Range: 12.5°N to 12°N; 70°W to 68.3°W Depth: 1.5 to 10 m Maximum Reported Size: 70.4 mm
Synonymy
Conus leucostictus auct. non Gmelin, 1791 Leptoconus leucostictus auct. non Gmelin, 1791 Conus aurantius Hwass, 1792 Leptoconus aurantius (Hwass, 1792) Conus dominicanus auct. non Hwass, 1792
Details
Conus aurantius Hwass in Bruguière, 1792a, p. 606, [1798, pl. 317, fig. 7] [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: 'isles Philippines' [corrected to Curaçao by Clench & Bullock (1970:375)] Range: 12.5°N to 12°N; 70°W to 68.3°W Depth: 1.5 to 10 m Maximum Reported Size: 70.4 mm Distribution: ABC Islands: Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire References: Kohn (1968) T; Vink & Cosel (1985) DSEM{d}; Jong & Coomans (1988) NW; Sunderland & Sunderland (1994c) d Comments: Hemmen & Hemmen's (1979) record from Grenada needs confirmation. Combining Genera: Leptoconus
Conus dominicanus auct. non Hwass, 1792, [Not available] References: Vink & Cosel (1985) s Comments: Misidentification by Coomans (1958).
Conus leucostictus auct. non Gmelin, 1791, [Not available] References: Vink & Cosel (1985) s Comments: Misidentification by Sowerby II (1857). Combining Genera: Leptoconus
Partial List of References
Bruguière, [J.-G.] 1792. Encyclopédie Méthodique. Histoire Naturelle des Vers Encyclopédie Méthodique. Histoire Naturelle des Vers 1 345-757. Panckoucke: Paris.
