“…A series of doubtful records were published by Gouvêa & Leite (1980) and Gouvêa (1986aGouvêa ( , 1986bGouvêa ( , 1987) (e.g., Eurypanopeus depressus (Smith, 1869), Callinectes arcuatus Ordway, 1863, Pilumnus gonzalensis Rathbun, 1893, Cycloxanthops novemdentatus (Lockington, 1876), C. vittatus (Stimpson, 1860, Pelia mutica (Gibbes, 1850), Pitho aculeata (Gibbes, 1850), Epialtus dilatatus A. Milne-Edwards, 1878, Dyspanopeus texanus (Stimpson, 1859), Pilumnus marshi Rathbun, 1901, Pilumnus sayi Rathbun, 1897, Uca uruguayensis Nobili, 1901 when studying brachyuran fauna from Salvador and adjacent areas (Bahia). Confirmation of these records is impossible because the material is not deposited in any collection.…”