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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Conoidea: Conidae

Conus flavescens Sowerby II, 1834


Range: 26.7°N to 12°N; 82°W to 70°W
Depth: 0 to 122 m
Maximum Reported Size: 25  mm

Synonymy

Conus flavescens Sowerby II, 1834
Hermes flavescens (Sowerby II, 1834) 
Conus flamingo Petuch, 1980
Hermes flamingo (Petuch, 1980) 
Conus paraguanus Petuch, 1987
Hermes paraguanus (Petuch, 1987) 

Details


Conus flavescens Sowerby II, 1834a, pl. 55, fig. 68
[Basis of the current name]
Attributed to: Gray MS
Type Locality: Not stated [Bahamas, designated by Vink, 1987]
Range: 26°N to 23°N; 82°W to 79°W
Depth: 0 to 18 m
Maximum Reported Size: 25 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida; Bahamas, Cuba: North Matanzas
References: Aguayo & Jaume (1947a) S; Kohn (1992) T
Combining Genera:  Hermes

Conus flamingo Petuch, 1980b, p. 299-301, fig. 1a-d
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Off Dania, Broward County, Florida
Range: 26.7°N to 26°N; 80°W
Depth: 46 to 122 m
Maximum Reported Size: 20.8 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida
References: Petuch (1980b) DdNSEW; Tucker (1984) s; Cargile (1997) M; Filmer (2001) s
Combining Genera:  Hermes

Conus paraguana Petuch, 1987, p. 111-112, pl. 25, figs. 12-13
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Off Los Taques, Paraguana Peninsula, Falcon, Venezuela, Gulf of Venezuela
Range: 12°N ; 70°W
Depth: 35 m
Maximum Reported Size: 18 mm
Distribution: Venezuela: Falcon
References: Petuch (1987) DdNSEWM; Filmer (2001) s
Combining Genera:  Hermes


Partial List of References

Petuch, E. J. 1980. A new species of Conus from southeastern Florida (Mollusca: Gastropoda) Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 93 299-302. [Stated date: 28 Aug 1980.]
Petuch, E. J. 1987. New Caribbean molluscan faunas  [v] + 154 + A1-A4, 29 pls. Coastal Education & Research Foundation: Charlottesville, Virginia. [True date: 08 Jul 1987.]
Sowerby, G. B., II. 1834. Conus Conchological Illustrations pls. 54-55 [True date: 15 Apr 1834.]

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