Syphonota geographica (A. Adams and Reeve, 1850)

Syphonota geographica (A. Adams and Reeve, 1850)

    Photographed by Anne DuPont while SCUBA diving at Lake Worth Lagoon near Peanut Island, Palm Beach Inlet, Palm Beach Co., Florida 10/16/2010 | Underwater photograph copyright 2010 by Anne DuPont.

    Photographed by Ariane Dimitris while SCUBA diving at Lake Worth Lagoon near Peanut Island, Palm Beach Inlet, Palm Beach Co., Florida, March, 2013.
Syphonota is the correct original spelling. The often-used Siphonota Langkavel, 1871 is actually an incorrect subsequent spelling of Siphonotus Adams and Reeve, 1850 (= Syphonota H. and A. Adams, 1854: 34) not of Brandt, 1837 (an arthropod).

Adams, H. and A. Adams, 1853-1858. The genera of Recent Mollusca arranged according to their organization. John van Voorst, London. [published in 35 parts] vol 1: xl + 1-484; vol. 2: pp. 1-661 [incl. account of publication dates for vols. 1 and 2 on p. 661]; vol. 3: (i) + 138 pls.