35. Bursatella leachii Blainville, 1817

(Plate 4 A)

Material examined. SLR, 4 spcs, H = 60–70 mm, NRC. EOL, 2 spcs, H = 50–65 mm, IVICCM000020. OLH, 2 spcs, H = 80–90 mm, IVICCM000136. CHC, 1 spc., PNC.

Ecology. On mangrove lagoons on T. testudinum (1–3 m deep). This species releases a purple fluid when disturbed.

Distribution. ABC Islands, Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Guadeloupe, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, USA, Venezuela (Valdés et al. 2006; Miloslavich et al. 2010. La Restinga, Margarita: Grune et al. 2015). Circumtropical (Valdés et al. 2006).