Metaxia excelsa Faber & Moolenbeek, 1991

Cerithium exile C.B. Adams, 1850 non Eichholtz, 1829: 120.

Metaxia excelsa Faber & Moolenbeek, 1991: 83 .

Cerithium exile – Clench & Turner 1950: 279, pl. 38 fig. 8.

Cerithiopsis exile – Parker & Curray 1956: 2433. — Robinson & Montoya 1987: 383.

Cerithiopsis exilis – Rios 1970: 44; 1975: 48, pl. 13 fig. 175; 1985: 50, pl. 19 fig. 223.

Metaxia exilis – De Jong & Coomans 1988: 51. — Leal 1991: 124, pl. 17 figs e–f. — Rios 1994: 95, pl. 31 fig. 381; 2009: 175, fig. 420. — Absalão et al. 2006: 238. — Gomes et al. 2006: 187.

Metaxia excelsa – Rolán & Fernández-Garcés 1992: 172, figs 1, 7; 2007: pl. IV fig. 68; 2015: 54, pl. 4 fig. f. — Redfern 2001: 69, pl. 34 fig. 291; 2013: 131, fig. 375. — Sevilla et al. 2003: 343. — Lee 2009: 90. — Fernandes & Pimenta 2011: 820, figs 1–6; 2019a: 7, figs 2a, 3. — Zhang 2011: 103, fig. 309. — Espinosa et al. 2012: 258. — García 2016: 106 — Lamy & Pointier 2018: 287, pl. 92 fig. 2.

Material examined

BONAIRE • 1 spec.; Nukove; depth 21 m; 14 Feb. 1998; MNRJ 32361 *.

BRAZIL – North Brazil • 1 spec.; REVIZEE-Norte III st. 211A; UFMA *. – Rio Grande do Norte • 9 specs; BPot 1-MR32; MNRJ 32057 * • 3 specs; BPot 1-MR41; MNRJ 31454 * • 2 specs; BPot 1-MR42; MNRJ 31459 * • 7 specs; BPot 1-MR43; MNRJ 31456 * • 4 specs; BPot 2-MR42; MNRJ 31455 * • 9 specs; BPot 2-MR44; MNRJ 31457 * • 7 specs; BPot 2-MR45; MNRJ 31458 *. – Sergipe • 1 spec.; Petro/UFS st. E6-A2; UFS . – Bahia • 7 specs; Baía de Todos os Santos; Jun. 1997; MNRJ 34425 * • 1 spec.; 13º29′41″ S, 38º49′07″ W; Mar. 2006; MNRJ 32606 * • 6 specs; Ilhéus; MNRJ 32375 * • 8 specs; Ilhéus; MNRJ 32972 *. – Vitória-Trindade Chain • 1 spec.; REVIZEE-Central C1-C61; MORG 40317. – Espírito Santo • 1 spec.; 19º25′34″ S, 39º22′16″ W; depth 42 m; Oct. 2003; MNRJ 19317 * • 1 spec.; 19º26′19″ S, 39º15′17″ W; depth 53 m; Oct. 2003; MNRJ 19043 *.