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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Conoidea: Conidae

Conus attenuatus Reeve, 1844


Range: 26.5°N to 12°N; 90.5°W to 61.2°W
Depth: 10 to 81 m
Maximum Reported Size: 28  mm

Synonymy

Conus attenuatus Reeve, 1844
Hermes attenuatus (Reeve, 1844) 
Conus fasciatus A. Adams, 1854
Conus bifasciatus Sowerby II, 1858
Conus ustickei Miller, 1959
Hermes ustickei (Miller, 1959) 

Details


Conus attenuatus Reeve, 1844a, pl. 47, fig. 263
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Unknown
Range: 26.5°N to 12°N; 90.5°W to 61.2°W
Depth: 10 to 81 m
Maximum Reported Size: 26 mm
Distribution: Florida: West of Dry Tortugas; Mexico: Campeche Bank; Bahamas: Grand Bahama Island; Martinique
References: Sunderland & Sunderland (1994b) E; E. F. García (2006, pers. comm.) D; García (2007b) W
Combining Genera:  Hermes

Conus bifasciatus Sowerby II, 1858, 
[Synonym]
Maximum Reported Size: 27 mm
References: Coomans, Moolenbeek & Wils (1981) MTs (of C. ustickei)
Comments: Non Gmelin, 1791; new name for Conus fasciatus A. Adams, 1854 non Schröter, 1803.

Conus fasciatus A. Adams, 1854e, p. 119, not figured [Sowerby II (1858), pl. 14, fig. 302]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Unknown
References: Coomans, Moolenbeek & Wils (1981) MTs (of C. ustickei)

Conus ustickei Miller in Usticke, 1959, p. 80, pl. 1, fig. 14
[Synonym]
Type Locality: North of Fredericksted, St. Croix
Range: 23°N to 17.8°N; 82.5°W to 64.9°W
Maximum Reported Size: 28 mm
Distribution: Cuba: North Havana Province; Virgin Islands: St. Thomas, St. Croix
References: Usticke (1959) SEM; Usticke (1968) NW; Sarasúa (1970); Jong & Coomans (1988) s; Boyko & Cordeiro (2001a) T
Combining Genera:  Hermes


Partial List of References

Adams, A. 1854. Descriptions of new species of the genus Conus, from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 21 116-119.
Reeve, L. 1844. Monograph of the genus Conus Conchologia Iconica 1 pls. 40-47
Usticke, G. W. Nowell. 1959. A Check List of Marine Shells of St. Croix  vi + 90, 4 pls. Author: Christiansted, St. Croix. [Stated date: -- --- 1959; true date: post June.]

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