Persephona punctata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Material examined (N=2). 1m, 19/IX/2000, 13°52’37”S / 38°57’11”W (MZUESC #64).

Distribution. Western Atlantic – Antilles, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyanas, and Brazil (from Amapá to Rio Grande do Sul) (Melo 1996).

Ecological notes. Occurs on mud, but also present on sand, and shell bottoms. From shallow waters to 50 m (Melo 1996).

Previous records in Bahia. Miers (1886), Coelho & Torres (1980), Almeida et al. (2007).