution: TAY, ARCO.
897. Rimosodaphnella morra (Dall, 1881) Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Mexico,
References: Dall (1881), Dall (1889), Odé (1992), Kaicher (1984), Panama, Puerto Rico, United States, Venezuela.
CY0721.
Collected: Cabo de la Vela.
Coordenates; N12°14,089”; W72°07,058” Genus Tenaturris Woodring, 1928
Depth Collected: 40 m.
Depth Range: 9 to 823 m.
902. Tenaturris dysoni (Reeve, 1846)
References: Reeve (1846), CY0726.
Size: 3 mm.
Collected: Bahía Concha, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Synonyms: Pleurotoma occidentalis Reeve, 1846.
Coordenates: N11°17,579”; W74°03,157”
Local Distribution: TAY.
Depth Collected: 50 m.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, United States.
Size: 6 mm.
Synonyms: Kurtziella macula Usticke, 1969.
Genus Rubellatoma Bartsch & Rehder, 1939. Local Distribution: TAY.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Virgin Islands.
898. Rubellatoma rubella (Kurtz & Stimpson, 1851)
References: Bush (1885); Lyons (1989); Odé (1992), NMNH 903169,
CY0722. 903. Tenaturris bartlettii (Dall, 1889)
Range: 35.34°N to 19°S; 94.5°W to 41°W References: Dall (1889), Parker & Curray (1956), Rice & Kornicker
Depth Range: 11 to 146 m. (1965), Leal (1991), CY0727.
Size: 11 mm. Collected: Cabo de la Vela.
Local Distribution: ARCO. Coordenates: N12°14,089”; W72°07,058”
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, United States. Depth Collected: 55 m.
Size: 11 mm.
Local Distribution: GUA.
Genus Strictispira MacLean, 1971 Global Distribution: Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, Honduras.
Macsotay & Campos (2001), NMNH 888637, CY0737. Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY.
Collected: Taganga. Global Distribution: Bermuda, Brazil, Cape Verde Islands,
Coordenates: N11°17,320”; W074°12,427” Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto
Rico, Surinam, United States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
Depth Collected: 50 m.
Depth Range: 0 to 73 m.
Size: 45 mm. 919. Heliacus cylindricus (Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms: Solarium granulatum Lamarck, 1816; Solarium granosum References: Warmke & Abbott (1961), Princz (1982), Talavera (1982),
Valenciennes, 1832; Solarium quadriceps Hinds, 1844; Solarium Robinson & Montoya (1987), NMNH 161358, CY0741.
verrucosum Philippi, 1849; Solarium quadriseriatum Sowerby I, 1850; Collected: Taganga.
Architectonica valenciennesii Mörch, 1859; Solarium sexlineare Nelson, Coordenates: N11°18,192”; W074°12,214”
1870; Architectonica wroblewskyi Mörch, 1875; Solarium intraornatum
White, 1887; Solarium ordinarium E. A. Smith, 1890; Solarium villarelloi Depth Collected: 70 m.
Böse, 1906; Solarium gatunense Toula, 1909; Architectonica corusca Depth Range: 0 to 46 m.
Olsson, 1932. Size: 15 mm.
Local Distribution: MAG, TAY, GUA, ARCO. Synonyms: Solarium aethiops Menke, 1830; Solarium cyclostomum
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Jamaica, Menke, 1830; Solarium herberti Deshayes, 1830; Solarium nubilum
Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Surinam, United States, Venezuela, Philippi, 1849.
Virgin Islands. Local Distribution: MOR, TAY.
Global Distribution: Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba,
Jamaica, Panama, Puerto Rico, United States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
915. Architectonica sindermanni Merrill & Boss, 1984
References: Rios (1985), Bieler (1993).
Range: 34.5°N to 13.2°N; 91°W to 59.65°W Genus Psilaxis Woodring, 1928
Depth Range: 80 to 329 m. 920. Psilaxis krebsii (Mörch, 1875)
Size: 17.5 mm. References: Mörch (1875), Warmke & Abbott (1961), Robertson
Synonymy: Architectonica uruguaya Carcelles, 1953. (1964), Rice & Kornicker (1965), Porter (1974), Bieler (1993), García
Local Distribution: TAY. (2005), CY0742.
Global Distribution: Colombia, United States. Collected: Bahía Neguanje, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°04,564”
Depth Collected: 40 m.
Genus Calodisculus Rehder, 1935 Depth Range: 9 to 115 m.
916. Calodisculus retifera (Dall, 1892) Size: 10 mm.
References: Jong & Coomans (1988), CY0738. Synonyms: Philippia hybrida auct. non Linnaeus, 1758; Solarium
pseudoperspectivum auct. non Brocchi, 1814; Philippia layardi auct. non
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. A. Adams, 1855.
Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157” Local Distribution: TAY.
Depth Collected: 30 m. Global Distribution: ABC Islands, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica,
Size: 3 mm. Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, United
Local Distribution: TAY. States, Virgin Islands.
Global Distribution: Bahamas, Colombia.
Genus Solatisonax Iredale, 1931
Genus Discotectonica Marwick, 1931 921. Solatisonax sigsbeei (Dall, 1889)
References: Dall (1889), Bieler (1993), CY0743.
917. Discotectonica discus (Philippi, 1844)
Collected: Taganga.
References: Philippi (1844), García (2002), MHNMC MOL-2374, CY0739.
Coordenates: N11°18,192”; W074°12,214”
Collected: Bahía Neguanje, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Depth Collected: 100 m.
Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°04,564”
Depth Range: 567 to 567 m.
Depth Collected: 80 m.
Size: 5 mm.
Depth Range: 80 to 329 m (live 90 to 140 m).
Local Distribution: TAY.
Size: 7 mm.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Cuba.
Local Distribution: TAY.
Global Distribution: Colombia, United States.
Genus Spirolaxis Monterosato, 1913
Genus Heliacus d'Orbigny, 1842 922. Spirolaxis centrifuga (Monterosato, 1890)
References: Marche-Marchad (1969), Princz (1982), Ortiz-Corps
918. Heliacus bisulcatus (d'Orbigny, 1842) (1985), Rios (1985), García & Lee (2004), NMNH 429724, CY0744.
References: Dautzenberg (1900), Warmke & Abbott (1961), Marche- Collected: Golfo de Morrosquillo.
Marchad (1969), Altena (1975), Princz (1977), Princz (1981), Vokes & Coordenates: N9°34,397”; W75°48,513”
Vokes (1983), Lyons (1989), NMNH 367372, CY0740.
Depth Collected: 100 m.
Collected: Santa Veronica.
Depth Range: 34 to 550 m.
Coordenates: N10°55,478; W075°08,150”
Size: 3 mm.
Depth Collected: 40 m. Synonyms: Bifrontia zanclaea auct. non Philippi, 1844; Omalaxis
Depth Range: 0 to 366 m. exquisitus Dall & Simpson, 1901; Pseudomalaxis macandrewi Iredale,
Size: 5 mm. 1911.
Range: 27.9°N to 9.4°N; 93.6°W to 61.8°W Range: 35°N to 23°S; 95°W to 44°W
Depth Range: 0 to 46 m. Depth Range : 0 to 538 m (live 91 to 91 m).
Size: 9.5 mm. Size: 3.4 mm.
Synonyms: Oscilla biseriata auct. non Gabb, 1881; Pyramidella vincta Synonyms: Chemnitzia pusilla C. B. Adams, 1850; Turbonilla minor
Dall, 1884. Bush, 1899; Turbonilla adamsi Cossmann, 1912.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico, Panama, Global Distribution: Brazil, Costa Rica, Colombia, Jamaica, United
United States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands. States.
978. Murchisonella spectrum (Mörch, 1857) 982. Tomura bicaudata (Pilsbry & McGinty, 1946)
References: Mörch (1875), Jong & Coomans (1988), Faber (2005), References: Pilsbry & McGinty (1946), Pilsbry & McGinty (1946), Díaz
CY0782. & Puyana (1994).
Collected: Salgar. Range: 26.8°N to 12°N; 81.2°W to 74°W
Coordenates: N11°01,099”; W74°56,11” Depth Range: 0 to 0 m.
Depth Collected: 30 m. Size: 1.5 mm.
Size: 1.5 mm. Local Distribution: ARCO.
Synonyms: Marginella ovuliformis d’Orbigny, 1842. Global Distribution: Colombia, United States.
Local Distribution: MAG.
Global Distribution: ABC Islands, Bahamas, Belize, Colombia, Cuba, Order CEPHALASPIDEA
Dominican Republic, Honduras, Jamaica, United States, Venezuela,
Virgin Islands.
Superfamily BULLOIDEA Gray, 1827
Family BULLIDAE (Rafinesque, 1815)
Superfamily RINGICULOIDEA Philippi, 1853 Genus Bulla Linnaeus, 1758
Family RINGICULIDAE Philippi, 1853 983. Bulla solida Gmelin, 1791
Genus Ringicula Deshayes, 1838 References: Dautzenberg (1900), Ev. Marcus (1976), Marcus (1977),
Díaz & Puyana (1994), Mikkelsen (1996), NMNH 861910, CY0784.
979. Ringicula semistriata d’Orbigny, 1842 Collected: Salgar.
References: Dall & Simpson (1901), Parker & Curray (1956), Rice & Coordenates: N11°01,099”; W74°56,117”
Kornicker (1965), Odé (1990), Díaz & Puyana (1994). Depth Collected: 30 m.
Range: 35°N to 10.5°N; 96.1°W to 67.2°W Depth Range: 0 to 25 m.
Depth Range: 42 to 465 m. Size: 45 mm.
Size: 3 mm. Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY.
Synonyms: Ringicula tridentata Guppy, 1873;Ringicula hypograpta Global Distribution: Colombia, Cuba, Jamaica, United States.
Brown & Pilsbry, 1913.
Local Distribution: MOR.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Mexico,
984. Bulla striata Bruguière, 1792
References: E. A. Smith (1890), Marcus (1957), Andrews (1977), Princz
United States.
(1978), Cosel (1986), Fernández Milera (1998), Macsotay & Campos
(2001), García & Lee (2004), Vegas Torres (2004), NMNH 757605,
CY0785.
980. Ringicula nitida A. E. Verrill, 1872
Collected: Vía Parque Isla Salamanca.
References: A. E. Verrill (1872), Dall (1881), Bouchet (1975), Odé
(1990), NMNH 832533. Coordenates: N11°01,219”; W74°25,111”
Range: 44°N to 9.08°S; 94°W to 0°W Depth Collected: 25 m.
Depth Range: 110 to 1966 m. Depth Range: 0 to 81 m.
Size: 7.5 mm. Size: 30 mm.
Synonymy: Ringicula leptocheila Brugnone, 1873; Ringicula pulchella Synonyms: Bulla umbilicata Röding, 1798; Bulla amygdalus Dillwyn,
1817; Bulla ibyx Dillwyn, 1817; Bulla alba Turton, 1825; Bulla modesta
Morlet, 1880; Ringicula peracuta Watson, 1883; Ringicula blanchardi
Risso, 1826; Bulla columnae delle Chiaje, 1841; Bulla media Philippi,
auct. non Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1896; Ringicula pirulina Locard, 1897;
1847; Bulla nebulosa auct. non A. Adams, 1850; Bulla occidentalis A.
Ringicula ventricosa Locard, 1897; Ringicula gianninii Nordsieck, 1974.
Adams, 1850; Bulla rubiginosa Gould, 1852; Bulla brasiliensis Rigacci,
Local Distribution: ARCO. 1866; Bulla scaphandroides Pallary, 1900; Bulla minor Pallary, 1938; Bulla
Global Distribution: Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, United States. scaphanderoides Pallary, 1938.
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA, ARCO. Coordenates: N12°14,089”; 72°07,058”
Global Distribution: Brazil, Bermuda, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Depth Collected: 55 m.
Jamaica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, United States, Venezuela. Depth Range: 0 to 183 m.
Size: 11 mm.
Superfamily HAMINOEOIDEA Pilsbry, 1895 Synonyms: Atys canariensis E. A. Smith, 1872; Atys corpulentus Usticke,
1959.
Family HAMINOEIDAE Pilsbry, 1895
Local Distribution: MOR, TAY, GUA.
Genus Atys Montfort, 1810 Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Jamaica,
Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, United States, Virgin Islands.
985. Atys caribaeus (d'Orbigny,1841)
References: Dautzenberg (1900), McGinty (1962), Rice & Kornicker
(1962), Princz (1982), CY0786. Genus Haminoea Turton & Kigston, 1830
Collected: Cabo de la Vela.
Coordenates: N12°14,089”; W72°07,058” 990. Haminoea antillarum (d'Orbigny, 1841)
References: García-Cubas (1971), Thompson (1977), Andrews (1977),
Depth Collected: 40 m. Cosel (1986), NMNH 822795, CY0790.
Depth Range: 0 to 183 m. Collected: Vía Parque Isla Salamanca.
Size: 10 mm. Coordenates: N11°01,219”; W74°25,117”
Synonyms: Atys canariensis E. A. Smith, 1872; Atys sharpi Vanatta, Depth Collected: 25 m.
1901; Atys corpulentus Usticke, 1959.
Depth Range: 0 to 2 m.
Local Distribution: MOR, TAY, GUA.
Size: 11 mm.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Jamaica,
Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, United States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
Synonyms: Bulla cerina Menke, 1853; Haminea guadaloupensis
Sowerby II, 1868.
Local Distribution: MAG, TAY.
986. Atys guildingi Sowerby II, 1869 Global Distribution: Bermuda, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Colombia,
References: Sowerby II (1869), Ekdale (1974), Rios (1975), Princz Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, United States, Virgin
(1982). Islands.
Range: 21.4°N to 3°S; 86.8°W to 41°W
Depth Range: 25 to 50 m.
991. Haminoea elegans (Gray, 1825)
Size: 12 mm. References: Dautzenberg (1900), Pilsbry & Aguayo (1933), Nicklès
Local Distribution: MAG. (1950), Parker (1955), Parker (1959), Er. Marcus (1957), Marcus &
Global Distribution: Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela. Marcus (1967), Thompson (1977), Princz (1982), Cosel (1986), Espinosa
& Ortea (2003), NMNH 836961, CY0791.
987. Atys macandrewii E. A. Smith,1872 Collected: Bahía Neguanje, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
References: E. A. Smith (1872), Marcus (1971), Martínez & Ortea Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°04,564”
(1998), Espinosa & Ortea (2003), García & Lee (2003), CY0787. Depth Collected: 50 m.
Collected: Bahía Concha, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Depth Range: 0 to 34 m.
Coordenates: N11°17,579”; W74°09,142” Size: 17 mm.
Depth Collected: 50 m. Synonyms: Bullaea guildingii Swainson, 1840; Bulla diaphana Gould,
1852; Haminoea taylorae Petuch, 1987.
Depth Range: 11 to 75 m.
Size: 6 mm. Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY.
Global Distribution: ABC Islands, Bermuda, Brazil. Colombia, Costa
Synonyms: Atys lineatus Usticke, 1959. Rica, Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, United States, Venezuela,
Local Distribution: MAG, TAY. Virgin Islands.
Global Distribution: ABC Islands, Bahamas, Brazil, Colombia,
Costa Rica, United States.
992. Haminoea glabra (A. Adams, 1850)
References: Dautzenberg (1900), Olsson & McGinty (1958), Vokes &
988. Atys riiseanus Mörch, 1875 Vokes (1983).
References : Abbott (1974), CY0788. Range: 22.5°N to 9.4°N; 89.7°W to 74.3°W
Collected: Vía Parque Isla Salamanca. Depth Range: 0 to 30 m.
Coordenates: N11°01,219”; W74°25,117” Size: 4.3 mm.
Depth Collected: 50 m. Local Distribution: ARCO.
Depth Range: 2 to 93 m. Global Distribution: Colombia, Mexico, Panama.
Size: 9 mm.
Synonyms: Atys caribaeus auct. non d’Orbigny, 1841; Cylichna noronyensis
Watson, 1883; Atys cylindrella Usticke, 1971. 993. Haminoea petitii (d'Orbigny, 1841)
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA. References: Maury (1922), Marcus (1971), CY0792.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Collected: Santa Veronica.
Republic, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, United Coordenates: N10°55,478”; W075°08,150”
States, Virgin Islands. Depth Collected: 30 m.
Depth Range: 1 to 23 m.
989. Atys sharpi Vanatta, 1901 Size: 9 mm.
References: Vanatta (1901), M. Smith (1941), Ev. Marcus (1971), Local Distribution: TAY, GUA.
Espinosa & Ortea (2003), CY0789. Global Distribution: ABC Islands, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Colombia,
Collected: Cabo de la Vela. Cuba, Mexico, Puerto Rico, United States, Virgin Islands.
994. Haminoea succinea (Conrad, 1846) Family CYLICHNIDAE , H. Adams & A. Adams, 1845
References: Dall (1884), Parker & Curray (1956), García-Cubas (1971), Genus Acteocina Gray, 1847
Lyons et al. (1971), Marcus (1977), Princz (1986), Díaz & Puyana (1994),
Macsotay & Campos (2001), NMNH 843499, CY0793. 999. Acteocina lepta Woodringny, 1928
Collected: Santa Veronica. References: Mikkelsen & Mikkelsen (1987), Lyons (1989), Odé
Coordenates: N10°55,478”; W075°08,150” (1990), CY0794.
Depth Collected: 50 m. Collected: Salgar.
Depth Range: 0 to 55 m. Coordenates: N11°01,099”; W74°56,117”
Size: 10 mm. Depth Collected: 35 m.
Synonyms: Haminoea solidior Vanatta, 1901. Depth Range: 2 to 457 m.
Local Distribution: MAG, TAY, GUA. Size: 3 mm.
Global Distribution: Bermuda, Colombia, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Synonyms: Retusa candei auct. non d’Orbigny, 1841; Tornatina
United States, Venezuela. cylindrica Emmons, 1858.
Local Distribution: MAG.
Global Distribuction: Barbados, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Colombia,
Superfamily PHILINOIDEA Gray, 1850 Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, United States.
Size: 2 mm. (1956), Parker & Curray (1956), Rice & Kornicker (1965) . Marcus (1974),
Local Distribution: GUA. Odé (1990), NMNH 836682, CY0802.
Global Distribution: Colombia. Collected: Bahía Portete.
Coordenates: N12°12,425”; W71°57,437”
Depth Collected: 30 m.
Genus Cylichna Loven, 1846 Depth Range: 44 to 649 m.
1004. Cylichna krebsii Mörch, 1875 Size: 40 mm.
References: Mörch (1875), Warmke & Abbott (1961), Radwin (1969), Synonyms: Scaphander rehderi Bullis, 1956.
Díaz & Puyana (1994), CY0799. Local Distribution: DAR, MOR, GUA.
Collected: Bahía Concha, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Global Distribution: Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, United States,
Coordenates: N11°17,579”; W74°09,142” Venezuela.
Depth Collected: 35 m.
Depth Range: 20 to 23 m. Family RETUSIDAE (Thiéle, 1926)
Size: 3 mm.
Genus Paravolvulella Harry, 1967
Local Distribution: MAG, TAY.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Panama, Puerto Rico. 1009. Paravolvulella texasiana (Harry, 1967)
References: Harry (1967), Andrews (1977), Odé (1990), Díaz &
Genus Cylichnella Gabb, 1872 Puyana (1994), CY0803.
Collected: Bahía Concha, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
1105. Cylichnella bidentata (d'Orbigny, 1841) Coordenates: N11°17,579”; W74°09,142”
References: Sykes & Hall (1970), Gosliner (1979), Princz (1982), Cosel Depth Collected: 70 m.
(1986), Lyons (1989), Odé (1990), CY0800.
Depth Range: 0 to 139 m.
Collected: Vía Parque Isla Salamanca. Size: 3.8 mm.
Coordenates: N11°01,219”; W74°25,111” Local Distribution: TAY, GUA.
Depth Collected: 55 m. Global Distribution: Colombia, United States.
Depth Range: 0 to 366 m.
Size: 2 mm.
Synonyms: Bulla biplicata H. C. Lea, 1845; Cylichnella mareana Weisbord, Genus Retusa Brown, 1926
1962.
Local Distribution: MAG. 1010. Retusa sulcata (d'Orbigny, 1841)
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico, References: d’Orbigny (1841), Olsson & McGinty (1958), Princz
Panama, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, United States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands. (1982), Odé (1990), NMNH 843060, CY0804.
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157”
Genus Scaphander Montfort, 1810
Depth Collected: 25 m.
1006. Scaphander clavus Dall, 1889 Depth Range: 5 to 174 m.
References: Watson (1886), Bush (1893), Bouchet (1975), NMNH Size: 3 mm.
836676. Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA.
Range: 68°N to 8.13°N; 89°W to 0°W Global Distribution: Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Panama, United
Depth Range: 20 to 2683 m. States, Venezuela.
Size: 36 mm.
Synonyms: Scaphander zonatus auct. non Turton, 1834; Bulla
punctostriata Mighels & Adams, 1842; Scaphander librarius Lovén, 1846; Genus Volvulella Newton, 1891
Cryptaxis crebripunctatus Jeffreys, 1883; Scaphander clavus Dall, 1889;
Scaphander elongatus Locard, 1897; Scaphander inflatus Locard, 1897; 1011. Volvulella persimilis (Mörch, 1875)
Scaphander intermedius Locard, 1897. References: Marcus & Marcus (1960), Harry (1967), Altena (1975),
Local Distribution: DAR. Andrews (1977), Princz (1983), Mello & Perrier (1986), Odé (1990),
NMNH 800122, CY0805.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico,
United States. Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157”
Depth Collected: 15 m.
1007. Scaphander darius Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967 Depth Range: 0 to 805 m.
References: Marcus & Marcus (1967), Marcus (1971), Marcus (1974),
NMNH 836677, CY0801. Size: 3 mm.
Collected: Golfo de Morrosquillo. Synonyms: Volvula cylindrica Gabb, 1873; Volvula oxytata Bush, 1885;
Volvula cercadensis Van Winkle, 1921; Volvulella moerchi Dall, 1927;
Coordenates: N9°34,397”; W75°48,513” Volvula ischnatracta Pilsbry, 1931.
Depth Collected: 80 m. Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA.
Depth Range: 18 to 374 m. Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico,
Size: 25 mm. Puerto Rico, Surinam, United States, Venezuela.
Local Distribution: DAR, MOR, TAY.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Panama. 1012. Volvulella recta Harry, 1967
References: Abbott, (1974), NMNH 843059, CY0806.
1008. Scaphander watsoni Dall, 1881 Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
References: Dautzenberg (1900), McGinty (1955), Bullis (1956), Bullis Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157”
Depth Collected: 25 m. Local Distribution: DAR, MOR, MAG, TAY, PAL, ARCO.
Depth Range: 0 to 305 m. Global Distribution: Bermuda, Colombia, Cuba, Puerto Rico, United
Size: 3.5 mm. States, Venezuela.
Synonyms: Bulla acuta d’Orbigny, 1841; Volvula minuta Bush, 1885;
Volvula bushii Dall, 1889.
1016. Cavolinia inflexa (Lesueur, 1813)
Local Distribution: MAG, TAY. References: Verrill (1882), Pelseneer (1888), Dall & Simpson (1901),
Global Distribution: Colombia, United States. Bé & Gilmer (1977), Princz (1982), Suárez-Morales & Gasca (1998),
NMNH 875034, CY0810.
Order THECOSOMATA Collected: Salgar.
Coordenates: N11°01,009”; W74°56,117”
Superfamily CAVOLINIOIDEA Gray, 1850 Depth Collected: 30 m.
Family CAVOLINIIDAE Gray, 1850 Depth Range: 88 to 668 m.
Genus Cavolinia Abildgaard, 1791 Size: 10 mm.
Synonyms: Hyalaea elongata Blainville, 1821; Archonta exploratus
1013. Cavolinia tridentata (Forsskal, 1775) Férussac, 1822; Diacria pellucida (Eschscholtz, 1825); Hyalaea depressa
References: Verrill (1882), Pelseneer (1888), Bush (1893), Bé & Gilmer d’Orbigny, 1834; Hyalaea labiata d’Orbigny, 1834; Hyalaea vaginellina
(1977), Princz & González (1982), Odé (1991), NMNH 822695, CY0807. Cantraine, 1835; Hyalaea uncinata Philippi, 1836; Cleodora curvata
Collected: Bahía Concha, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Souleyet, 1851; Cleodora pleuropus Rang, 1852; Hyalea imitans Pfeffer,
1880; Hyalaea lata Boas, 1886; Cavolinia major Locard, 897; Cavolinia
Coordenates: N11°17,579”; W74°09,142” minor Locard, 1897.
Depth Collected: 50 m. Local Distribution: DAR, MOR, MAG, TAY, PAL, ARCO.
Depth Range: 0 to 4791 m. Global Distribution: Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico,
Size: 10 mm. Puerto Rico, United States, Venezuela.
Synonyms: Monoculus telemus Linnaeus, 1758; Cavolina natans
Abildgaard, 1791; Hyalaea cornea Lamarck, 1801; Hyalaea papilionacea
Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1804; Hyalaea australis Péron & Lesueur, 1807; 1017. Cavolinia longirostris (Blainville, 1821)
Hyalaea chemnitziana Lesueur, 1813; Hyalaea peronii Lesueur, 1813; References: van der Spoel & Boltovskoy, (1961), NMNH 804005,
Hyalaea teniobranchea Lamarck, 1816; Hyalaea forskahlii Blainville, 1821; CY0811.
Hyalaea rangii Deshayes, 1832; Hyalaea affinis d’Orbigny, 1834; Hyalaea
Collected: Taganga.
truncata Krauss, 1848; Pleuropus longifilis Troschel, 1854; Cleodora trifilis
Troschel, 1854; Hyalea complanata Gegenbaur, 1855; Hyalaea cumingii Coordenates: N11°18,192”; W074°12,214”
Sowerby II, 1877; Hyalaea nebulosa Sowerby II, 1877; Cavolina occidentalis Depth Collected: 70 m.
Dall, 1908; Cavolinia kraussi Tesch, 1913; Cavolinia platea Tesch, 1948; Size: 9 mm.
Cavolinia atlantica van der Spoel, 1974; Cavolinia bermudensis van der
Local Distribution: DAR, MOR, MAG, TAY, PAL, ARCO.
Spoel, 1974; Cavolinia dakarensis van der Spoel, 1974; Cavolinia danae
van der Spoel, 1974; Cavolinia teschi van der Spoel, 1974. Global Distribution: Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico,
Puerto Rico, United States, Venezuela.
Local Distribution: DAR, MOR, MAG, TAY, PAL, ARCO.
Global Distribution: Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, Jamaica, Mexico,
United States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands. Genus Clio Linnaeus, 1767
1018. Clio pyramidata Linnaeus, 1767
1014. Cavolinia uncinata (Rang, 1829) References: Verrill (1882), Pelseneer (1888), Posselt & Jensen (1899),
References: Bush (1893), Dautzenberg (1900), Dall & Simpson Bush (1893), Rice & Kornicker (1965), Bé & Gilmer (1977), Odé (1991),
(1901), van der Spoel (1976), Odé (1991), Suárez-Morales & Gasca Suárez-Morales & Gasca (1998), NMNH 824129, CY0812.
(1998), NMNH 824083, CY0808.
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Collected: Bocas de Ceniza. Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157”
Coordenates: N11°10,202”; W074°54,061” Depth Collected: 35 m.
Depth Collected: 100 m. Depth Range: 0 to 3718 m.
Depth Range: 0 to 3400 m. Size: 15 mm.
Size: 10 mm. Synonyms: Cleodora caudata Linnaeus, 1767; Clio retusa Linnaeus,
Synonyms: Hyalea uncinatiformis Pfeffer, 1880; Cavolinia pulsata van 1767; Hyalaea lanceolata Lesueur, 1813; Cleodora brownii Blainville,
der Spoel, 1969; Cavolinia roperi van der Spoel, 1969. 1823; Cleodora lamartinieri d’Orbigny, 1841; Cleodora exacuta Gould,
Local Distribution: DAR, MOR, MAG, TAY, PAL, ARCO. 1852; Cleodora occidentalis Dall, 1871; Cleodora lobata Sowerby II, 1877;
Global Distribution: Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Cleodora martensii Pfeffer, 1880; Cleodora angusta Boas, 1886; Cleodora
United States, Venezuela, Puerto Rico. lata Boas, 1886; Cleodora bowdenensis Collins, 1934; Clio excisa van der
Spoel, 1963.
Local Distribution: TAY.
1015. Cavolinia gibbosa (d'Orbigny, 1834) Global Distribution: Bermuda, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico,
References: Pelseneer (1888), Bush (1893), Dall & Simpson (1901), Puerto Rico, United States, Venezuela.
van der Spoel (1976), Princz (1982), NMNH 848169, CY0809.
Collected: Santa Veronica.
Coordenates: N10°55,478”; W075°08,150”
Genus Creseis Rang, 1828
Depth Collected: 55 m. 1019. Creseis acicula (Rang, 1828)
Depth Range: 0 to 4810 m. References: Pelseneer (1888), Dautzenberg (1900), Dall & Simpson
Size: 10 mm. (1901), van der Spoel (1976), Bé & Gilmer (1977), Princz (1977), Princz
Synonyms: Hyalaea flava d’Orbigny, 1834; Hyalaea gibbosa d’Orbigny, & González (1982), Suárez-Morales & Gasca (1998), Valdés & Héros
1834; Hyalea gegenbauri Pfeffer, 1880; Pleuropus hargeri A. E. Verrill, (1998), NMNH 807272, CY0813.
1882; Cavolinia plana Meisenheimer, 1905. Collected: Taganga.
Bergh, 1905; Aplysia operta Burne, 1906; Aplysia odorata Risbec, 1928; Range: 29°N to 24°S; 83°W to 35°W
Aplysia annulifera Thiele, 1930; Aplysia bourailli Risbec, 1951. Depth Range: 0 to 5 m.
Local Distribution: TAY. Size: 20 mm.
Global Distribution: ABC Islands, Bermuda, Belize, Brazil, Cayman Local Distribution: TAY.
Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico,
United States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands. Global Distribution: ABC Islands, Barbados, Brazil Colombia, Costa
Rica, Puerto Rico, United States.
Global Distribution: ABC Islands, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, bermudense Mörch, 1875; Umbrella plicatula Martens, 1881.
Jamaica, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago,United States. Local Distribution: DAR, MOR, MAG, TAY.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Costa Rica, United States.
Family BOSELLIIDAE Gray, 1840
Genus Bosellia Trinchese, 1891 Order NUDIPLEURA
Superfamily PLEUROBRANCHOIDEA Gray, 1827
1036. Bosellia mimetica Trinchese, 1891 Family PLEUROBRANCHIDAE Gray, 1827
References: Clark (1994), NMNH 578195.
Range: 32.3°N to 13°S; 80.3°W to 39°W Genus Berthella Blainville, 1824.
Depth Range: 2 to 2 m.
1040. Berthella agassizii (MacFarland, 1909)
Size: 8 mm.
References: MacFarland (1909), Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus (1970), Clark
Synonyms: Bosellia curasoae Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1970. (1984), Ev. Marcus (1984), Sterrer (1986).
Local Distribution: DAR. Range: 32.3°N to 24°S; 80°W to 36°W
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, United States. Depth Range: 1 to 1 m (live 1 to 1 m).
Size: 25 mm.
Superfamily LIMAPONTIOIDAE Gray, 1847 Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia.
Family LIMAPONTIIDAE Gray, 1847
Genus Placida Trinchese, 1876 1041. Berthella stellata (Risso, 1826)
References: Gosliner & Bertsch (1988); Hess & Abbott (1994); García,
1037. Placida dendritica (Alder & Hancock, 1843) Troncoso & Domínguez (2002).
References: Er. Marcus (1961), Marcus & Marcus (1963), Platts (1985), Range: 25°N to 24°S; 86.83°W to 32.4°W
Thompson (1988), NMNH 575607. Depth Range: 0 to 7 m (live 0 to 7 m).
Range: 42°N to 12°N; 76.7°W to 0°W Size: 20 mm.
Synonyms: Calliopaea dendritica Alder & Hancock, 1843; Hermaea Synonyms: Pleurobranchus pellucidus Pease, 1860; Berthella tupala Er.
venosa Lovén, 1844; Hermaea lutescens A. Costa, 1866; Hermaea Marcus, 1957; Berthella postrema Burn, 1962; Berthinellops serenitas Burn,
orbicularis A. Costa, 1866; Hermaea brevicornis A. Costa, 1867; Hermaea 1962; Berthella albocrossata Heller & Thompson, 1983.
ornata MacFarland, 1966. Global Distribution: Brazil, Mexico.
Local Distributon: ARCO.
Global Distribution: ABC Islands, Colombia, United States.
Genus Gymnotoplax Pilsbry, 1896
Superfamily CYLINDROBULLOIDEA Thiele, 1931 1043. Gymnotoplax quadridens (Mörch, 1863)
Family CYLINDROBULLIDAE Thiele, 1931 References: Díaz & Puyana (1994).
Range: 18.5°N to 18.15°S; 77.5°W to 36°W
Genus Cylindrobulla P. Fischer, 1856
Depth Range: 1 to 50 m.
1038. Cylindrobulla beauii P. Fischer, 1857 Size: 67 mm.
References: Abbott (1974, Díaz & Puyana (1994), NMNH 843558. Synonyms: Berthella quadridens Mörch, 1863.
Range: 32.3°N to 9.62°S; 88°W to 35.26°W Local Distribution: TAY.
Depth Range: 1 to 2.5 m. Global Distribution: Barbados, Brazil, Colombia, Haiti, Puerto
Rico, Venezuela.
Size: 13.6 mm.
Local Distribution: TAY.
Global Distribution: ABC Islands, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Genus Pleurobranchus Cuvier, 1804
Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, United
States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands. 1043. Pleurobranchus inconspicua Bergh, 1897
References: A. Valdes et. al (2006), Marcus & Marcus (1957), Ardila
& Rachello (2005).
Order UMBRACULIDA Range: 35.2°N to 40.53°S; 97°W to 35°W
Superfamily UMBRACULOIDEA Dall, 1889 Depth Range: 0 to 150 m (live 0 to 150 m).
Family UMBRACULIDAE Dall, 1889 Size: 60 mm.
Genus Umbraculum Schumacher, 1817 Synonyms: Pleurobranchaea hedgpethi Abbott, 1952; Pleurobranchaea
hamva Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1957; Pleurobranchaea gela Ev. Marcus
& Er. Marcus, 1966.
1039. Umbraculum umbraculum (Lightfoot, 1786) Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia.
References: Odé (1990), Espinosa & Ortea (2003), NMNH 877165,
CY0820.
Collected: Vía Parque Isla Salamanca. 1044. Pleurobranchus areolatus Mörch, 1863
Coordenates: N11°01,219”; W74°25,111” References: A. Valdes et. al (2006), NMNH 739601.
Depth Collected: 50 m. Size: 150 mm.
Size: 40 mm. Global Distribution: Venezuela, Jamaica.
Synonyms: Patella sinica Gmelin, 1791; Patella umbellata Gmelin,
1791; Umbrella mediterranea Lamarck, 1812; Umbraculum chinense
Schumacher, 1817; Parmophorus patelloide Cantraine, 1835; Umbrella 1045. Pleurobranchus testudinarius (Cantraine, 1840)
lamarckiana Récluz, 1843; Umbrella ovalis Carpenter, 1856; Operculatum References: Díaz & Puyana, (1994).
Range: 11°N to 2.08°S; 74°W to 0°W Global Distribution: Barbados, Colombia, Jamaica, Mexico, United
Depth Range: 2 to 46 m. States.
Size: 25 mm.
Synonyms: Pleurobranchus emys Ev. Marcus, 1984. Genus Nuvuca Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967
Local Distribution: TAY.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia. 1051. Nuvuca Lurca Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967
References: Marcus & Marcus (1967), Díaz & Puyana (1994), NMNH
679055.
Superfamily DORIDOIDEA Rafinesque, 1815 Range: 9.3°N; 76.42°W
Family DORIDIDAE Rafinesque, 1815 Depth Range: 69 to 67 m.
Genus Doris Linnaeus, 1758 Size: 14 mm.
Local Distribution: DAR.
1046. Doris kyolis (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967) Global Distribution: Colombia.
References: Marcus & Marcus (1967), Edmunds & Just (1985).
Range: 25.5°N to 13.3°N; 80.3°W to 59.6°W
Genus Paradoris Bergh, 1884
Depth Range: 1 to 1 m.
Size: 18 mm. 1052. Paradoris mulciber (Ev. Marcus, 1971)
Local Distribution: ARCO, CAO. References: Ev. Marcus (1971), Espinosa & Ortea (2001).
Global Distribution: Barbados, Colombia, United States. Range: 9.58°N to 8°S; 82.58°W to 35°W
Depth Range: 52 to 52 m (live 52 to 52 m).
Family CHROMODORIDIDAE Bergh, 1891 Size: 19.5 mm.
Genus Chromodoris Alder y Hancock, 1855. Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica.
Order EUPULMONATA
Genus Dondice Marcus, 1958
Superfamily TRIMUSCULOIDEA J.Q. Burch, 1945
1071. Dondice occidentalis (Engel, 1925) Family TRIMUSCULIDAE J.Q. Burch, 1945
References: Abbott (1974), Díaz & Puyana (1994), NMNH 575622.
Genus Trimusculus Schmidt, 1818
Range: 34.7°N to 25°S; 82.58°W to 47.83°W
Depth Range: 0.5 to 26 m. 1075. Trimusculus goesi (Hubendick, 1946)
Size: 30 mm. References: Hubendick (1946), Warmke & Abbott (1961), Vokes &
Synonyms: Facelina bostoniensis auct. non Couthouy, 1838; Caloria Vokes (1983), Jong & Coomans (1988), CY0823.
occidentalis Engel, 1925. Collected: Bahía Neguanje, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Local Distribution: TAY. Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°04,564”
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, United States. Depth Collected: 40 m.
Depth Range: 0 to 0 m.
Genus Pauleo Millen & Hamann, 1992 Size: 12 mm.
Local Distribution: TAY.
1072. Pauleo jubatus Millen & Hamann, 1992 Global Distribution: ABC Islands, Bermuda, Colombia, Puerto Rico,
References: Millen & Hamann (1992), Hess & Abbott (1994). Mexico.
1084. Adrana cf patagonica (d'Orbigny, 1846) Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY.
References: Altena (1971), Díaz & Puyana (1994), Rios (1985), FLMNH Global Distribution: Colombia, Panamá, Surinam.
148234, CY0830.
Collected: Santa Veronica. 1090. Nucula calcicola Moore, 1977
Coordenates: N10°55,478”; W075°08,150” References: Moore (1977), Díaz & Puyana (1994), FLMNH 264322.
Depth Collected: 55 m. Range: 32.3°N to 16.8°N; 87.78°W to 64.61°W
Depth Range: 40 to 110 m. Depth Range: 1 to 11 m.
Size: 20 mm. Size: 1.9 mm.
Synonyms: Nucula lanceolata auct. non Lamarck, 1819; Leda planulata Synonyms: Nucula aegeensis auct. non Forbes, 1844.
Sowerby II, 1871; Nuculana janeiroensis E. A. Smith, 1915; Adrana Local Distribution: ARCO.
schuberti Lange de Morretes, 1940. Global Distribution: Bahamas, Bermuda, Colombia, Mexico, United
Local Ditribution: MOR, MAG. States.
Global Distribution: Argentina, Colombia.
1091. Nucula dalmasi Dautzenberg, 1900
1085. Adrana ludmillae (Petuch, 1987) References: Altena (1971), Moore (1977), CY0834.
References: Díaz & Puyana (1994), Petuch (1987). Collected: Cabo de la Vela.
Depth Range: 20 to 30 m. Coordenates: N12°13,427”; W72°12,362”
Size: 40 mm. Depth Collecetd: 35 m.
Global Distribution: MAG. Depth Range: 0 to 67 m.
Global Distribuion: Colombia. Size: 4 mm.
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA.
1086. Adrana scaphoides Rehder, 1939 Global Distribution: Colombia, Surinam, Venezuela.
References: Rehder (1939), Altena (1971), Díaz & Puyana (1994),
CY0831. 1092. Nucula semiornata Sowerby I, 1833
Collected: Bocas de Ceniza. References: Scarabino (2003), d’Orbigny (1846), Rios (1975), Bernard
Coordenates: N11°10,202”; W074°55,061” (1983), CY0835.
Depth Collected: 100 m. Collected: Santa Veronica.
Depth Range: 0 to 0 m. Coordenates: N10°55,478”; W075°08,150”
Size: 40 mm. Depth Collected: 50 m.
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG. Depth Range: 0 to 52 m.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Surinam. Size: 6 mm.
Synonyms: Nucula pisum Sowerby I, 1833.
1087. Adrana sp 1 Local Distribution: MAG.
References: CY0832. Global Distribution: Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay.
Collected: Santa Veronica.
Coordenates: N10°55,478”; W075°08,150” Genus Yoldia Moeller, 1842
Depth Collected: 55 m.
Size: 12 mm. 1093. Yoldia crosbyana (Guppy, 1882)
Local Distribution: MAG. References: Altena (1971), Mikkelsen (2005), CY0836.
Global Distribution: Colombia. Collected: Vía Parque Isla Salamanca.
Coordenates: N11°01,219”; W74°25,111”
Genus Condilonucula Moore, 1977 Depth Collected: 50 m.
Depth Range:20 to 85 m.
1088. Condilonucula cynthiae Moore 1977 Size: 12 mm.
References: Moore (1977), Díaz & Puyana (1994). Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA.
Depth Range: 1 to 8 m. Global Distribution: Colombia.
Size: 0.6 mm.
Local Distribution: ARCO. Order SOLEMYOIDA Dall, 1889
Global Distribution: Colombia. Superfamily SOLEMYOIDEA J. E. Gray, 1840
Family SOLEMYIDAE J. E. Gray, 1824
Genus Nucula Lamarck, 1799
Genus Acharax Dall, 1908
1089. Nucula venezuelana Weisbord, 1964
References: Altena (1971), Díaz & Puyana (1994), Weisbord (1964), 1094. Acharax caribbaea H. E. Vokes, 1970
CY0833. References: Vokes (1970), Díaz & Puyana (1994), NMNH 679377.
Order NUCULANOIDA Carter, Campbell & Campbell, 2000 1102. Nuculana vitrea (d’Orbigny, 1853)
Superfamily NUCULANOIDEA H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858 References: Dall (1881), Díaz & Puyana (1994), FLMNH 14096,
CY0842.
Family NUCULANIDAE H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858
Coolected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Genus Nuculana Link, 1807 Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157”
1097. Nuculana acuta (Conrad, 1832) Depth Collected: 40 m.
References: Perry & Schwengel (1955), Rice & Kornicker (1965), Sykes Depth Range: 182 to 987 m.
& Hall (1970), Emerson & Jacobson (1976), FLMNH 14110, CY0838. Size: 10 mm.
Collected: Santa Veronica. Synonyms: Leda cerata Dall, 1881.
Coordenates: N10°55,478”; W075°08,150” Local Distribuion: MOR, TAY.
Depth Collected: 40 m. Global Distribution: Colombia, Dominican Republic, Jamaica.
Depth Range: 0 to 1170 m.
Size: 10 mm.
Synonyms: Leda jamaicensis d’Orbigny, 1853; Leda unca Gould, 1862. 1103. Nuculana sp 1
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA. References: CY0843.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Mexico, United States. Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157”
Depth Collected: 30 m.
1098. Nuculana carpenteri (Dall, 1881) Size: 6 mm.
References: Rice & Kornicker (1965), Abbott, (1974), Díaz & Puyana Local Distribution: TAY.
(1994), FLMNH 14103.
Global Distribution: Colombia.
Range: 34°N to 18°N; 92.45°W to 80°W
Depth Range: 18 to 525 m.
Size: 11 mm. Family TINDARIIDAE Verrill & Bush, 1897
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY.
Genus Tindaria Bellardi, 1875
Global Distribution: Colombia, Mexico, United States.
1104. Tindaria amabilis (Dall, 1889)
1099. Nuculana cestrota (Dall, 1890) References: Maury (1920).
References: Cosel (1986), Díaz & Puyana (1994), CY0839. Range: 29°N to 11°N; 83°W to 60°W
Collected: Taganga. Depth Range: 309 to 1718 m.
Coordenates: N11°18,192”; W074°12,214” Local Distribution: DAR, MOR.
Depth Collected: 70 m. Global Distribution: Colombia, United States.
Local Distribution: MAG, TAY, GUA. Global Distribution: Colombia, United States.
Global Distribution: Bahamas, Colombia.
Genus Lioberus Dall, 1898
Genus Crenella Brown, 1827
1138. Lioberus castanea (Say, 1822)
1133. Crenella abbotti Altena, 1968 References: Perry & Schwengel (1955), Sykes & Hall (1970), Reed &
References: Altena (1971), Princz (1986). Mikkelsen (1987), Lyons (1989), NMNH 833820.
Range: 11°N to 6°N; 64.1°W to 55°W Collected: Bahía Concha, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Depth Range: 6 to 69 m. Coordenates: N11°17,579”; W74°09,142”
Size: 2.5 mm. Depth Collected: 20 m.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Surinam, Venezuela. Depth Range: 2 to 42 m.
Size: 20 mm.
Synonyms: Modiola lignea Reeve, 1858.
1134. Crenella decussata (Montagu, 1808) Local Distribution: TAY, GUA.
References: Procter (1933), Coan et al. (2000), NMNH 847934, CY0870. Global Distribution: Colombia, Mexico, United States.
Collected: Santa Veronica.
Coordenates: N10°55,478”; W075°08,150”
Depth Collected: 50 m. Genus Lithophaga Röding, 1798
Depth Range: 0 to 274 m.
Size: 3.6 mm.
1139. Lithophaga bisulcata (d'Orbigny, 1853)
References: Perry & Schwengel (1955), Sykes & Hall (1970), Reed
Synonyms: Crenella elliptica T. Brown, 1827; Modiola cicercula Möller, & Mikkelsen (1987), Lyons (1989), Valentich-Scott & Dinesen (2004),
1842; Crenella inflata Carpenter, 1864; Crenella yokoyamai Nomura, 1932;
NMNH 743201, CY0873.
Crenella ecuadoriana Pilsbry & Olsson, 1941; Crenella laticostata Scarlato,
1960. Collected: Bahía Concha.
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA. Coordenates: N11°17,579”; W74°09,142”
Global Distribution: Canada, Colombia, United States. Depth Collected: 50 m.
Depth Range: 0 to 80 m.
Size: 25 mm.
Genus Dacrydium Torell, 1859 Synonyms: Modiola appendiculata Philippi, 1846; Lithodomus biexcavata
Reeve, 1857.
1135. Dacrydium leucoguttatum van der Linden & Local Distribution: MOR, TAY, GUA, ARCO.
Moolenbeek, 2004 Global Distribution: Bermuda, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic,
References: Miscellanea Malacologica 1(2):17-20, Colin Redfern Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Martinique, United States.
(1998), CY0871.
Collected: Vía Parque Isla Salamanca.
Coordenates: N11°01,219”; W74°25,111” 1140. Lithophaga aristata (Dillwyn, 1817)
Depth Collected: 50 m. References: Turner & Boss (1962), Reed & Mikkelsen (1987),
Valentich-Scott & Dinesen (2004), NMNH 803285, CY0874.
Depth Range: 50 to 53m.
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Size: 3 mm.
Coordenates: N11°19,531”; W74°03,157”
Local Distribution: MAG.
Depth Collected: 20 m.
Global Distribution: Bahamas, Colombia, United States.
Depth Range: 1 to 165 m.
Size: 30 mm.
Genus Gregariella Monterosato, 1884 Synonyms: Mytilus curviroster Schroter, 1787; Mytilus striatus J. Sowerby,
1807; Modiola caudigera Lamarck, 1819; Mytilus ropan Deshayes, 1836;
1136. Gregariella coralliophaga (Gmelin, 1791) Lithophagus gracilior Carpenter, 1856; Lithophagus tumidior Carpenter,
References: Reed & Mikkelsen (1987), NMNH 743202, CY0872. 1856; Lithophagus calyculatus Carpenter, 1857; Dactylus carpenteri Mörch,
1861; Lithodomus forficata Ravenel, 1861; Modiola excavata Folin, 1867;
Collected: Cabo de la Vela. Lithodomus bipenniferus Guppy, 1877.
Coordenates: N12°14,089”; W72°07,058” Local Distribution: MOR, TAY, GUA.
Depth Collected: 55 m. Global Distribution: Colombia, Mexico, United States.
Depth Range: 2 to 80 m.
Size: 25 mm.
Synonyms: Modiola semen Lamarck, 1819; Modiola opifex Say, 1825; 1141. Lithophaga antillarum (d'Orbigny, 1853)
Modiola divaricata Philippi, 1847; Modiolarca denticulata Dall, 1871. References: Turner & Boss (1962), Hopkins et al. (1977), Valentich-
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA. Scott & Dinesen (2004), NMNH 775305, CY0875.
Global Distribution: Bermuda, Colombia, Mexico, United States. Collected: Bahía Neguanje, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Coordenates: N11°19,246”; W74°04,564”
Depth Collected: 6 m.
Genus Idasola Iredale, 1939 Depth Range: 1 to 23 m.
Size: 40 mm.
1137. Idasola genteus Jeffreys, 1876 Synonyms: Modiola corrugata Philippi, 1846; Lithodomus straminea
Reeve, 1857.
References: Warén (1993), MHNMC- MOL-2081. Local Distribution: MOR, TAY, ARCO.
Range: 42°N to 38°N; 0°W Global Distribution: Barbados, Colombia, Cuba, Guadeloupe,
Depth Range: 612 to 612 m. Martinique, United States.
Genus Modiolus Lamarck, 1819 Locard, 1889; Mytilus trigonus Locard, 1889; Mytilus desolationis Lamy,
1936; Mytilus kerguelensis Fletcher, 1938.
1142. Modiolus americanus Leach, 1815 Local Distribution: MAG.
References: Rice & Kornicker (1962), Lyons et al. (1971), Lyons Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, United States, Uruguay.
(1989), Vegas Torres (2004), NMNH 771209, CY0876.
Collected: Bahía Portete.
1146. Mytilus sp 1.
Coordenates: N12°12,425”; W71°57,437” References: CY0880.
Depth Collected: 15 m. Collected: Cartagena.
Depth Range: 0 to 11 m. Coordenates: N10°18,413”; W75°30,687”
Size: 90 mm. Depth Collected: 0 m.
Synonyms: Modiola tulipa Lamarck, 1819; Modiola nigra Calkins,
1878; Modiolus pseudotulipus Olsson, 1961. Size: 40 mm.
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA, ARCO. Local Distribution: MAG.
Global Distribution: Bermuda, Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, Mexico, Global Distribution: Colombia.
United States.
1147. Mytilus sp 2.
1143. Modiolus modiolus (Linnaeus, 1758) References: CY0881.
References: Abbott, 1974, Fleming, 1828, Linnaeus, 1758, CY0877. Collected: Cartagena.
Collected: Cartagena Coordenates: N10°18,413”; W75°30,687”
Coordenates: N 10°26, 316”; W 75°33,32.8” Depth Collected: 0 m.
Depth Range: 0 to 146 m (live 0 to 20 m) Size: 38 mm.
Size: 10 mm. Local Distribution: MAG.
Synonyms: Mytilus curtus Pennant, 1777; Mytilus umbilicatus Pennant, Global Distribution: Colombia.
1777; Mytilus curvirostratus da Costa, 1778; Modiola papuana Lamarck,
1801; Modiola gibbsii Leach, 1815; Modiola vulgaris Fleming, 1828;
Modiola grandis Philippi, 1844; Mytilus ovatus Jeffreys, 1864; Volsella Genus Mytella Soot-Ryen, 1955
difficilis Kuroda & Habe, 1950; Modiolus kurilensis F. R. Bernard, 1983.
1148. Mytella guyanensis (Lamarck, 1819)
Local Distribution: MAG. References: Rios, 2009, CY0882.
Global Distribution: Colombia, United States. Collected: Cartagena.
Coordenates: N10°18,413”; W75°30,687”
Genus Musculus Röding, 1798 Depth Collected: 0 m
1144. Musculus lateralis (Say, 1822) Depth Range: 0 to 0 m.
References: Procter (1933), Stimpson (1851), NMNH 800033, CY0878. Size: 30 mm
Collected: Salgar. Synonyms: Mytilus bicolor Lamarck, 1819; Modiolus brasilensis Gray,
1825; Modiola semifusca Sowerby I, 1825; Modiola sinuosa King &
Coordenates: N11°01,099”; W74°56,117” Broderip, 1832; Modiola mutabilis Carpenter, 1857; Modiola subfuscata
Depth Collected: 15 m. auct. non Clessin, 1889.
Depth Range: 0.3 to 80 m. Local Distribution: MAG
Size: 10 mm. Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia.
Synonyms: Modiola elliptica H. C. Lea, 1842; Crenella translucida Gabb,
1881.
Genus Perna Retzius, 1788
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Trindade Island, 1149. Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758)
United States. References: Bernard (1983), Mikkelsen (2005), CY0883.
Collected: Cartagena.
Genus Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758 Coordenates: N10°26,316”; W75°33,328”
Depth Collected: 20 m.
1145. Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 Size: 140 mm.
References: d’Orbigny, 1842, De Kay, J. E., 1843, Linnaeus, 1758, Synonyms: Mytilus pictus Born, 1778; Mytilus auratus Molina, 1782;
Mighels, J. W., 1844, Rochebrune, A.-T. & J. Mabille, 1889, CY0879. Perna magellanica Retzius, 1788; Mytilus afer Gmelin, 1791; Mytilus
Collected: Cartagena. versicolor Gmelin, 1791; Mytilus variegatus Röding, 1798; Mytilus
Coordenates: N10°18,413”; W75°30,687” africanus G. Fischer, 1807; Mytilus elongatus G. Fischer, 1807; Mytilus
Depth Collected: 3 m. achatinus auct. non Lamarck, 1819; Mytilus irisans Jousseaume, 1888;
Mytilus mauretanicus Pallary, 1900.
Depth Range: 0 to 50 m (live 0 to 0 m)
Local Distribution: MAG.
Size: 35 mm.
Synonyms: Mytilus ungulatus Linnaeus, 1758; Mytilus pellucidus
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia.
Pennant, 1777; Mytilus vulgaris da Costa, 1778; Mytilus fulgidus Molina,
1782; Mytilus variabilis G. Fischer, 1807; Mytilus abbreviatus Lamarck, Order PTERIOIDA Newell, 1965
1819; Mytilus retusus Lamarck, 1819; Mytilus subsaxatilis Williamson,
1834; Mytilus eduliformis d’Orbigny, 1842; Mytilus patagonicus auct. non Superfamily PTERIOIDEA Gray, 1847
d’Orbigny, 1842; Mytilus platensis d’Orbigny, 1842; Mytilus notatus De Family PTERIIDAE (Gray, 1847)
Kay, 1843; Mytilus minganensis Mighels, 1844; Mytilus chilensis Hupe,
1854; Mytilus obesus Reeve, 1858; Mytilus fischerianus Tapparone-Canefri, Genus Pinctada Röding, 1798
1874; Mytilus similis Clessin, 1882; Mytilus petasunculinus Locard, 1886;
Mytilus acrocyrta Locard, 1889; Mytilus hupeanus Mabille & Rochebrune, 1150. Pinctada imbricata Röding, 1798
1889; Mytilus infumatus Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889; Mytilus spathulinus References: Hopkins et al. (1977), Díaz & Puyana (1994), NMNH
1226. Poromya rostrata Rehder, 1943 1232. Cuspidaria glacialis (G. O. Sars, 1878)
References: Rehder (1943), Abbott (1974), FLMNH 128274, CY0947. References: (G. O. Sars 1878), NMNH 824116, CY0950.
Collected: Taganga. Collected: Golfo de Morrosquillo.
Coordenates: N11°17,320”;W074°12,427” Coordenates: N09°34,397”;W75°48,513”
Depth Collected: 70 m. Depth Collected: 100 m.
Depth Range: 110 to 183 m. Depth Range: 117 to 2559 m.
Size: 8 mm. Size: 50 mm.
Local Distribution: TAY. Local Distribucion: MOR.
Global Distribution: Colombia, United States. Global Distribucion: Colombia.
1227. Poromya margarita Dall, 1886 1233. Cuspidaria jeffreysi (Dall, 1881)
References: Abbott (1974), NMNH 64036. References: Abbott (1974), FLMNH 28264, CY0951.
Depth Range: 174 to 1830 m. Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Size: 7,3 mm. Coordenates:N11°19,531”;W74°03,157”
Local Distribution: MOR. Depth Collected: 50 m.
Global Distribution: Colombia. Depth Range: 183 to 2022 m.
Depth Range: 201 to 421 m. Reed & Mikkelsen (1987), Lyons (1989), Campbell et al. (2004), NMNH
Size: 65 mm. 742400.
Synonyms: Conchocele disjuncta Gabb, 1866. Depth Range: 0 to 525 m.
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG. Size: 90 mm
Global Distribution: Colombia, United States. Synonyms: Chama lazarus auct. non Linnaeus, 1758; Chama citrea
Gmelin, 1791; Chama imbricata Lamarck, 1801; Chama purpurascens
Poulsen, 1878; Chama sulphurea Poulsen, 1878.
1264. Thyasira trisinuata (d’Orbigny, 1853) Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA, ARCO.
References: d’Orbigny (1853), NMNH 801046, CY0977. Global Distribution: Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, Honduras, Mexico,
Collected: Cabo de la Vela. United States.
Coordenates: N12°14,089”;W72°07,058”
Depth Collected: 55 m. 1269. Chama sarda Reeve, 1847
Depth Range: 25 to 351 m. References: Britton (1975), Reed & Mikkelsen (1987), Waller (1973),
Size: 9 mm. Campbell et al. (2004), NMNH 890492, CY0980.
Synonyms: Axinus polygonus Jeffreys, 1863; Cryptodon obesus A. E. Collected: Bahía Neguanje, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Verrill, 1872. Coordenates: N11°19,320”;W74°04,564”
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, GUA. Depth Collected: 45 m.
Global Distribution: Colombia, United States. Depth Range: 0 to 27 m.
Size: 29 mm.
Superfamily CHAMOIDEA Lamarck, 1809 Synonyms: Chama lutea Lamy, 1928.
Local Distribution: TAY.
Family CHAMIDAE Lamarck, 1809 Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, United States.
Genus Arcinella Schumacher, 1817
1265. Arcinella arcinella (Linnaeus, 1767) 1270. Chama sinuosa Broderip, 1836
References: Nicol (1952), Nicol (1953), Díaz & Puyana (1994), NMNH References: Campbell et al. (2004), NMNH 890541, CY0981.
834929, CY0978. Collected: Taganga.
Collected: Taganga. Coordenates: N11°17,320”;W074°12,427”
Coordentaes: N11°18,192”;W074°12,214” Depth Collected: 55 m.
Depth Collected: 80 m. Depth Range: 0 to 90 m.
Depth Range: 2 to 73 m. Size: 50 mm.
Size: 65 mm. Synonyms: Chama cistula Reeve, 1847; Chama tumulosa Reeve, 1847;
Synonyms: Chama satiata Linnaeus, 1767; Arcinella spinosa Schumacher, Chama bermudensis Heilprin, 1889; Chama lamarckiana Clessin, 1889;
1817. Chama firma Pilsbry & McGinty, 1938.
Local Distribution: DAR, MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA, ARCO. Local Distribution: TAY.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, United States.
Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela.
Synonyms: Cardium ringiculum Sowerby II, 1841; Cardium petitianum Depth Collected: 50 m.
d’Orbigny, 1853. Depth Range: 5 to 333 m.
Local Distribution: TAY, GUA. Size: 9 mm.
Global Distribution: Bermuda, Colombia, Mexico, United States. Synonyms: Cardium ceramidum Dall, 1886.
Local Distribution: DAR, MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA.
1303. Papyridea soleniformis (Bruguière, 1789) Global Distribution: Cuba, Colombia, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Martinique.
References: Lyons (1989), NMNH 810148, CY1004.
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Superfamily VENEROIDEA Rafinesque, 1815
Coordenates: N11°19,531”;W74°03,157” Family VENERIDAE Rafinesque, 1815
Depth Collected: 30 m.
Depth Range: 0.3 to 20 m.
Genus Anomalocardia Schumacher, 1817
Size: 43 mm. 1308. Anomalocardia brasiliana (Gmeiln, 1791)
Local Distribution: MOR, TAY, GUA, ARCO. References: d’Orbigny (1846), Palmer (1927), Castellanos (1970),
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia. Díaz & Puyana (1994), NMNH 879527, CY1009.
Collected: Santa Veronica.
Coordenates: N10°55,478”;W075°08,150”
Genus Trachycardium Mörch, 1853
Depth Collected: 40 m.
1304. Trachycardium isocardia (Linnaeus, 1758) Depth Range: 0.3 to 5 m.
References: Rice & Kornicker (1962), NMNH 801862, CY1005. Size: 9 mm.
Collected: Bahía Concha, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Synonyms: Venus flexuosa auct. non Linnaeus, 1767; Venus lunularis
Lamarck, 1818 ; Venus macrodon Lamarck, 1818.
Coordenates: N11°17,579”;W74°09,142”
Depth Collected: 15 m. Local Distribution: DAR, MOR, MAG, GUA.
Depth Range: 0 to 3 m. Global Distribution: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Uruguay.
Size: 65 mm.
Synonyms: Cardium eburniferum Guppy, 1869. Genus Callista Poli, 1791
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG,TAY, GUA, ARCO.
Global Distribution: Bermuda, Colombia, Mexico. 1309. Callista eucymata (Dall, 1890)
References: Abbott, (1974), Díaz & Puyana (1994), NMNH 843153,
CY1010.
1305. Trachycardium magnum (Linnaeus, 1758) Collected: Taganga.
References: Mikkelsen & Bieler (2004), NMNH 801867, CY1006. Coordenates: N11°17,320”;W074°12,427”
Collected: Santa Veronica. Depth Collected: 25 m.
Coordenates: N10°55,478”;W075°08,150” Depth Range: 30 to 214 m.
Depth Collected: 40 m. Size: 32 mm.
Depth Range: 6 to 150 m. Local Distribution: MOR, TAY.
Size: 51 mm. Global Distribution: Colombia, United States.
Synonyms: Cardium leucostomum Born, 1778; Cardium marmoreum
Lamarck, 1819; Cardium subelongatum Sowerby I, 1841.
Local Distribution: MAG, TAY, GUA.
1310. Callista maculata (Linnaeus, 1758)
References: Tabb & Manning (1961), Díaz & Puyana (1994), NMNH
Global Distribution: Bermuda, Colombia, Jamaica, Mexico, United 890631, CY1011.
States.
Collected: Bahía Neguanje, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Coordenates: N11°19,246”;W74°04,564”
1306. Trachycardium muricatum (Linnaeus, 1758) Depth Collected: 60 m.
References: Lyons (1989), Vegas Torres (2004), NMNH 810192, Depth Range: 0 to 100 m.
CY1007. Size: 70 mm.
Collected: Santa Veronica. Local Distribution: MOR, TAY, GUA.
Coordenates: N10°55,478”;W075°08,150” Global Distribution: Brazil, Bermuda, Colombia, Mexico, United
Depth Collected: 50 m. States.
Depth Range: 0 to 11 m.
Size: 42 mm.
Genus Chione Muhlfeld, 1811
Synonyms: Cardium campechiense Röding, 1798; Cardium gossei
Deshayes, 1855.
1311. Chione mazyckii Dall, 1902
Local Distribution: DAR, MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA, ARCO. References: Dall (1902), Mikkelsen & Bieler (2004), FLMNH 16226,
Global Distribution: United States, Mexico, Cuba. CY1012.
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Genus Trigoniocardia Dall, 1900 Coordenates: N11°19,531”;W74°03,157”
Depth Collected: 30 m.
1307. Trigoniocardia antillarum (d'Orbigny, 1853) Depth Range: 27 to 232 m.
References: d’Orbigny (1853), NMNH 857540, CY1008. Size: 22 mm.
Collected: Santa Veronica. Local Distribution: DAR, MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA, ARCO.
Coordenates: N10°55,478”;W075°08,150” Global Distribution: Colombia, United States.
Range: 21°N to 18.2°N; 92.3°W to 66°W 1326. Pitar arestus (Dall & Simpson, 1901)
Depth Range: 55 to 55 m. References: Dall & Simpson (1901), Ekdale (1974), FLMNH 128392.
Size: 7 mm. Range: 21.4°N to 10°S; 86.8°W to 35°W
Local Distribution: MAG. Depth Range: 6 to 55 m.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Mexico, Puerto Rico. Size: 51 mm.
Local Distribution: MOR,MAG, TAY, GUA.
Genus Macrocallista Meek, 1876 Global Distribution: Colombia, Mexico, Puerto Rico.
1357. Strigilla pseudocarnaria Boss, 1969 1362. Tellina (Eurytellina) nitens (C. B. Adams, 1845)
References: Abbott (1954); Warmke & Abbott (1961), CY1053. References: Mikkelsen & Bieler (2004), FLMNH 127951, CY1058.
Collected: Cabo de la Vela. Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Coordenates: N12°14,089”;W72°07,058” Coordenates: N11°19,531”;W74°03,157”
Depth Collected: 35 m. Depth Collected: 22 m.
Size: 15 mm. Depth Range: 1 to 120 m.
Synonyms: Strigilla rombergii auct. non Mörch, 1853. Size: 20 mm.
Local Distribution: DAR, MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA. Synonyms: Tellina carolinensis Dall, 1889; Tellina georgiana Dall, 1900.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Pacifico Ecuatorial, Panama, United Local Distribution: TAY.
States. Global Distribution: Colombia, Jamaica, United States.
Genus Tellina Linnaeus, 1758 1363. Tellina (Merisca) aequistriata Say, 1824
References: Rice & Kornicker (1965), Ekdale (1974), Britton (1975),
1358. Tellina (Angulus) probinus (Boss, 1964) Mikkelsen & Bieler (2004), NMNH 800022, CY1059.
References: Boss (1968), NMNH 848828, CY1054. Collected: Cabo de la Vela.
1366. Tellina (Arcopagia) fausta Pulteney, 1799 1371. Tellina (Merisca) juttingae (Altena, 1965)
References: Rice & Kornicker (1962), Britton (1975), Vegas Torres
References: Boss (1966), Rios (1985), CY1067.
(2004), Mikkelsen & Bieler (2004), FLMNH 16930, CY1062.
Collected: Santa Veronica.
Collected: Cabo de la Vela.
Coordenates: N10°55,478”;W075°08,150”
Coordenates: N12°4,089”;W72°07,058”
Depth Collected: 50 m.
Depth Collected: 25 m.
Size: 36 mm.
Depth Range: 0 to 27 m.
Local Distribution: MAG, GUA.
Size: 80 mm.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Surinam, Trinidad & Tobago.
Synonyms: Tellina laevis W. Wood, 1815; Tellina elliptica Sowerby II,
1868.
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG,TAY,GUA,ARCO. 1372. Tellina (Scissula) consobrina d'Orbigny, 1842
Global Distribution: Belize, Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, Mexico, References: Mikkelsen & Bieler (2004), NMNH 1048167 CY1068.
United States.
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Coordenates: N11°19,531”;W74°03,157”
1367. Tellina (Euritellina) lineata Turton, 1819 Depth Collected: 25 m.
References: Lyons et al. (1971), Cooley (1978), Mikkelsen & Bieler Depth Range: 4 to 128 m.
(2004), NMNH 889619, CY1063.
Size: 22 mm.
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Local Distribution: TAY.
Coordenates: N11°19,531”;W74°03,157” Global Distribution: Colombia, Bermuda, United States.
Depth Collected: 20 m.
Depth Range: 0 to 18 m.
Size: 28 mm. 1373. Tellina (Scissula) sandix (Boss, 1968)
Synonyms: Tellina brasiliana Lamarck, 1818; Tellina decussatula C. B. References: Mikkelsen (2005), CY1069.
Adams, 1845; Tellina albida Simpson, 1889. Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA. Coordenates: N11°19,531”;W74°03,157”
Global Distribution: Colombia, Mexico, United States. Depth Collected: 20 m.
1374. Tellina cristallina Splengler, 1798 1380. Tellina versicolor De Kay, 1843
References: Ekdale (1974), Mikkelsen & Bieler (2004), NMNH 150121, References: Perry & Schwengel (1955), Sykes & Hall (1970), Lyons et
CY1070. al. (1971), Mikkelsen & Bieler (2004), NMNH 800798, CY1074.
Collected: Vía Parque Isla Salamanca. Collected: Santa Veronica.
Coordenates: N11°01219”;W74°25,111” Coordenates: N10°55,478”;W075°08,150”
Depth Collected: 40 m. Depth Collected: 40 m.
Size: 22 mm. Depth Range: 2 to 90 m.
Synonyms: Tellina schrammi Récluz, 1853. Size: 12 mm.
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG. Synonyms: Tellina pauperata d’Orbigny, 1853.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Mexico. Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Mexico, United States.
1375. Tellina diantha Boss, 1964
References: Mikkelsen (2005). 1381. Tellina vespuciana d'Orbigny, 1853
Range: 13°N to 22°S; 59.5°W to 44°W References: Mikkelsen (2005), Boss (1966), Díaz & Puyana (1994).
Depth Range: 1 to 27 m. Range: 26°N to 11°N; 97°W to 66.5°W
Size: 26 mm. Size: 7.5 mm
Local Distribution: MAG. Local Distribution: TAY, GUA.
Global Distribution: Barbados, Colombia, Surinam. Global Distribution: Colombia, Jamaica, United States.
1394. Abra longicallis (Sacchi, 1837) 1399. Semele proficua (Pulteney, 1799)
References: Abbott (1974), FLMNH 247260, CY1086. References: Perry & Schwengel (1955), Sykes & Hall (1970), Pastorino
Colected: Golfo de Morrosquillo. (1995), FLMNH 1724, CY1090.
Depth Collected: 100 m. Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Depth Range: 91 to 2682 m. Coordenates: N11°19,531”;W74°03,157”
Size: 19 mm. Depth Collected: 30 m.
Synonyms: Abra Americana Verrill & Bush, 1898. Depth Range: 0 to 75 m.
Local Distribution: DAR, MOR. Size: 29 mm.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia. Synonyms: Semele reticulata auct. non Linnaeus, 1767; Amphidesma
radiatum Say, 1826; Amphidesma jayanum C. B. Adams, 1845; Semele
mediamericana Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932.
Genus Cumingia Sowerby I, 1833 Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA, ARCO.
1395. Cumingia coarctata Sowerby I, 1833 Global Distribution: Argentina, Bermuda, Colombia, Honduras,
Mexico, United States.
References: Perry & Schwengel (1955), Lyons et al. (1971), FLMNH
17176, CY1087
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. 1400. Semele purpurascens (Gmelin, 1791)
Coordenates: N11°19,531”;W74°03,157” References: Perry & Schwengel (1955), Lyons et al. (1971), FLMNH
65, CY1091.
Depth Collected: 25 m. Collected: Bahía Neguanje, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Depth Range: 2 to 60 m. Coordenates: N11°19,246”;W74°04,564”
Size: 10 mm. Depth Collected: 20 m.
Synonyms: Cumingia antillarum A. Adams, 1850; Lavignon petitiana
d’Orbigny, 1853.
Depth Range: 1 to 15 m.
Local Distribution: TAY. Size: 29 mm.
Global Distribution: Bermuda, Colombia, United States. Synonyms: Tellina obliqua W. Wood, 1815; Amphidesma variegatum
Lamarck, 1818; Amphidesma laetum Reeve, 1853.
Local Distribution: MOR, TAY, GUA.
Genus Ervilia Turton, 1822 Global Distribution: Colombia, United States.
1396. Ervilia nitens (Montagu, 1808)
References: Macsotay & Campos (2001), FLMNH 17300. Family SOLECURTIDAE (d'Orbigny, 1849)
Range: 28°N to 24°S; 89°W to 0°W Genus Solecurtus Blanville, 1824
Depth Range: 33 to 50 m.
Size: 10 mm. 1401. Solecurtus sanctaemarthae d'Orbigny, 1853
Synonyms: Ervilia venezuelana Weisbord, 1964. References: Dall (1899), NMNH 747184, CY1092.
Local Distribution: CAO. Collected: Cabo de la Vela.
Global Distribution: Bermuda, Colombia, Mexico, United States. Coordenates: N12°14,089”;W72°07,058”
Depth Collected: 55 m.
Depth Range: 0 to 50 m.
Genus Semele Schumacher, 1817 Size: 28 mm.
1397. Semele (Semelina) nuculoides (Conrad, 1841) Local Distribution: GUA.
References: Lyons (1989), FLMNH 16860, CY1088. Global Distribution: Bermuda, Colombia, United States.
Collected: Cabo de la Vela.
Coordenates: N12°14,089”;W72°07,058” 1402. Solecurtus cumingianus (Dunker, 1861)
Depth Collected: 15 m. References: Dall (1899), Rice & Kornicker (1965), FLMNH 17579,
Depth Range: 7 to 100 m. CY1093.
Size: 3 mm. Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Synonyms: Semele lirulata Dall, 1900. Coordenates: N11°19,531”;W74°03,157”
Local Distribution: TAY, GUA. Depth Collected: 25 m.
Global Distribution: Colombia,United States. Depth Range: 8 to 203 m.
Size: 49 mm.
1398. Semele bellastriata (Conrad, 1837) Local Distribution: TAY, GUA.
References: Perry & Schwengel (1955), Rice & Kornicker (1965), Global Distribution: Colombia, Mexico, United States.
Sykes & Hall (1970), Lyons (1989), FLMNH 1678, CY1089.
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Genus Tagelus Gray, 1847
Coordenates: N11°19,531”;W74°03,157”
Depth Collected: 20 m. 1403. Tagelus divisus (Spengler, 1874)
Depth Range: 3.5 to 90 m. References: Perry & Schwengel (1955), Lyons et al. (1971), NMNH
807455, CY1094.
Size: 12 mm.
Synonyms: Venus antillarum d’Orbigny, 1853; Amphidesma cancellatum Collected: Santa Veronica.
d’Orbigny, 1853; Semele lata auct. non A. Adams, 1855; Semele nexilis Coordenates: N10°55,478”;W075°08,150”
Gould, 1862; Semele donovani McGinty, 1955. Depth Collected: 20 m.
Local Distribution: TAY, ARCO. Depth Range: 0.5 to 10 m.
Global Distribution: Bermuda, Colombia, Mexico, United States. Size: 38 mm.
Synonyms: Solen bidentatus Spengler, 1794; Solen fragilis Pulteney, Depth Collected: 50 m.
1799; Solen centralis Say, 1822; Solen bidens Hanley, 1842. Depth Range: 6 to 50 m.
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA, ARCO. Size: 65 mm.
Global Distribution: Bermuda, Colombia, Mexico, United States. Synonyms: Anatina pellucida Schumacher, 1817; Lutraria lineata Say,
1822; Mactra recurva W. Wood, 1828.
1404. Tagelus plebeius (Lightfoot, 1786) Distribution Local: DAR, MAG.
References: B. B. Baker (1951), NMNH 820215, CY1095. Distribution Global: Colombia, United States.
Collected: Salgar.
Coordenates: N11°01,099”;W74°56,117” Genus Mactra Linnaeus, 1767
Depth Collected: 1 m.
Depth Range: 0 to 10 m. 1409. Mactra (Mactrellana) alata Splenger, 1802
Size: 46 mm. References: Abbott (1974), NMNH 807683, CY1100.
Synonyms: Solen gibbus Spengler, 1794; Solen caribaeus Lamarck, 1818; Collected: Santa Veronica.
Solecurtus platensis d’Orbigny, 1846; Tagelus entrerianus Ihering, 1907. Coordenates: N10°55,478”;W075°08,150”
Local Distribution: MAG, GUA, ARCO. Depth Collected: 30 m.
Global Distribution: Colombia, United States. Depth Range: 2 to 20 m.
Size: 98 mm.
Superfamilia SOLENOIDEA Lamarck, 1809 Synonyms: Mactra subalata Mörch, 1860.
Familia SOLENIDAE Lamarck, 1809 Local Distribution: MAG, TAY.
Global Distribution: Colombia.
Genus Solen Linnaeus, 1758
1405. Solen obliquus Spengler, 1794 1410. Mactra fragilis Gmelin, 1791
References: Warmke & Abbott (1961), Rios (1985), FLMNH 43631,
CY1096. References: Rios (1985), CY1101.
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Coordenates: N11°19,531”;W74°03,157” Coordenates: N11°19,531”;W74°03,157”
Depth Collected: 20 m. Depth Collected: 25 m.
Depth Range: 0 to 9 m. Depth Range: 0 to 100 m.
Size: 110 mm. Size: 42 mm.
Local Distribution: TAY, GUA. Synonyms: Mactra brasiliana Lamarck, 1818.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia. Local Distribution: MOR,TAY, GUA, ARCO.
Global Distribution: Colombia, United States.
1406. Solen rosewateri Altena, 1971
References: Altena (1971), CY1097. 1411. Mactra iheringi (Dall, 1887)
Collected: Santa Veronica. References: Cosel (1986), Weisbord (1964).
Coordenates: N10°55,478”;W075°08,150” Depth Range: 30 m.
Depth Collected: 0.7 m. Size: 35 mm.
Depth Range: 0 to 20 m. Local Distribution: DAR, MAG, GUA.
Size: 64 mm. Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia.
Local Distribution: DAR, MOR, MAG, TAY.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Puerto Rico, Surinam.
1412. Mactra petitii d'Orbigny, 1846
References: d’Orbigny (1846), Altena (1971), CY1102.
1407. Solen tairona Cosel, 1985
Collected: Cartagena.
References: Cosel (1985), Díaz & Puyana (1994), CY1098.
Coordenates: N10°26,316”;W75°33,328”
Collected: Bocas de Ceniza.
Depth Collected: 35 m.
Coordenates: N11°10202”;W074°54,061”
Depth Range: 0 to 55 m.
Depth Collected: 2 m.
Size: 44 mm.
Depth Range: 0 to 3 m.
Synonyms: Mactra symmetrica Deshayes in Reeve, 1854; Mactra
Size: 42 mm. richmondi Dall, 1894.
Local Distribution: MAG. Local Distribution: DAR, MOR, MAG.
Distribution Global: Colombia. Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Surinam.
Genus Mulinia Gray, 1837 Synonyms: Sphenia luticola auct. non Valenciennes, 1846; Tyleria
fragilis H. & A. Adams, 1854; Sphenia pacificensis Folin, 1867; Corbula
1414. Mulinia cleryana (d'Orbigny, 1846) iheringiana Pilsbry, 1897; Sphenia trunculus Dall, 1916.
References: Shuttleworth (1856), FLMNH 130688, CY1103. Local Distribution: DAR, MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA.
Collected: Cartagena. Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Panama, Puerto Rico,
Surinam, United States.
Coordenates: N10°26,316”;W75°33,328”
Depth Collected: 15 m.
Depth Range: 0 to 5 m. Family CORBULIDAE Lamarck, 1818
Size: 26 mm. Genus Corbula Bruguière, 1797
Synonyms: Mactra guadelupensis Récluz, 1852; Mulinea portoricensis
Shuttleworth, 1856; Mulinia branneri Dall, 1901. 1418. Corbula cymella Dall, 1881
Local Distribution: DAR, MOR, MAG, GUA. References: Mikkelsen & Bieler (2004), NMNH 64089, CY1107.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia. Collected: Cabo de la Vela.
Coordenates: N12°14,089”;W72°07,058”
Genus Raeta Gray, 1853 Depth Collected: 25 m.
Depth Range: 36 to 125 m.
1415. Raeta plicatella (Lamarck, 1818) Size: 12 mm.
References: Perry & Schwengel (1955), Sykes & Hall (1970), Lyons Local Distribution: GUA.
(1989), NMNH 803991, CY1104. Global Distribution: Colombia, Unied States.
Collected: Golfo de Morrosquillo.
Depth Collected: 18 m.
Depth Range: 0 to 11 m. 1419. Corbula (Variocorbula) operculata Philippi, 1848
Size: 55 mm. References: Rice & Kornicker (1965), Merrill, Bullock & Franz (1978),
Lyons (1989), CY1108.
Synonyms: Lutraria canaliculata Say, 1822; Mactra campechensis Gray, Collected: Santa Veronica.
1825; Lavignon papyracea d’Orbigny, 1846; Raeta perspicua Hutton, 1873.
Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, GUA. Coordenates: N10°55,478”;W075°08,150”
Global Distribution: Argentina, Colombia, United States. Depth Collected: 30 m.
Depth Range: 7 to 250 m.
Size: 6 mm.
Superfamily DREISSENOIDEA J. E. Gray, 1840 Synonyms: Corbula disparilis auct. non d’Orbigny.
Family DREISSENIDAE J. E. Gray, 1840 Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA.
Genus Mytilopsis Conrad, 1858 Global Distribution: Colombia, Mexico, United States.
1416. Mytilopsis sallei Recluz, 1849 1420. Corbula (Juliacorbula) aequivalvis (Philippi, 1936)
References: Marelli & Gray (1983), NMNH 734724, CY1105.
References: Philippi (1836), Mikkelsen & Bieler (2004), FLMNH
Collected: Cabo de la Vela. 148148.
Coordenates: N12°13,427”;W72°12,362” Range: 26.5°N to 24°S; 82.5°W to 51°W
Depth Collected: 25 m. Depth Range: 2 to 183 m.
Depth Range: 0 to 2.4 m. Size: 12.7 mm.
Size: 20 mm. Synonyms: Corbula knoxiana C. B. Adams, 1852; Corbula cubaniana
Synonyms: Dreissena africana Beneden, 1835; Dreissena domingensis d’Orbigny, 1853.
Récluz, 1852; Tichogonia pfeifferi Dunker, 1853; Tichogonia riisei Dunker, Local Distribution: MOR, GUA.
1853; Tichogonia rossmaessleri Dunker, 1853; Dreissenia gundlachii
Dunker, 1855; Dreissenia moerchiana Dunker, 1855. Global Distribution: Colombia, Cuba.
Local Distribution: DAR, MOR, MAG,TAY, GUA.
Global Distribution Bahamas, Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, 1421. Corbula caribaea d'Orbigny, 1853
Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, United References: d’Orbigny (1853), Perry & Schwengel (1955), Mikkelsen
States, Venezuela. & Bieler (2004), CY1109.
Collected: Vía Parque Isla Salamanca.
Order MYOIDA Stoliczka, 1870 Coordenates: N11°01,219”;W74°25,111”
Depth Collected: 15 m.
Superfamily MYOIDEA Lamarck, 1809 Depth Range: 0.9 to 823 m.
Family MYIDAE Lamarck, 1808 Size: 25 mm.
Genus Sphenia Turton, 1822 Synonyms: Corbula barrattiana C. B. Adams, 1852; Corbula swiftiana C.
B. Adams, 1852; Corbula lavalleana d’Orbigny, 1853; Corbula uruguayensis
1417. Sphenia antillensis Dall & Simpson, 1901 Marshall, 1928.
References: Hanks & Packer (1985), Reed & Mikkelsen (1987), Lyons Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA.
(1989), Coan (1999), NMNH 160495, CY1106. Global Distribution: Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, United
Collected: Vía Parque Isla Salamanca, States.
Coordenates: N11°01,219”;W74°25,111”
Depth Collected: 20 m. 1422. Corbula chittyana C. B. Adams, 1852
Depth Range: 6 to 11 m. References: C. B. Adams (1852), Mikkelsen & Bieler (2004), NMNH
Size: 7 mm. 847892, CY1110.
1423. Corbula contracta Say, 1822 1428. Martesia fragilis Verrill & Bush, 1890
References: Conrad (1866), Perry & Schwengel (1955), Lyons et al. References: Turner (1955), NMNH 857552.
(1971), Mikkelsen & Bieler (2004), NMNH 801158, CY1111. Range: 37°N to 35°S; 0°W to 47°W
Collected: Vía Parque Isla Salamanaca. Depth Range: 0 to 0 m.
Coordenates: N11°01,219”;W74°25,111” Size: 12 mm.
Depth Collected: 8 m. Synonyms: Pholadidea minuscula Dall, 1908; Martesia bahamensis
Depth Range: 2 to 9 m. Bartsch & Rehder, 1945; Martesia exquisita Bartsch & Rehder, 1945.
Size: 7 mm. Global Distribution: Bermuda, Colombia, United States.
Synonyms: Corbula kjoeriana C. B. Adams, 1852.
Distribution Local: DAR, MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA. 1429. Martesia striata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Distribution Global: Colombia, United States. References: Tryon (1962), Turner (1954), Cooley (1978), FLMNH
1667, CY1115.
1424. Corbula dietziana C. B. Adams, 1852 Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
References: Mikkelsen & Bieler (2004), NMNH 801261, CY1112. Coordenates: N11°19,531”;W74°03,157”
Collected: Cienaga de Mallorquìn. Depth Collected: 1 m.
Coordenates: N11°03,238”;W74°51,035” Depth Range: 0 to 0 m.
Depth Collected: 0 m. Size: 20 mm.
Depth Range: 1 to 120 m. Synonyms: Pholas pusilla Linnaeus, 1758; Pholas conoides Parsons,
1765; Pholas nanus Pulteney, 1799; Pholas clavata Lamarck, 1818; Pholas
Size: 16 mm. tenuistriata Blainville, 1826; Pholas atomus Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1827;
Synonyms: Corbula blandiana C. B. Adams, 1852. Pholas decussata Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1827; Pholas ovum W. Wood,
Local Distribution: MAG, TAY, GUA. 1828; Martesia curta auct. non Sowerby, 1834; Pholas falcata S. V. Wood,
Global Distribution: Colombia, Jamaica, Mexico, United States. 1842; Penitella xilophaga Valenciennes, 1846; Pholas hornbeckii d’Orbigny,
1847; Pholas corticaria Sowerby II, 1849; Pholas teredinaeformis Sowerby
II, 1849; Pholas rosea C. B. Adams, 1850; Pholas beauiana Récluz, 1853;
Superfamily PHOLADOIDEA Lamarck, 1809 Martesia intercalata auct. non Carpenter, 1857; Penitella incisa Lamy,
1921; Penitella larvata Lamy, 1921; Penitella lignivora Lamy, 1921; Penitella
Family PHOLADIDAE Lamarck, 1809 phaseolina Lamy, 1921; Penitella pisum Lamy, 1921; Penitella silicula Lamy,
Genus Barnea Risso, 1826 1921; Penitella stillata Lamy, 1921; Pholas cupula Yokoyama, 1924;
Martesia tokyoensis Yokoyama, 1927; Martesia pulchella Yokoyama, 1932;
1425. Barnea truncata (Say, 1822) Hiata infelix Zetek & McLean, 1936; Martesia hawaiiensis Dall, Bartsch
& Rehder, 1938; Martesia americana Bartsch & Rehder, 1945; Martesia
References: Perry & Schwengel (1955), NMNH 800784, CY1113.
funisicola Bartsch & Rehder, 1945; Mesopholas intusgranosa Taki & Habe,
Collected: Santa Veronica. 1945; Mesopholas nucicola Taki & Habe, 1945.
Coordenates: N10°55,478”;W075°08,150” Local Distribution: DAR, MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA.
Depth Collected: 0 m. Global Distribution: Bermuda, Colombia, United States.
Depth Range: 0 to 0m.
Size: 29 mm.
Genus Pholas Linnaeus, 1758
Local Distribution: MAG.
Global Distribution: Canada, Colombia, United States. 1430. Pholas campechiensis Gmelin, 1791
References: Turner (1954), NMNH 17787, CY1116.
Genus Diplothyra Tryon, 1862 Collected: Santa Veronica.
Coordenates: N10°55,478”;W075°08,150”
1426. Diplothyra smithii Tryon, 1862 Depth Collected: 0 m.
References: Reed & Mikkelsen (1987), Lyons (1989), FLMNH 285885.
Depth Range: 0 to 0 m.
Range: 42°N to 28°N; 94°W to 0°W
Size: 95 mm.
Depth Range: 6 to 11 m.
Synonyms: Pholas oblongata Say, 1822; Pholas candeana d’Orbigny, 1847.
Size: 6.3 mm.
Local Distribution: DAR, MAG, GUA.
Global Distribution: Colombia, United States.
Global Distribution: Colombia, United States.
1435. Bankia cieba Clench & Turner, 1946 Genus Antalis H. & A. Adams, 1854
References: Abbott (1974).
Range: 18°N to 10°S; 0°W
1441. Antalis ceratum Dall, 1881
References: Warmke & Abbott (1961), Rios (1975), Rios (1985),
Local Distribution: TAY. NMNH 314391, CY1119.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Pacifico ecuatorial Panama. Collected: Cabo de la Vela.
Cooordenates: N12º14,089”;W72º07,058”
1436. Bankia destructa Clench & Turner, 1946 Depth Collected: 30 m.
References: Abbott (1974). Depth Range: 0 to 1472 m.
Range: 18°N to 8°N; 0°W Size: 19 mm.
Local Distribution: TAY. Synonyms: Dentalium flavum Henderson, 1920; Dentalium tenax
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Pacifico ecuatorial. Henderson, 1920.
Local Ditribution: GUA.
1437. Bankia gouldi (Bartsch, 1908) Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Puerto Rico, Uruguay,
References: Cooley (1978), FLMNH 17778. United States.
Range: 40°N to 35°S; 87°W to 39°W
Synonyms: Bankia mexicana Bartsch, 1921; Bankia schrencki Moll, 1935. 1442. Antalis disparile (d’Orbigny, 1847)
Local Distribution: TAY. References: Díaz (1988), CY1120.
Global Distribution: Colombia, United States. Collected: Cabo de la Vela.
Coordenates: N12º14,089”;W72º07,058”
Class SCAPHOPODA Bronn, 1862 Depth Collected: 30 m.
Order DENTALIIDA da Costa, 1776 Depth Range: 5 to 80 m.
Size: 20 mm.
Family DENTALIIDAE Children, 1834
Local Distribution: DAR, MOR, MAG, TAY, GUA.
Genus Dentalium Linnaeus, 1758 Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Puerto Rico.
1438. Dentalium americanum Chenu, 1843
References: Rios (1985), Díaz & Puyana (1974) NMNH 827554, CY1117. 1443. Antalis antillarum (d’Orbigny, 1847)
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. References: Díaz (1988), CY1121.
Collected: Bahía Gairaca, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Coordenates: N11º19,246”;W74º06,270” Coordenates: N11º19,531”;W74º03,157”
Depth Colected: 33 m. Depth Collected: 40 m.
Depth Range: 0 to 45 m. Depth Range: 0 to 860 m.
Size: 15 mm. Size: 10 mm.
Local Ditribution: TAY, GUA. Synonyms: Dentalium johnsoni Emerson, 1952.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Jamaica, Mexico, Puerto Local Distribution: MAG, TAY, GUA.
Rico, United States. Global Distribution: Barbados, Brazil, Colombia, Jamaica, Puerto
Rico.
Genus Graptacme Pilsbry & Sharp, 1897
1444. Graptacme eborea (Conrad, 1846) 1449. Episiphon sowerbyi (Guilding, 1834)
References: Díaz (1988), Rios (1985), CY1122. References: Rios (1985)
Collected: Bahía Neguanje, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Range: 34°N to 1°N; 94°W to 50°W
Coordenates: N11º19,246”;W74º04,564” Depth Range: 31 to 329 m
Depth Collected: 60 m. Size: 15 mm
Synonyms: Dentalium filum Sowerby II, 1860; Dentalium pelliceri
Depth Range: 5 to 75 m. Henderson, 1920.
Size: 10 mm. Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Brazil.
Synonyms: Dentalium leptum Bush, 1885; Dentalium matara Dall,
1889; Dentalium amaliense Henderson, 1920.
Local Distribution: MAG, TAY, GUA. Order GADILIDA
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Jamaica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Family GADILIDAE (Stoliczka, 1868)
United States.
Genus Gadila Gray, 1847
1445. Graptacme semistriata (Turton, 1819) 1450. Gadila watsoni (Dall, 1881)
References: Abbott (1974), Henderson (1920), CY1123. References: Steiner & Kabat (2004).
Collected: Cabo de la Vela. Range: 23°N ; 0°W
Coordenates: N12º14,089”;W72º07,058” Depth Range: 699 to 755 m.
Depth Collected: 40 m. Global Distribution: Bahamas, Colombia, Cuba.
Depth Range: 2 to 1170 m.
Size: 25 mm. 1451. Gadila acus (Dall, 1889)
Synonyms: Dentalium sericatum Dall, 1881.
References: Warmke & Abbott (1961), Rios (1985), CY1126.
Local Distribution: GUA, ARCO.
Collected: Bahía Concha, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Jamaica, Puerto Rico,
United States. Coordenates: N11º17,579”;W74º09,142”
Depth Collectd: 70 m.
Depth Range: 20 to 538 m.
Family LAEVIDENTALIIDAE (Palmer, 1974)
Size: 10 mm.
Genus Laevidentalium Cossman, 1888 Local Distribution: MOR, MAG, TAY.
1446. Laevidentalium callipeplum (Dall, 1889) Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Puerto Rico, United States.
References: Abbott, (1974).
Range: 29°N to 18°N; 88°W to 67°W 1452. Gadila agassizii (Dall, 1881)
Depth Range: 46 to 3795 m. References: Steiner & Kabat (2004).
Size: 70 mm. Range: 41°N to 30°N; 82°W to 0°W
Local Distribution: CAO. Depth Range: 31 to 536 m
Global Distribution: Colombia, Puerto Rico, United States. Size: 11 mm
Synonyms: Cadulus hatterasensis Pilsbry & Sharp, 1898.
1447. Laevidentalium liodon (Pilsbry & Sharp, 1897) Global Distribution: Colombia,United States.
References : Rios (1988), Díaz (1988), CY1124.
Collected: Taganga. 1453. Gadila aequalis (Dall, 1881)
Coordenates: N11º17,320”;W074º12,427” References: Steiner & Kabat (2004).
Depth Collected: 80 m. Range: 26°N to 25°N; 83°W to 80°W
Depth Range: 0 to 150 m. Depth Range: 620 to 620 m.
Size: 11 mm. Global Distribution: Colombia,United States.
Local Distribution: MAG, TAY, GUA.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Jamaica, Puerto Rico.
1454. Gadila atlantica (Henderson, 1920)
References: Henderson 1920.
Family GADILINIDAE (Chistikov, 1975) Range: 41°N to 36°N; 0°W
Genus Episiphon Pilsbry & Sharp, 1897 Depth Range: 783 to 1836 m.
Synonyms: Cadulus gracilis auct. non Jeffreys, 1877; Cadulus atlanticus
1448. Episiphon didymus (Watson, 1879) Henderson, 1920.
References: Rios (1988), Díaz (1988), CY1125. Global Distribution: Colombia,United States.
1455. Gadila simpsoni (Henderson, 1920) Collected: Bahía Concha, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
References: Steiner & Kabat (2004), Caetano, Scarabino & Absalao Coordenates: N11º17,579”;W74º09,142”
(2006). Depth Collected: 70 m.
Range: 18°N ; 67°W Depth Range: 46 to 85 m.
Depth Range: 46 to 46 m. Size: 5 mm.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Puerto Rico, United States. Local Distribution: TAY, GUA.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Puerto Rico.
1456. Gadila dominguensis (d'Orbigny, 1847)
References: Arango (1880), Rios (1975), Rios (1985). 1463. Polyschides tetraschistus (Watson, 1879)
Range: 23.15°N to 3°S; 82.3°W to 42°W References: Rios (1985), Díaz (1988).
Depth Range: 45 to 110 m. Range: 34°N to 36°S; 89.7°W to 32.4°W
Size: 8 mm. Depth Range: 5.5 to 120 m.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic. Size: 10.2 mm.
Synonyms: Cadulus quadridentatus Dall, 1881; Cadulus incisus Bush,
1457. Gadila amianta (Dall, 1889) 1885; Cadulus acompsus Henderson, 1920.
References: Abbott (1974), Steiner & Kabat (2004). Local Distribution: DAR, MOR, MAG, TAY.
Range: 25°N to 23°N; 83°W Global Distribution: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Uruguay, Venezuela.
Depth Range: 402 to 567 m.
Size: 5 mm. 1464. Polyschides tetrodon (Pilsbry & Sharp, 1898)
Distribution Global: Colombia, Cuba, United States.
References: Henderson (1920), CY1129.
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Genus Cadulus Philippi, 1844 Coordenates: N11º19,531”;W74º03,157”
1458. Cadulus obesus Watson, 1879 Depth Collected: 20 m.
References: Díaz (1988). Depth Range: 2 to 183 m.
Range: 30.98°N to 23°N; 80°W to 67°W Size: 4 mm.
Depth Range: 366 to 713 m. Local Distribution: GUA.
Size: 2 mm. Global Distribution: Bahamas, Colombia, United States.
Local Distribution: DAR, MOR.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Cuba, Puerto Rico, United States. Family PULSELLIDAE (Boss, 1982)
Genus Compressidens Pilsbry & Sharp, 1897
1459. Cadulus tersus Henderson, 1920
References: Henderson (1920). 1465. Compressidens pressus (Pilsbry & Sharp, 1897)
Depth Range: 200 m. References: Henderson (1920), Rios, (1975).
Size: 4 mm. Range: 26°N to 8°S; 82°W to 35°W
Local Distribution: TAY. Depth Range: 200 to 775 m.
Global Distribution: Antillas, Colombia. Size: 15 mm.
Local Distribution: MAG, PAL, GUA.
1460. Cadulus verrilli Henderson, 1920 Global Distribucion: Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Puerto Rico.
References: Henderson (1920), Díaz (1988).
Range: 41°N ; 71°W Family ENTALINIDAE (Chistikov, 1979)
Depth Range: 210 to 329 m.
Genus Entalina Monterosato, 1872
Size: 2 mm.
Synonyms: Cadulus propinquus A. E. Verrill, 1880. 1466. Entalina platamodes (Watson, 1879)
Local Distribution: MAG, TAY, GUA. References: Henderson (1920), Rios, (1975).
Global Distribution: Colombia, United States. Range: 30.98°N to 9°S; 79°W to 36°W
Depth Range: 200 to 775 m.
1461. Cadulus parvus Henderson, 1920 Size: 10 mm.
References: Henderson (1920), Díaz (1988), CY1127. Synonyms: Entalina quadrata Henderson, 1920.
Collected: Bahía Cinto, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Local Distribution: DAR, PAL, GUA, ARCO.
Coordenates: N11º19,531”;W74º03,157” Distribucion Global: Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Puerto Rico, United
Depth Collected: 25 m. States.
Depth Range: 60 to 1832 m.
Size: 5 mm. Genus Entalinopsis Habe, 1957
Local Distribution: MAG, TAY.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, United States. 1467. Entalinopsis callithrix Dall, 1889
References: Henderson (1920), Rios, (1975), MHNMC- MOL-2795.
Coordenates: N10°53,5”;W75°65,138”
Genus Polyschides Pisbry & Sharp, 1898
Depth Range: 396 to 3798 m.
1462. Polyschides portoricensis (Henderson, 1920) Local Distribution: DAR, TAY, PAL, ARCO.
References: Henderson (1920), Díaz (1988), CY1128. Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Puerto Rico.
1471. Ischnochiton striolatus (Gray, 1828) 1478. Chaetopleura angulata (Spengler, 1797)
References: Gotting (1973), Díaz & Puyana (1994), NMNH 679365, References: d'Orbigny, 1841, Pilsbry, 1892.
CY1131.
Range: 34.95°S to 40.5°S; 62.5°W to 54.97°W
Collected: Bahía Portete.
Depth Range: 10 to 10 m (live 10 to 10 m).
Coordenates: N12°14,108”;W72°08,351”
Size: 27 mm.
Depth Collected: 20 m.
Synonyms: Chiton ferrugineus Spengler, 1797; Chiton lusitanicus Tilesius,
Size: 16 mm. 1802; Chiton fulvus W. Wood, 1815; Chiton velatus Sowerby II, 1840;
Local Distribution: TAY, GUA. Chiton tehuelchus d'Orbigny, 1841; Chaetopleura armillata Carpenter, 1892;
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, United States. Typhlochiton felipponei Dall, 1921; Stereochiton felipponei Dall, 1927.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Brazil.
1472. Ischnochiton stramineus (Sowerby I, 1832)
References: Pelseneer (1903), Sirenko (2006). Family TONICELLIDAE Simroth, 1894
Range: 52°S to 54.5°S;74°W to 61°W Genus Lepidochitona Gray, 1821
Depth Range: 0 to 25 m.
Size: 19 mm. 1479. Lepidochitona rosea Kaas, 1972
Synonyms: Chiton imitator E. A. Smith, 1881. References: Rios (1985).
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Chile. Range: 10°N to 19°S; 61°W to 40°W
Depth Range: 0 to 0 m.
Size: 4.7 mm.
1473. Ischnochiton niveus Ferreira, 1987 Synonyms: Lepidochitona montoucheti Righi, 1973.
References: Ferreira 1987.
Local Distribution: CAO.
Global Distribution: Colombia, United States.
Global Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Trinidad & Tobago.
Genus Stenoplax Dall, 1879 1480. Lepidochitona liozonis (Dall & Simpson, 1901)
1474. Stenoplax limaciformis (Sowerby I, 1832) References: Garcia (1968), Díaz & Puyana (1994), NMNH 878178.
References: Ferreira (1985) Díaz & Puyana (1994), NMNH 848895. Depth Range: 0 to 40 m.
CY1132. Size: 10 mm.
Collected: Taganga. Local Distribution: TAY, GUA.
Coordenates: N11°18°192”;W074°12,214” Global Distribution: Barbados, Colombia, Trinidad.
Genus Benthoctopus Grimpe, 1921 Synonyms: Fusocranchia alpha Joubin, 1920; Liocranchia intermedia
Robson, 1924.
1523. Benthoctopus janurai (Hoyle, 1885) Local Distribution: GUA.
References: Voss (1969), Díaz & Puyana (1994), Roper et al. (1984). Global Distribution: Colombia, Western Atlantic.
Depth Range: 400 to 750 m.
Size: 65 mm. Family TREMOCTOPODIDAE Tryon, 1879
Local Distribution: MOR.
Genus Tremoctopus Chiaie, 1830
Global Distribution: Colombia, Western Atlantic.
1530. Tremoctopus violaceus delle Chiaje, 1830
1524. Benthoctopus oregonae Toll, 1981 References: MHNMC, MOL 5357.
References: Bol. Inv.Mar. Cos. No 31. Size: 1010 mm.
Depth Range: 480 to 502 m. Local Distribution: MAG.
Local Distribution: MAG. Global Distribution: Colombia, Western Atlantic.
Global Distribution: Colombia, Western Atlantic.
2 Lottia leucopleura
(Gmelin, 1791) 12 mm
3 Patelloida pustulata
(Helbling, 1779) 21 mm
4 Tectura antillarum
(Sowerby I, 1834) 11 mm
6 Copulabyssia colombia
Ardila & Harasewych, 2005
7 Notocrater houbricki
McLean & Harasewych, 1995 - 2.6 mm 8 Notocrater youngi McLean & Harasewych, 1995 - 3.1 mm
Class GASTROPODA
Class 205
GASTROPODA || 205
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206 || Class
206 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
Class GASTROPODA
Class 207
GASTROPODA || 207
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
208 || Class
208 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
29 Emarginula tuberculosa
Libassi, 1859 - 8 mm
30 Fissurella nimbosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
40 mm
32 Fissurella barbadensis
(Gmelin, 1791) 8 mm
33 Fissurella nodosa
31 Fissurella angusta (Gmelin, 1791) 20 mm (Born, 1778) 30 mm
Class GASTROPODA
Class 209
GASTROPODA || 209
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
39 Lucapina sowerbyi
36 Hemitoma octoradiata (Gmelin, 1791) 20 mm (Sowerby, 1835) 24 mm
210 || Class
210 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
45 Rimula aequisculpta
Dall, 1927 - 9 mm
48 Perotrochus adansonianus
(Crosse & Fischer, 1861) 75 mm
47 Haliotis pourtalesii
Dall, 1881 - 25 mm
51 Sinezona confusa
49 Bayerotrochus quoyanus (Fischer & Bernardi, 1856) 49 mm Rolán & Luque, 1994 - 1.5 mm
Class
Class GASTROPODA 211
GASTROPODA || 211
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212 || Class
212 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
65 Tegula lividomaculata
(C. B. Adams, 1845) 14 mm
Class
Class GASTROPODA 213
GASTROPODA || 213
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
70 Calliostoma barbouri
66 Tegula viridula (Gmelin, 1791) Clench & Aguayo, 1946 - 11 mm
14 mm
68 Calliostoma adspersum (Philippi, 1851)
24 mm
214 || Class
214 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
79 Calliostoma rosewateri
Clench & Turner, 1960 - 37 mm
80 Calliostoma sarcodum
Dall, 1927 - 8 mm
Class
Class GASTROPODA 215
GASTROPODA || 215
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
82 Calliostoma sp 1
10 mm
83 Calliostoma sp 2 - 11 mm
85 Calliostoma sp 4 - 12 mm
86 Calliostoma sp 5
21 mm
84 Calliostoma sp 3 - 11 mm
216 || Class
216 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
87 Calliostoma sp 6 - 15 mm
88 Calliostoma torrei
Clench & Aguayo, 1940
21 mm
89 Calliostoma rude
Quinn, 1992 - 8 mm
96 Parviturbo rehderi
94 Haplocochlias moolenbeeki Pilsbry & McGinty, 1945
93 Solariella sp 1 - 12 mm Jong & Coomans, 1988 - 4 mm 2 mm
Class GASTROPODA
Class 217
GASTROPODA || 217
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
218 || Class
218 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
115 Arene laguairana 118 Tricolia tessellata 119 Tricolia adamsii (Reeve, 1857)
Weisbord, 1864 - 1.5 mm Potiez & Michaud, 1858 - 5 mm 4 mm
Class GASTROPODA
Class 219
GASTROPODA || 219
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
220 || Class
220 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
136 Bittium sp
4 mm
137 Cerithium atratum 138 Cerithium eburneum 139 Ceritium guinaicum 140 Cerithium litteratum
(Born, 1778) 42 mm Bruguière, 1792 - 30 mm Philippi, 1849 - 27 mm (Born, 1780) 35 mm
Class GASTROPODA
Class 221
GASTROPODA || 221
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
222 || Class
222 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
167 Crucibulum auricula 169 Crucibulum striata 170 Capulus incurvus (Gmelin, 1791)
(Gmelin, 1791) 24 mm (Say, 1826) 7 mm 11 mm
224 || Class
224 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
Class GASTROPODA
Class 225
GASTROPODA || 225
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
185 Simnia sp 1
11 mm
184 Cymbovula acicularis
(Lamarck, 1811) 15 mm 187 Ficus communis Röding, 1798 - 120 mm
226 || Class
226 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
191 Echininus nodulosus 193 Littorina meleagris (Potiez & Michaud, 1838)
Clench & Abbott, 1942 - 11 mm 10 mm
Class GASTROPODA
Class 227
GASTROPODA || 227
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
228 || Class
228 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
212 Polinices sp
15 mm
216 Stigmaulax sulcata (Born, 1778) 30 mm 215 Sinum perspectivum (Say, 1831) 40 mm
Class GASTROPODA
Class 229
GASTROPODA || 229
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
226 Rissoina catesbyana 227 Rissoina (Schwartziella) fischeri 228 Rissoina (Folinia) bermudezi
(d'Orbigny, 1842) 4 mm Desjardin, 1949 - 6 mm Aguayo & Rehder, 1936 - 5 mm
230 || Class
230 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
235 Rissoina sp 3 236 Zebina browniana 238 Assiminea succinea 239 Barleeia mexicana
7 mm (d'Orbigny, 1842) 2 mm (Pfeiffer, 1840) 2.9 mm Rolán & Crúz-Abrego, 1998 - 2 mm
245 Caecum antillarum Carpenter, 1858 - 1.2 mm 247 Caecum clava Folin, 1867 - 2 mm
232 || Class
232 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
Class GASTROPODA
Class 233
GASTROPODA || 233
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
234 || Class
234 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
Class GASTROPODA
Class 235
GASTROPODA || 235
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
285 Teinostoma sp - 1 mm
306 Tonna pennata (Mörch, 1852) 130 mm 307 Cassis flammea (Linnaeus, 1758) 140 mm
238
238 || Class
Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
Class GASTROPODA
Class 239
GASTROPODA || 239
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
240 || Class
240 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
242 || Class
242 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
341 Macromphalina sp 1 - 3 mm
345 Hipponix sp 1 - 11 mm
Class GASTROPODA
Class 243
GASTROPODA || 243
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
244 || Class
244 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
Class GASTROPODA
Class 245
GASTROPODA || 245
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
246 || Class
246 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
385 Epitonium sp 1
10 mm
Class GASTROPODA
Class 247
GASTROPODA || 247
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
248 || Class
248 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
Class GASTROPODA
Class 249
GASTROPODA || 249
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
250||Class
250 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
Class GASTROPODA
Class 251
GASTROPODA || 251
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
438 Antillophos sp 1
435 Antillophos candei (d'Orbigny, 1842) 15 mm
20 mm 436 Antillophos chazaliei
(Dautzenberg, 1900) 13 mm
439 Antillophos sp 2
32 mm
252 || Class
252 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
Class GASTROPODA
Class 253
GASTROPODA || 253
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
254 || Class
254 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
Class GASTROPODA
Class 255
GASTROPODA || 255
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
256 || Class
256 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
486 Pyrene sp 1
9 mm
258 || Class
258 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
Class GASTROPODA
Class 259
GASTROPODA || 259
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
260 || Class
260 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
510 Latirus sp 1 - 30 mm
Class GASTROPODA
Class 261
GASTROPODA || 261
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
523 Nassarius sp 2
522 Nassarius sp 1 - 11 mm 11 mm
262 || Class
262 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
Class GASTROPODA
Class 263
GASTROPODA || 263
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
264 || Class
264 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
550 Haustellum sp 1
54 mm
266 || Class
266 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA Class GASTROPODA | 266
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
570 Poirieria sp 1
17 mm
268 || Class
268 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA Class GASTROPODA | 268
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
270 || Class
270 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
596 Trachypollia nodulosa (C. B. Adams, 1845) 20 mm 595 Trachypollia didyma (Schwengel, 1943) 15 mm
272 || Class
272 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
613 Vexillum epiphanea 614 Vexillum pulchellum 615 Vexillum (Pusia) albocinctum
(Rehder, 1943) 14 mm (Reeve, 1844) 12 mm (C. B. Adams, 1845) 5 mm
Class GASTROPODA
Class 273
GASTROPODA || 273
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
622 Vexillum sykesi (Melvill, 1925) 624 Cysticus sp 1 - 2 mm 625 Gibberula evadne
9 mm (Dall & Simpson, 1901) 2 mm
274 || Class
274 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
631 Gibberula sp 1 - 4 mm
630 Gibberula pulcherrima (Gaskoin, 1849) 629 Gibberula yidii Cossignani, 2005
40 mm Holotype MMM - 3.1 mm
Class GASTROPODA
Class 275
GASTROPODA || 275
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
276 || Class
276 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
643 Persicula tessellata Lamarck, 1822 - 10 mm 641 Persicula muralis (Hinds, 1844) 10 mm
Class GASTROPODA
Class 277
GASTROPODA || 277
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
652 Dentimargo sp 1
4 mm 655 Hyalina pallida (Linnaeus, 1758) 15 mm
278 || Class
278 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
663 Prunum marginatum (Born, 1778) 26 mm 664 Prunum martini (Petit, 1853) 34 mm
Class GASTROPODA
Class 279
GASTROPODA || 279
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
670 Prunum sp 1
669 Prunum rostratum (Redfield, 1870) 24 mm 8 mm
280 || Class
280 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
674 Volvarina bayeri Gracia & Boyer, 2004 679 Volvarina maya 680 Volvarina mexicana
13 mm Espinosa & Ortega, 1998 - 9 mm Jousseaume,1875 - 7 mm
Class GASTROPODA
Class 281
GASTROPODA||281
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
687 Morum dennisoni (Reeve, 1842) 688 Morum lindae Petuch, 1987 689 Morum oniscus
60 mm 25 mm (Linnaeus, 1767) 25 mm
282 || Class
282 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
Class GASTROPODA
Class 283
GASTROPODA || 283
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
284 || Class
284 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
Class GASTROPODA
Class 285
GASTROPODA || 285
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
286 || Class
286 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
729 Olivella sp 2
9 mm
728 Olivella sp 1
11 mm
Class GASTROPODA
Class 287
GASTROPODA || 287
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
288 || Class
288 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
Class GASTROPODA
Class 289
GASTROPODA || 289
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
290 || Class
290 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
Class GASTROPODA
Class 291
GASTROPODA || 291
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
765 Conus sp 2
22 mm
764 Conus sp 1
25 mm
292 || Class
292 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
Class GASTROPODA
Class 293
GASTROPODA || 293
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
294 || Class
294 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
792 Drillia sp 1
791 Drillia cydia (Bartsch, 1943)
20 mm
20 mm
Class GASTROPODA
Class 295
GASTROPODA || 295
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
804 Viridrillia sp 1
9 mm 802 Stenodrillia gundlachi
(Dall & Simpson, 1901) 53 mm
296 || Class
296 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
810 Bellaspira sp 1 - 14 mm
Class GASTROPODA
Class 297
GASTROPODA || 297
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
815 Cochlespira sp - 50 mm
298 || Class
298 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
Class GASTROPODA
Class 299
GASTROPODA || 299
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
300 || Class
300 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
Class GASTROPODA
Class 301
GASTROPODA || 301
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
302 || Class
302 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
Class GASTROPODA
Class 303
GASTROPODA || 303
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
878 Pleurotomella sp 1
68 mm
304 || Class
304 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
Class GASTROPODA
Class 305
GASTROPODA || 305
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
306 || Class
306 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
Class GASTROPODA
Class 307
GASTROPODA || 307
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
308 || Class
308 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
924 Mathilda sp 1 - 11 mm
Class GASTROPODA
Class 309
GASTROPODA || 309
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
937 Odostomia canaliculata 938 Odostomia dux 939 Odostomia engonia 940 Odostomia gemmulosa
C. B. Adams, 1850 - 3 mm Dall & Bartsch, 1906 - 2.6 mm Bush, 1885 - 4 mm (C. B. Adams, 1850) 3.5 mm
310 || Class
310 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
Class GASTROPODA
Class 311
GASTROPODA || 311
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
974 Turbonilla sp 3 - 2 mm
975 Turbonilla sp 4 - 7 mm 976 Turbonilla sp 5 - 7 mm 977 Iselica anomala (C. B. Adams, 1850) 5 mm
312 || Class
312 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
987 Atys macandrewii 988 Atys riiseanus Mörch, 1875 989 Atys sharpi Vanatta, 1901
E. A. Smith, 1872 - 6 mm 9 mm 11 mm
Class GASTROPODA
Class 313
GASTROPODA || 313
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
314 || Class
314 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
Class GASTROPODA
Class 315
GASTROPODA || 315
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
316 || Class
316 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
Class GASTROPODA
Class 317
GASTROPODA || 317
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
318 || Class
318 Class GASTROPODA
GASTROPODA
bivalvIa
1091 Nucula dalmasi Dautzenberg, 1900 1092 Nucula semiornata Sowerby I, 1833
4 mm 6 mm
320 || Class
320 Class BIVALVIA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
1100 Nuculana concentrica (Say, 1824) 11 mm 1101 Nuculana platessa (Dall, 1890) 10 mm
ClassClass
GASTROPODA 321
BIVALVIA || 321
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
1103 Nuculana sp 1 - 6 mm
322 || Class
322 Class BIVALVIA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
1114 Barbatia domingensis Lamarck, 1819 - 20 mm 1115 Barbatia tenera (C. B. Adams, 1845) 35 mm
ClassClass
GASTROPODA 323
BIVALVIA || 323
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
1124 Glycymeris sp 1
1122 Glycymeris subtilis Nicol, 1956 - 12 mm 10 mm
324 || Class
324 Class BIVALVIA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
1125 Limopsis cristata cristata Jeffreys, 1876 - 35 mm 1126 Cratis antillensis (Dall, 1881) 35 mm
ClassClass
GASTROPODA 325
BIVALVIA || 325
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
326 || Class
326 Class BIVALVIA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
1146 Mytilus sp 1 - 40 mm
ClassClass
GASTROPODA 327
BIVALVIA || 327
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
328
328 || Class
Class GASTROPODA
BIVALVIA
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
1162 Plicatula gibbosa Lamarck, 1801 - 50 mm 1160 Ostrea equestris Say, 1834 - 35 mm
ClassClass
GASTROPODA 329
BIVALVIA || 329
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
330 || Class
330 Class BIVALVIA
GASTROPODA
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
ClassClass
GASTROPODA 331
BIVALVIA || 331
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
1177 Argopecten gibbus 1178 Argopecten irradians concentricus 1179 Argopecten lineolaris
(Linnaeus, 1758) 50 mm (Say, 1822) 51 mm (Lamarck, 1819) 46 mm
332 || Class
332 Class BIVALVIA
GASTROPODA
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
334
334 || Class
Class GASTROPODA
BIVALVIA
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
336 || Class
336 Class BIVALVIA
GASTROPODA
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
338 || Class
338 Class BIVALVIA
GASTROPODA
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
340
340 || Class
Class GASTROPODA
BIVALVIA
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
1255 Diplodonta semiaspera Philippi, 1836 1256 Diplodonta soror (C.B Adams, 1852) 1257 Diplodonta notata
11 mm 17 mm Dall & Simpson, 1901 - 8 mm
ClassClass
GASTROPODA 341
BIVALVIA || 341
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
1260 Diplodonta sp 1
1259 Diplodonta punctata (Say, 1822) 11 mm 5 mm
1261 Diplodonta sp 2 - 10 mm
342
342 || Class
Class GASTROPODA
BIVALVIA
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
ClassClass
GASTROPODA 343
BIVALVIA || 343
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
1278 Galeommatid sp 2
3 mm
1280 Galeommatid sp 4 - 3 mm
1279 Galeommatid sp 3
2 mm
1277 Galeommatid sp 1
2 mm
344 || Class
344 Class BIVALVIA
GASTROPODA
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
1284 Gastrochaena ovata Sowerby I, 1834 1286 Coralliophaga coralliophaga (Gmelin, 1791)
20 mm 36 mm
1294 Planktomya henseni Simroth, 1896 - 4.5 mm 1293 Basterotia quadrata (Hanley, 1843) 10 mm
ClassClass
GASTROPODA 345
BIVALVIA || 345
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
346 || Class
346 Class BIVALVIA
GASTROPODA
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
ClassClass
GASTROPODA 347
BIVALVIA || 347
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
348 || Class
348 Class BIVALVIA
GASTROPODA
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
1319 Gemma gemma (Totten, 1834) 5 mm 1320 Gouldia cerina (C. B. Adams, 1845) 4 mm
ClassClass
GASTROPODA 349
BIVALVIA || 349
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
350 || Class
350 Class BIVALVIA
GASTROPODA
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
ClassClass
GASTROPODA 351
BIVALVIA || 351
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
352 || Class
352 Class BIVALVIA
GASTROPODA
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
1349 Macoma tageliformis Dall, 1900 - 34 mm 1350 Macoma tenta (Say, 1834) 14 mm
ClassClass
GASTROPODA 353
BIVALVIA || 353
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
1357 Strigilla pseudocarnaria Boss, 1969 - 15 mm 1358 Tellina (Angulus) probinus (Boss, 1964) 14 mm
354 || Class
354 Class BIVALVIA
GASTROPODA
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
1363 Tellina (Merisca) aequistriata 1365 Tellina (Angulus) sybaritica Dall, 1881
Say, 1824 - 16 mm 17 mm
ClassClass
GASTROPODA 355
BIVALVIA || 355
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
356 || Class
356 Class BIVALVIA
GASTROPODA
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
1372 Tellina (Scissula) consobrina d'Orbigny, 1842 1373 Tellina (Scissula) sandix (Boss, 1968)
22 mm 25 mm
1377 Tellina laevigata Linnaeus, 1758 - 73 mm 1378 Tellina mera Say, 1834 - 9 mm
ClassClass
GASTROPODA 357
BIVALVIA || 357
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
1379 Tellina perisca Dall & Simpson, 1801 1380 Tellina versicolor De Kay, 1843
12 mm 12 mm
1383 Donax striatus Linnaeus, 1767 - 25 mm 1384 Donax vagus Weisbord, 1984 - 14 mm
358 || Class
358 Class BIVALVIA
GASTROPODA
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
ClassClass
GASTROPODA 359
BIVALVIA || 359
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
1396 Ervilia nitens (Montagu, 1808) 10 mm 1397 Semele (Semelina) nuculoides (Conrad, 1841) 3 mm
360 || Class
360 Class BIVALVIA
GASTROPODA
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
1403 Tagelus divisus (Spengler, 1874) 38 mm 1404 Tagelus plebeius (Lightfoot, 1786) 46 mm
ClassClass
GASTROPODA 361
BIVALVIA || 361
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
362 || Class
362 Class BIVALVIA
GASTROPODA
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
ClassClass
GASTROPODA 363
BIVALVIA || 363
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
364 || Class
364 Class BIVALVIA
GASTROPODA
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
ClassClass
GASTROPODA 365
BIVALVIA || 365
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
1434 Bankia carinata (Gray, 1827) 10 mm 1435 Bankia cieba Clench & Turner, 1946
10 mm
1436 Bankia destructa Clench & Turner, 1946 - 10 mm 1437 Bankia gouldi (Bartsch, 1908) 10 mm
366 || Class
366 Class BIVALVIA
GASTROPODA
SCAPHOPODA
368 || Class
368 Class SCAPHOPODA
GASTROPODA
Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea
Class SCAPHOPODA
Class 369
GASTROPODA || 369
POLYPLACOPHORA
Class
Class POLYPLACOPHORA 371
GASTROPODA || 371
1484 Chiton squamosus 1487 Acanthopleura granulata
Linnaeus, 1764 - 64 mm (Gmelin, 1791) 50 mm
372 || Class
372 Class POLYPLACOPHORA
GASTROPODA
CEPHALOPODA
374 || Class
374 Class CEPHALOPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
ClassCEPHALOPODA
Class 375
GASTROPODA || 375
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
376 || Class
376 Class CEPHALOPODA
GASTROPODA
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
1520 Octopus zonatus Voss, 1968 1525 Tetracheledone spinicurrus 1526 Argonauta argo Linnaeus, 1758
30 mm Voss, 1955 - 100 mm 300 mm
ClassCEPHALOPODA
Class 377
GASTROPODA || 377
COLOMBIAN Seashells from the Caribbean Sea Enrique Yidi Daccarett / Víctor Sarmiento Bossio
378 || Class
378 Class CEPHALOPODA
GASTROPODA
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