Pilumnus caribaeus Desbonne & Schramm, 1867

Material examined (N=1). 1m, 31/X/2004, St. 0 6 (MZUESC #721).

Distribution. Western Atlantic – East coast of the USA, Antilles, northern South America, and Brazil (from Pará to Santa Catarina) (Melo 1996).

Ecological notes. On sand, mud and shell bottoms. Intertidal to 55 m (Melo 1996).

Previous records in Bahia. Rathbun (1930), Joly et al. (1969), Gomes Corrêa (1972), Melo (1985), Barreto et al. (1993).