Conus ermineusBorn, 1778, p. 141-142 [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Not stated Range: 27.82°N to 6.7°N; 94°W to 55.5°W Depth: 12 to 101 m (live 25 to 44 m) Maximum Reported Size: 103 mm Distribution: USA: Louisiana, Texas; Mexico: Quintana Roo; Costa Rica, Colombia, Venezuela: Falcon, Vargas, Sucre, Isla Margarita; Puerto Rico; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: St. Vincent; Surinam References: Kohn (1964) T; Altena (1975) LSE; Vokes & Vokes (1983, original station data) {W}; Díaz et al. (1990) l; Hutsell et al. (1997) M; García (2000) NW; Macsotay & Campos (2001) Combining Genera: Dendroconus
Conus aspersusSowerby II, 1833a, pl. 28, fig. 16 [Synonym] Type Locality: St. Croix, West Indies Maximum Reported Size: 94 mm Distribution: Virgin Islands: St. Croix References: Sowerby II (1833a) M; Kohn (1992) sT Combining Genera: Dendroconus
Conus atlanticus auct. non Clench, 1942, [Not available] Range: 11°N ; 63.5°W Maximum Reported Size: 48 mm Distribution: Venezuela: Isla Margarita References: Macsotay & Campos (2001) NSEWM Comments: Misidentification by Macsotay & Campos (2001); their illustrated specimen of C. spurius atlanticus appears to be a pale C. ermineus.
Cucullus barathrumRöding, 1798, p. 43, [Martini 1773, pl. 55, fig. 607] [Synonym] Type Locality: Not stated References: Kohn (1975) T; Vink (1984) s
Conus caerulans Küster, 1838, [Synonym] Range: 18°N ; 65°W Maximum Reported Size: 44 mm Distribution: Virgin Islands: St. Thomas References: Coomans et al. (1983) s; Kohn (1992) TM Combining Genera: Dendroconus
Conus coerulescens Schröter, 1803, [Synonym] Maximum Reported Size: 52 mm References: Kohn (1981) sM
Cucullus cruciferRöding, 1798, p. 48, [Martini 1773, pl. 55, fig. 605] [Synonymy uncertain] Type Locality: Not stated References: Coomans et al. (1985a) sT
Cucullus cutis anguinaRöding, 1798, p. 48, [Martini 1773, pl. 55, fig. 605] [Synonymy uncertain] Type Locality: Not stated References: Coomans et al. (1985a) sT
Conus eques Hwass in Bruguière, 1792a, p. 705-706, [1798, pl. 337, fig. 3] [Synonym] Type Locality: Amerique [Côtes de la Floride applies to the specimen of Favanne & Favanne (1780), which is not the lectotype] Maximum Reported Size: 41 mm References: Kohn (1968) T; Walls (1979) s; Kohn (1992) M Combining Genera: Dendroconus
Cucullus flammeusRöding, 1798, p. 44, [Martini 1773, pl. 55, figs. 606-607] [Synonymy uncertain] Type Locality: Not stated Comments: Could become a synonym of Conus ermineus depending on lectotype designation (see Kohn 1992).
Conus luzonicus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792a, p. 706-707, [1798, pl. 338, fig. 6] [Synonym] Type Locality: Philippines [in error] Maximum Reported Size: 41 mm References: Walls (1979) s; Kohn (1992) T Combining Genera: Dendroconus
Conus narcissus Lamarck, 1810, [Synonym] Maximum Reported Size: 48 mm References: Kohn (1981) sM Combining Genera: Dendroconus
Conus verrucosus piraticusClench, 1942b, p. 14-15, pl. 11, fig. 1 [Synonym] Type Locality: Off Singer's Hotel, Palm Beach, Florida Range: 26.7°N to 11°N; 80.2°W to 61°W Depth: 0 to 60 m Maximum Reported Size: 19 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, Florida Keys; Puerto Rico: Mona Island; Trinidad & Tobago: Tobago References: Clench (1942b) DNW; Clench (1953b) SE; Warmke & Abbott (1961) d; Walls (1979) s; Vink (1991) s Combining Genera: Dendroconus
Conus (Dendroconus) planitectumWeisbord, 1962, p. 424-425, pl. 40, figs. 1-2 [Synonymy uncertain] Type Locality: Playa Grande formation (Maiquetía member) at W-4, Quebrada Las Pailas, Venezuela Maximum Reported Size: 59 mm References: Weisbord (1962) M; J. & W. Gibson-Smith (1979) s?
Conus portoricanus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792a, p. 714, [1798, pl. 338, fig. 4] [Synonym] Type Locality: 'Porto-ricco' Maximum Reported Size: 41 mm Distribution: Puerto Rico References: Kohn (1968) TM; Walls (1979) s Combining Genera: Dendroconus
Conus ranunculus auct. non Hwass, 1792, [Not available] Range: 25°N to 12°N; 79°W to 59.6°W Depth: 12 m Distribution: ABC Islands: Curacao; Bahamas: Bimini; Cuba: North Havana Province, Guantanamo; Jamaica; Virgin Islands: St. Thomas, St. Croix; Barbados References: Clench (1953b) NSEW Comments: Misidentification.
Conus testudinarius Hwass in Bruguière, 1792a, p. 694-695, [1798, pl. 335, fig. 6] [Synonym] Attributed to: Martini (1773) Type Locality: Surinam, Saint-Domingue, Martinique [restricted to Surinam by Kohn (1968)] Range: 19°N to 2.42°S; 69°W to 40.73°W Depth: 11 to 100 m (live 53 m) Maximum Reported Size: 75 mm Distribution: Venezuela: Los Testigos; Dominican Republic, Martinique, Surinam, Brazil: Para, Piaui, Ceara References: Dautzenberg (1900) d; Kohn (1968) NWMT; Van Mol, Tursch & Kempf (1971) DLlSE Combining Genera: Dendroconus
Conus verrucosus auct. non Hwass, 1792, [Not available] References: Vink (1991) s Comments: Misidentification by Jong & Coomans (1988, pl. 42, fig. 556).
Partial List of References
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