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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Conoidea: Conidae

Conus pusio Hwass, 1792


Range: 19°N to 4°N; 66°W to 51°W
Depth: 0 to 23 m (live 0 to 23 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 24.5  mm

Synonymy

Dendroconus pusio (Hwass, 1792) 
Conus pusio Hwass, 1792
Conus pusillus Lamarck, 1810
Jaspidiconus pusillus (Lamarck, 1810) 
Dendroconus pusillus (Lamarck, 1810) 
Conus minutus Reeve, 1844
Conus duvali Bernardi, 1862
Dendroconus duvali (Bernardi, 1862) 
Jaspidiconus duvali (Bernardi, 1862) 
Dendroconus boubeeae (Sowerby III, 1903) 
Conus boubeeae Sowerby III, 1903

Details


Conus pusio Hwass in Bruguière, 1792a, p. 710, [1798, pl. 334, fig. 4]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Saint-Domingue, Martinique, Guadeloupe [restriction to Guadeloupe by Vink (1989) is unjustified fide F. H. A. Costa (1994)]
Range: 19°N to 4°N; 61.5°W to 51°W
Depth: 0 to 23 m (live 0 to 23 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 24.5 mm
Distribution: Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Brazil: unlocalized
References: Kohn (1968) T; Walls (1979) s; Vink (1989) v; F. H. A. Costa (1994a) DdNLlM
Comments: Non Sowerby II (1834); Melvill's (1881) record from Key West needs confirmation.
Combining Genera:  Dendroconus

Conus boubeeae Sowerby III, 1903, 
[Synonym]
References: Coomans et al. (1985b:181) s
Combining Genera:  Dendroconus

Conus duvali Bernardi, 1862, p. 404-405, pl. 13, fig. 3
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Guadeloupe
Range: 18°N to 16.2°N; 66°W to 61.5°W
Maximum Reported Size: 14 mm
Distribution: Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe
References: Bernardi (1862) SEM; Coomans et al. (1985b: 181) s; Vink (1991) s; Petuch (2004:293) NW
Combining Genera:  Dendroconus Jaspidiconus

Conus minutus Reeve, 1844a,  pl. 47, fig. 259
[Synonym]
Type Locality: St. Vincent, West Indies
Range: 13.2°N ; 61.2°W
Distribution: St. Vincent & the Grenadines: St. Vincent

Conus pusillus Lamarck, 1810, 
[Synonym]
Maximum Reported Size: 20.2 mm
Distribution: Brazil
References: Kohn (1981) MT; Coomans et al. (1985b:181) v; Petuch (2004: 292) v
Comments: Non Reeve, 1843.
Combining Genera:  Dendroconus Jaspidiconus


Partial List of References

Bernardi. 1862. Description d'un Cône nouveau Journal de Conchyliologie 10 404-405, pl. 13. [Stated date: 01 Oct 1862.]
Bruguière, [J.-G.] 1792. Encyclopédie Méthodique. Histoire Naturelle des Vers Encyclopédie Méthodique. Histoire Naturelle des Vers 1 345-757. Panckoucke: Paris.
Reeve, L. 1844. Monograph of the genus Conus Conchologia Iconica 1 pls. 40-47

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