Cerithium (Triforis) inflatum R.B. Watson, 1880

Cerithium (Triforis) inflatum R.B. Watson, 1880: 103 .

Triforis inflata (R.B. Watson, 1880) — Dall 1881: 81.

Triforis inflatus (R.B. Watson, 1880) — Paetel 1888: 348.

Triforis (Sychar) inflata (R.B. Watson, 1880) — Dall 1889a: 249.

Triphora (Strobiligera) inflata (R.B. Watson, 1880) — Abbott 1974: 112.

Strobiligera inflata (R.B. Watson, 1880) — Rolán & Fernández-Garcés 2007: 16.

Inella inflata (R.B. Watson, 1880) — Rolán & Fernández-Garcés 2008: 98, fig. 9c, 36g.

Type locality. United States Virgin Islands, St. Thomas, N. off Culebra Island, 18°38’30”N, 65°5’30”W, 390 fathoms deep (713 m).

Type material. NHMUK 1887.2.9.1766, lectotype .

Distribution. Bahamas (Dowgiallo 2004), Gulf of Mexico (Abbott 1974; Rosenberg et al. 2009), Puerto Rico (Dall 1889a; Fernandes & Pimenta 2014), United States, Florida (Dall 1889a; Abbott 1974; Rosenberg et al. 2009), United States, Georgia (Dall 1889a; Dall 1889b), United States Virgin Islands, Saint Thomas (Watson 1880; Watson 1886; Paetel 1888; Rolán & Fernández-Garcés 2008; Rosenberg et al. 2009; Albano et al. 2019), Vietnam (Kostina et al. 2016), Yucatan Strait (Dall 1881, Watson 1886; Dall 1889a).

Remarks. Lectotype designation by Rolán & Fernández-Garcés (2008). The record from Vietnam (Kostina et al. 2016) should be disregarded as it is an Atlantic species.