Spiophanes bombyx (Claparède, 1870)

Spio bombyx Claparède, 1870: 485 –487, plate XII, fig. 2.

Spiophanes bombyx . — Foster, 1971a: 40 –43, figs 66–75.— Johnson, 1984: 6.9–6.11, figs 6.1– 6.2.—Meißner, 2005: 8, table 11.

Type locality. Gulf of Naples, Italy.

Type material. lost.

Records. USA: Florida; Alabama; Louisiana; Texas, (Johnson 1984); off Florida (26º46.45’N, 82º30.25’W), in 18 m (Meißner 2005).

Remarks. Spiophanes bombyx is considered to be a common cosmopolitan species in sandy substrates (Meißner 2005). However, records from the Grand Caribbean should be confirmed against the type material or material from the type locality.