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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Conoidea: Conidae

Conus nodiferus Kiener, 1845


Range: 19°N to 12.5°N; 75°W to 61°W
Depth: 70 to 70 m
Maximum Reported Size: 38  mm

Synonymy

Conus jaspideus auct. non Gmelin, 1791
Conus verrucosus auct. non Hwass, 1792
Conus nodiferus Kiener, 1845
Profundiconus nodiferus (Kiener, 1845) 
Jaspidiconus nodiferus (Kiener, 1845) 
Conus pseudojaspideus Usticke, 1968
Profundiconus pseudojaspideus (Usticke, 1968) 

Details


Conus nodiferus Kiener, 1845b, p. [Kiener 1849, pp. 228-229], pl. 100, fig. 4
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Mer des Indes
Range: 19°N to 12.5°N; 75°W to 61°W
Depth: 70 m
Maximum Reported Size: 38 mm
Distribution: Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Mustique, Carriacou
References: Kiener (1849) M; Vink (1991) vDNSEW
Combining Genera:  Jaspidiconus Profundiconus

Conus jaspideus auct. non Gmelin, 1791, 
[Not available]
Distribution: Puerto Rico
References: Vink (1991) s
Comments: Misidentification by Warmke & Abbott (1961).

Conus pseudo-jaspideus Usticke, 1968, p. 7, pl. 1, fig. 985
[Synonym]
Type Locality: St. Croix [by lectotype designation of Boyko & Cordeiro 2001]
Range: 17.7°N to 14.9°N; 64.6°W to 61.2°W
Maximum Reported Size: 25 mm
Distribution: Virgin Islands: St. Croix; Martinique
References: Usticke (1968) NSEWM; Vink (1991) s; Boyko & Cordeiro (2001a) T
Combining Genera:  Profundiconus

Conus verrucosus auct. non Hwass, 1792, 
[Not available]
Distribution: Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico
References: Vink (1991) s
Comments: Misidentification by Clench (1942) and Warmke & Abbott (1961).


Partial List of References

Kiener, L. C. 1845. Genre Cone. (Conus, Lin.) Spécies Général et Iconographie des Coquilles Vivantes 2 pls. 1-111
Usticke, G. W. Nowell. 1968. Caribbean Cones from St. Croix and the Lesser Antilles  31 pp., 4 pls. Author. [Stated date: -- --- 1968; true date: post Oct.]

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