Y.Terryn 
A new terebrid species from the Caribbean 
Additional matcrial studied. USNM 103436 (see 
remarks above). 
Type locality. Lectotype: US Fish Commission 
Station 2402, Florida, between Mississippi Delta and 
Cedar Keys at 203 m, 34.33N - 76.2W 
Description. See Simone & Verissimo, 1995; Simone, 
1999 for an extensive description of both the shell 
morphology and anatomy. The holotype of Terebra 
crassireticulata shows exactly the sanie protoconch 
and shell morphology as Terebra limatula. The 
specimens of Terebra limatula studied were ail shells 
with damaged body whorl (columellar plicae visible), 
compared to the fully adult and complété holotype of 
Terebra crassireticulata with thickened columellar 
callus. 
Habitat. Unknown. 
Distribution. From North Carolina, Florida and the 
Bahamas (Dali, 1889a), probably South along the 
chain of islands bordering the Atlantic to Brazil, 
where it has been confirmed from Rio de Janeiro to 
Sao Paulo (Simone, 1999). 
Terebra evelynae Clench & Aguayo, 1939 
Figs 13-15 
The species is easily identifiable among the West 
Atlantic and Caribbean terebrids but has been rarely 
recorded. Only a handful of dead collected specimens 
are known besides the live collected holotype (MCZ 
135077: 118.3 mm). As far as the author could 
détermine, the species had only been recorded from 
off Cuba (type locality: off N Santa Clara Province, 
225 fms) till the présent discovery of one live and 
several dead (crabbed) collected specimens off 
Guadeloupe. 
Terebra glossema Schwengel, 1940 
Fig. 16 
The species is fairly identifiable amongst the West 
Atlantic and Caribbean terebrids but has been rarely 
recorded. The range of the species is restricted to the 
northern Caribbean (Florida, Bahamas and Cuba) but 
Faber (2007: Aruba) and the présent finding 
(Guadeloupe) confirm a much wider range southwards 
and it probably lives throughout the eastem rim of the 
Caribbean islands. 
Terebra species 2 
Fig. 17 
The species bears some resemblance to T. glossema in 
the characteristics of the sculpture, but the density of 
the spiral and axial sculpture is rather different. The 
sculpture is much coarser and the general outline is 
much more slender than in T. glossema. At présent 
this species is only represented by a single specimen. 
Thus nothing is known concerning intraspecific 
variability. The species can not be compared to any 
other known taxon in the Caribbean and is most 
probably new to science. Due to the lack of additional 
specimens at the moment, the species remains under 
study awaiting more finds. 
Terebra species 3 
Figs 18-19 
The following three species can obviously be 
accredited as belonging to the limatula- group because 
of the shell surface morphology, which is reticulated 
and beaded; but because of constant différences in 
protoconch and variations in the sculpture, they must 
be assigned under different taxa. 
The spiral sculpture of this species is sharp: deep 
grooves separated by almost protruding beads, yet 
close-set and dense. 
Terebra species 4 
Figs 20-22 
The présent species was also dredged at the type 
locality of Terebra lamyi. It was preliminary stored as 
T. cf. colombiensis pending further research but the 
présent paper proves that it is does not belong to that 
species nor with any of the related species. The main 
différence is the conical, paucispiral protoconch of 
about 2.5-3.0 whorls, T. limatula and T. colombiensis 
both hâve a near-mammillate protoconch. Furthermore 
the présent species is quite distinguishable because the 
fine beading and deep and wide spiral grooves gave 
rise to a somewhat step-like or turreted outline of the 
whorls. Because of the close relationship in sculpture, 
this species is without doubt related to the 
aforementioned. It is here figured for the first time 
awaiting more specimens for further study. 
Figures 24-33 (Ail from coll. Dominique Lamy and from Guadeloupe). 
24. Terebra species 6. 14.5 mm, off Port-Louis, 130 m. 
25-27. Terebra species 7. 25. 16.3 mm, off Port-louis, 130 m. 26. 14.3 mm, off Port-Louis, 100 m. 27. 14.8 mm, 
off Port-Louis, 150 m. 
28. Terebra species 8. 1 1.5 mm, off Port-Louis, 160 m. 
29-33. Terebra species 9. 29. 9.8 mm, off Port-Louis, 100 m. 30. 12.5 mm, off Port-louis 100 m. 31.9.2 mm, off 
Port-Louis, 120 m. 32. 6.1 mm, off Port-Louis, 100 m. (x 1.5). 33. 9.1 mm, off Port-Louis, 120 m. 
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