Prionospio cristata Foster, 1971.

Prionospio cristata Foster, 1971 a: 87 –89, figs 186 –199.— Sigvaldadóttir & Mackie, 1993: 216. Prionospio (Prionospio) cristata.— Johnson, 1984: 6.51–6.53, figs 6.41–6.42.— Gobin, 1990: 43.— Maciolek, 1985: 340 –341, fig. 4.

Type locality. Beaufort, North Carolina, USA, shallow depths to 0.5 to 32 m, rocky pools, sand, sandy mud. Type material. Holotype (USNM 43001), paratypes (USNM 43002).

Records. USA: Hutchinson Island, Florida (Maciolek 1985: 340); Port Aransas, Texas (Johnson 1984); Louisiana (Johnson 1984); off Shore Panama City (Foster 1971 a). Puerto Rico (Maciolek 1985: 340). Trinidad and Tobago: Oropuche (Gobin 1990).