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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Conoidea: Conidae

Conus magellanicus Hwass, 1792


Range: 21.2°N to 9.5°N; 86.9°W to 61.5°W
Depth: 0 to 26 m
Maximum Reported Size: 26  mm

Synonymy

Hermes magellanicus (Hwass, 1792) 
Conus magellanicus Hwass, 1792
Conus maculiferus Sowerby II, 1833
Hermes ornatus (Sowerby II, 1833) 
Conus ornatus Sowerby II, 1833
Leptoconus cidaris (Kiener, 1845) 
Conus cidaris Kiener, 1845
Conus kirkandersi Petuch, 1987
Cariboconus kirkandersi (Petuch, 1987) 
Conus hilli Petuch, 1990

Details


Conus magellanicus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792a, p. 633-634, [1798, pl. 322, fig. 3]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Détroit de Magellan [in error]
Range: 16.2°N ; 61.5°W
Depth: 1.5 to 6 m
Maximum Reported Size: 26 mm
Distribution: Guadeloupe
References: Kohn (1968) vMT; Pointier, Richard & Moolenbeek (1987) NSEW; Sunderland (1990b) D; Sunderland & Sunderland (1994c) d
Combining Genera:  Hermes

Conus cidaris Kiener, 1845b, p. [Kiener 1846, pp. 57-58], pl. 63, fig. 1-1a
[Synonym]
Type Locality: l'océan Indien
Maximum Reported Size: 25 mm
Combining Genera:  Leptoconus

Conus hilli Petuch, 1990, p. 68, figs. 36-37
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Off Portobelo, Panama
Range: 9.5°N ; 79.7°W
Depth: 26 m
Maximum Reported Size: 21 mm
Distribution: Panama
References: Petuch (1990) DdNSEWM; Filmer (2001) s

Conus kirkandersi Petuch, 1987, p. 73, pl. 9, figs. 13-14
[Synonym]
Type Locality: North end of Cozumel Is., Quintana Roo, Mexico
Range: 21.2°N to 20.5°N; 86.9°W to 86.7°W
Depth: 0 to 1.5 m
Maximum Reported Size: 19 mm
Distribution: Mexico: Quintana Roo, Cozumel
References: Petuch (1987) SW; Sunderland (1990b) DM; Petuch (2004) NE; Filmer (2001) s
Combining Genera:  Cariboconus

Conus maculiferus Sowerby II, 1833b,  pl. 29, fig. 23
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Not stated
Maximum Reported Size: 23 mm
References: Sowerby II (1833b) M; Vink (1984) s; Kohn (1992) T

Conus ornatus Sowerby II, 1833b,  pl. 29, fig. 22
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Not stated
Maximum Reported Size: 24 mm
References: Sowerby II (1833b) M; Vink (1984) s; Kohn (1992) T
Comments: Non Röding, 1798.
Combining Genera:  Hermes


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.
Kiener, L. C. 1845. Genre Cone. (Conus, Lin.) Spécies Général et Iconographie des Coquilles Vivantes 2 pls. 1-111
Petuch, E. J. 1987. New Caribbean molluscan faunas  [v] + 154 + A1-A4, 29 pls. Coastal Education & Research Foundation: Charlottesville, Virginia. [True date: 08 Jul 1987.]
Petuch, E. J. 1990. A new molluscan faunule from the Caribbean coast of Panama Nautilus 104 57-70. [Stated date: 06 Sep 1990.]
Sowerby, G. B., II. 1833. Conus Conchological Illustrations pl. 29 [True date: 17 May 1833.]

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