Conus spuriusGmelin, 1791, p. 3396, [Gualtieri 1742, pl. 21, fig. D (by lectotype designation of Clench 1942: 19)] [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Unknown Range: 28°N to 9.4°N; 86.8°W to 64.4°W Depth: 1 to 8 m (live 1 to 8 m) Maximum Reported Size: 70 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: West Florida; Mexico: Quintana Roo; Honduras; Colombia: Offshore islands; Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela: Gulf of Venezuela, Carabobo; Cuba: North Matanzas; Jamaica, Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: Virgin Gorda References: Clench (1942b) T; Sarasúa (1970); Ekdale (1974) W; Princz (1978b); Sunderland & Sunderland (1994c) W; Díaz & Puyana (1994) M
Conus spurius atlanticusClench, 1942b, p. 20-21, pl. 10, figs. 1-3 [Synonym] Type Locality: Bonita Springs, Florida Range: 28°N to 9.4°N; 93.48°W to 71°W Depth: 0 to 64 m Maximum Reported Size: 80 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; Mexico: Campeche State, Yucatan State, Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo; Panama, Venezuela, Cuba: Havana Province References: Springer & Bullis (1956) DW; Olsson & McGinty (1958) S; Princz (1982a) E; Jong & Coomans (1988) s; Sunderland & Sunderland (1994c) {E} Comments: Cited as a new subspecies by Vilas & Vilas (1945) but presumably they were referring to Clench (1942) as they repeat his citation of Conus proteus (auct. non Hwass). Combining Genera: Spuriconus
Conus spurius aureofasciatusRehder & Abbott, 1951b, p. 64-65, pl. 9, figs. 3-4 [Synonym] Type Locality: Off Dry Tortugas, Florida, 20 fathoms Range: 26°N to 20.75°N; 92.2°W to 82°W Depth: 6 to 61 m Maximum Reported Size: 75 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: West Florida, Dry Tortugas; Mexico: Gulf of Campeche References: Rehder & Abbott (1951b) NE; Springer & Bullis (1956) {D}SW; Abbott (1974) M; Sunderland & Sunderland (1994c) D
Conus cherokus Olsson & Petit, 1964, [Synonymy uncertain] References: Hendricks (2009) s Comments: Described as a fossil. Combining Genera: Spuriconus
Conus ferrugineus sic, [Not available] Comments: Error for ferugineus by Sherborn (1902).
Cucullus ferugineusRöding, 1798, p. 41, [Martini 1773, pl. 56, figs. 626-628] [Objective synonym of valid name] Type Locality: Not stated References: Kohn (1975) sT
Conus flammeus Lamarck, 1810, [Synonymy uncertain] References: Walls (1979) s; Kohn (1981) T Comments: Non Röding, 1798.
Cucullus gualterianusRöding, 1798, p. 42, [Gualtieri 1742, pl. 21, fig. F] [Synonym] Type Locality: Not stated References: Kohn (1975) sT Comments: Kohn (1975) incorrectly calls this an objective synonym of C. spurius, but the lectotype refers to a different figure in Gualtieri.
Conus jeremyi Petuch, 1994, [Synonymy uncertain] References: Hendricks (2009) s Comments: Described as a fossil.
Conus lemoni Petuch, 1990, [Synonymy uncertain] References: Hendricks (2009) s Comments: Described as a fossil. Combining Genera: Spuriconus
Conus leoninus Hwass in Bruguičre, 1792a, p. 683-685, [1798, pl. 334, fig. 5-6, 9, pl. 335, fig. 5] [Synonym] Type Locality: Côtes du Mexique jusqu'ŕ celles du Brésil Range: 24.6°N ; 81.8°W Maximum Reported Size: 53 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: West Florida, Florida Keys References: Calkins (1878); Melvill (1881); Kohn (1968) TMs Comments: Non Lightfoot, 1786.
Cucullus leoninusRöding, 1798, p. 44, [Martini 1773, pl. 57, fig. 640] [Synonym] Type Locality: Not stated References: Kohn (1975) sT
Conus lorenzianusDillwyn, 1817, p. 370, [Chemnitz, 1795, pl. 181, fig. 1754-1755] [Synonym] Attributed to: Chemnitz Type Locality: East Indian Seas Range: 16°N to 9°N; 88°W to 71°W Depth: 35 m Maximum Reported Size: 60 mm Distribution: Belize, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela References: Kohn (1986) T; Vink (1985) SEW; Díaz (1990) DdM; Petuch (2004: 295) NW Comments: Considered a valid subspecies by Vink (1985). Combining Genera: Spuriconus
Conus martinshugari Petuch, 1994, [Synonymy uncertain] References: Hendricks (2009) s Comments: Described as a fossil.
Conus micanopy Petuch, 1994, [Synonymy uncertain] References: Hendricks (2009) s Comments: Described as a fossil. Combining Genera: Spuriconus
Conus ochraceus Lamarck, 1810, [Synonym] Maximum Reported Size: 43 mm References: Kohn (1981) TM; Vink (1985) s; Cargile (1997)
Conus patricius auct. non Hinds, 1843, [Not available] Distribution: Venezuela: Isla la Blanquilla, Isla Margarita References: Macsotay & Campos (2001) DdNSEWM; Rosenberg (herein, 22 Oct 2003) s Comments: Misidentification by Macsotay & Campos (2001); Conus patricius is Eastern Pacific.
Conus phlogopusTomlin, 1937, p. 206 [Synonym] Type Locality: Not stated Range: 12°N to 9°N; 78°W to 71°W Distribution: Panama, Venezuela: Gulf of Venezuela References: Petuch (2004) NSEWv Comments: Replacement name for Conus flammeus Lamarck, 1810, non Cucullus flammeus Röding, 1798. Combining Genera: Spuriconus
Conus proteus Hwass in Bruguičre, 1792a, p. 682-683, [1798, pl. 334, fig. 1-2] [Synonym] Type Locality: Océan asiatique (var. A) [in error], Saint-Domingue, Guadeloupe (var. B) [The lectotype is variety A.] Range: 21.2°N ; 94°W to 89.7°W Distribution: Mexico: Veracruz, Yucatan State References: F. C. Baker (1891) NSEW; Kohn (1968) sT; Hendricks (2009) s
Conus proteus var.? pseudothomaeReeve, 1844a, p. species 219 [Not available] Attributed to: Chemnitz Type Locality: Not stated Comments: Name introduced in synonymy.
Cucullus quadratusRöding, 1798, p. 41, [Chemnitz 1788, pl. 140, fig. 1300] [Synonym] Type Locality: Not stated References: Kohn (1975) sT
Conus spengleri Petuch, 1991, [Synonymy uncertain] References: Hendricks (2009) s Comments: Described as a fossil. Combining Genera: Spuriconus
Conus streami Petuch, 1994, [Synonymy uncertain] References: Hendricks (2009) s Comments: Described as a fossil. Combining Genera: Spuriconus
Cucullus syriacusRöding, 1798, p. 41, [Martini 1773, pl. 56, fig. 627; Knorr 3, pl. 18, fig. 5, pl. 9, fig. 6, pl. 22, fig. 3] [Synonym] Type Locality: Not stated References: Kohn (1975) sT
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