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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Conoidea: Conidae

Conus anabathrum Crosse, 1865


Range: 35°N to 14.5°N; 91°W to 61°W
Depth: 0 to 122 m
Maximum Reported Size: 51  mm

Synonymy

Conus aureolus Sowerby II, 1858
Conus anabathrum Crosse, 1865
Conus floridanus Gabb, 1868
Conus floridensis Sowerby II, 1870
Leptoconus floridensis (Sowerby II, 1870) 
Conus patglicksteinae Petuch, 1987
Conus tranthami Petuch, 1995
Conus lecerfi Pointier & Lamy, 1998

Details


Conus anabathrum Crosse, 1865b, p. 304-305, pl. 9, fig. 4
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Unknown
Maximum Reported Size: 28 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida
References: Crosse (1865) M

Conus aureolus Sowerby II, 1858, 
[Synonymy uncertain]
References: Filmer (2001) s
Comments: Name has priority if synonymy is correct.

Conus floridanus Gabb, 1868, 
[Synonym]
Range: 35°N to 19°N; 91°W to 82°W
Depth: 0 to 13 m
Maximum Reported Size: 51 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: West Florida; Mexico: Campeche State, Yucatan State, Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo
References: Coomans et al. (1980) s; Sunderland & Sunderland (1994c) M
Comments: Dautzenberg's (1900) record from Venezuela is presumably a misidentification.

Conus floridensis Sowerby II, 1870b, p. 256, pl. 22, fig. 11
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Florida
Range: 32.96°N to 25°N; 86.6°W to 78.76°W
Depth: 5.5 to 35 m
Maximum Reported Size: 51 mm
Distribution: USA: South Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida
References: Clench (1942b) DdSEWM; Shoemaker (1972) NE; Coomans et al. (1982) s
Combining Genera:  Leptoconus

Conus lecerfi Pointier & Lamy, 1998, p. 149, 3 figs.
[Not available; synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: Martinique
Range: 14.5°N ; 61°W
Maximum Reported Size: 29.3 mm
Distribution: Martinique
References: Pointier & Lamy (1998) NSEWM
Comments: Nude name listed in synonymy of Conus burryae by Pointier & Lamy (1998), but may be misidentified as such, since C. burryae does not occur in Martinique.

Conus floridanus patglicksteinae Petuch, 1987, p. 30, pl. 5, fig. 3-4
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Off Palm Beach Island, Palm Beach County, Florida
Range: 27°N ; 80°W
Depth: 122 m
Maximum Reported Size: 25 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida
References: Petuch (1987) DdNSEWM; Filmer (2001) s

Conus (Leptoconus) floridanus tranthami Petuch, 1995, p. 37-38, figs. 3-4
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Pickles Reef, off Plantation Key, northern Florida Keys
Range: 25°N ; 80°W
Depth: 2 to 10 m
Maximum Reported Size: 21.5 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: Florida Keys
References: Petuch (1995) DdNSEWM; Filmer (2001) s


Partial List of References

Crosse, H. 1865. Description de Cônes nouveaux provenant de la collection Cuming Journal de Conchyliologie 13 299-315, pls. 9-11. [Stated date: 01 Jul 1865.]
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. 1995. Molluscan discoveries from the tropical Western Atlantic region. La Conchiglia 27(275) 36-41. [Stated date: -- Jun 1995.]
Pointier, J.-P. and D. Lamy. 1998. Guide des Coquillages des Antilles  i + 225 pp. PLB Editions: Abymes, Guadeloupe. [Stated date: -- Sep 1998.]
Sowerby, G. B., II. 1870. Descriptions of forty-eight new species of shells Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1870 249-259, pls. 21-22. [Stated date: 28 Apr 1870; true date: -- Nov 1870.]

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