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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Conoidea: Conidae

Conus spurius Gmelin, 1791


Range: 28°N to 9°N; 94°W to 64.4°W
Depth: 0 to 64 m (live 1 to 8 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 80  mm

Synonymy

Conus spurius Gmelin, 1791
Conus leoninus Hwass, 1792
Conus proteus Hwass, 1792
Cucullus ferugineus Röding, 1798
Cucullus gualterianus Röding, 1798
Cucullus leoninus Röding, 1798
Cucullus quadratus Röding, 1798
Cucullus syriacus Röding, 1798
Conus flammeus Lamarck, 1810
Conus ochraceus Lamarck, 1810
Conus lorenzianus Dillwyn, 1817
Spuriconus lorenzianus (Dillwyn, 1817) 
Conus patricius auct. non Hinds, 1843
Conus pseudothomae Reeve, 1844
Spuriconus phlogopus (Tomlin, 1937) 
Conus phlogopus Tomlin, 1937
Spuriconus atlanticus (Clench, 1942) 
Conus atlanticus Clench, 1942
Conus aureofasciatus Rehder & Abbott, 1951
Conus cherokus Olsson & Petit, 1964
Spuriconus cherokus (Olsson & Petit, 1964) 
Conus lemoni Petuch, 1990
Spuriconus lemoni (Petuch, 1990) 
Spuriconus spengleri (Petuch, 1991) 
Conus spengleri Petuch, 1991
Conus jeremyi Petuch, 1994
Conus martinshugari Petuch, 1994
Spuriconus micanopy (Petuch, 1994) 
Conus micanopy Petuch, 1994
Spuriconus streami (Petuch, 1994) 
Conus streami Petuch, 1994

Details


Conus spurius Gmelin, 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 atlanticus Clench, 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 aureofasciatus Rehder & 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 ferugineus Röding, 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 gualterianus Röding, 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 leoninus Röding, 1798, p. 44, [Martini 1773, pl. 57, fig. 640]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Not stated
References: Kohn (1975) sT

Conus lorenzianus Dillwyn, 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 phlogopus Tomlin, 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.? pseudothomae Reeve, 1844a, p. species 219
[Not available]
Attributed to: Chemnitz
Type Locality: Not stated
Comments: Name introduced in synonymy.

Cucullus quadratus Röding, 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 syriacus Röding, 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


Partial List of References

Bruguičre, [J.-G.] 1792. Encyclopédie Méthodique. Histoire Naturelle des Vers Encyclopédie Méthodique. Histoire Naturelle des Vers 1 345-757. Panckoucke: Paris.
Clench, W. J. 1942. The Genus Conus in the Western Atlantic Johnsonia 1(6) 1-40. [Stated date: 05 Dec 1942.]
Dillwyn, L. W. 1817. A descriptive catalogue of recent shells A Descriptive Catalogue of Recent Shells 1-2 xii + 1-580; [iv] + 581-1121. John and Arthur Arch: Cornhill.
Gmelin, J. F. 1791. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae. Editio decima tertia Systema Naturae, 13th ed., vol. 1(6) 3021-3910. Lipsiae.
Reeve, L. 1844. Monograph of the genus Conus Conchologia Iconica 1 pls. 40-47
Rehder, H. A. and R. T. Abbott. 1951. Some new and interesting mollusks from the deeper waters of the Gulf of Mexico Revista de la Sociedad Malacológica "Carlos de la Torre" 8 53-66, pls. 8-9. [Stated date: 12 Nov 1951.]
Röding, P. F. 1798. Museum Boltenianum  viii + 199 pp. Hamburg. [Stated date: -- Sep 1798.]
Tomlin, J. R. le B. 1937. Catalog of Recent and fossil cones Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 22 205-236. [Stated date: -- Mar 1937; true date: pre Apr 19.]

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