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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Conoidea: Conidae

Conus daucus Hwass, 1792


Range: 35°N to 23°S; 83.3°W to 32.5°W
Depth: 0 to 120 m (live 0 to 20 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 66  mm

Synonymy

Conus daucus Hwass, 1792
Cucullus cardinalis Röding, 1798
Conus pastinaca Lamarck, 1810
Conus mamillaris Green, 1830
Conus croceus Sowerby II, 1833
Conus arausiensis Reeve, 1843
Conus connectens A. Adams, 1855
Conus luteus Krebs, 1864
Conus granulosus Rigacci, 1866
Conus circumpunctatus Usticke, 1968
Conus boui da Motta, 1988
Conus griffini Petuch, 1990
Cariboconus griffini (Petuch, 1990) 
Conus goajira Petuch, 1992
Conus norai da Motta & Raybaudi, 1992
Conus vikingorum Petuch, 1992
Conus gravesae Petuch, 1994
Dauciconus gravesae (Petuch, 1994) 
Conus harbisonae Petuch, 1994
Conus worki Petuch, 1998

Details


Conus daucus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792a, p. 651-652, [1798, pl. 327, fig. 3-4, 9]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Isle S. Domingue, Guadeloupe, Martinique [restricted to Guadeloupe by Clench (1942)]
Range: 35°N to 20°S; 83.3°W to 32.5°W
Depth: 0 to 120 m (live 0 to 20 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 66 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; Colombia: Offshore islands; Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela: Gulf of Venezuela; Cuba: North Havana Province, North Matanzas, Guantanamo; Jamaica, Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; Martinique; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Grenada; Brazil: Amapa, Ceara, Atol das Rocas, Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Bahia, Espirito Santo
References: Clench (1942b) T; Robinson & Montoya (1987) {W}; Díaz et al. (1990) L; Leal (1991b) DlE; Sunderland & Sunderland (1994c) M; Petuch (1998a) W; Fernández Milera (1998)

Conus arausiensis Reeve, 1843a, p. species 114
[Not available]
Attributed to: Chemnitz (1788)
Type Locality: Not stated
References: Coomans et al. (1981) s
Comments: Name introduced in synonymy of Conus daucus; compare d'Orbigny (1842 ii:114).

Conus (Dauciconus) boui da Motta, 1988, p. 41-43, figs. a-c
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Pointe de la Balein, west coast of Martinique
Range: 14.7°N to 13.1°N; 61.18°W to 59.6°W
Depth: 18 to 37 m (live 37 to 18 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 37 mm
Distribution: Martinique, Barbados
References: da Motta (1988) DdLlNSEW; Mailly (1989); da Motta & Raybaudi (1992); Sunderland & Sunderland (1994b) M; Filmer (2001) s

Cucullus cardinalis Röding, 1798, p. 42, [Chemnitz 1788, pl. 144A, fig. 1]
[Objective synonym of valid name]
Type Locality: Not stated
References: Walls (1979) T; Coomans et al. (1983) s
Comments: Non Hwass, 1792.

Conus caribbaeus var. circumpunctatus Usticke, 1968, p. 15, pl. 2, fig. 1002
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Anguilla [locality of the lectotype according to Boyko & Cordeiro 2001]
Range: 18.5°N to 17°N; 72°W to 61.8°W
Maximum Reported Size: 35 mm
Distribution: Haiti; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; Anguilla, Antigua
References: Usticke (1968) NSEWM; Usticke (1971) T; Boyko & Cordeiro (2001a)
Comments: Also listed as a subspecies by Usticke, therefore available under ICZN Article 45.6.1; see Boyko & Cordeiro (2001a).

Conus connectens A. Adams, 1855c, p. 136, not figured
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: China [in error]
References: Röckel (1988) s

Conus croceus Sowerby II, 1833b,  pl. 29, fig. 27
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Not stated
Maximum Reported Size: 43 mm
References: Sowerby II (1833b) M; Coomans et al. (1985a) s; Kohn (1992) T

Conus goajira Petuch, 1992b, p. 39-40, figs. 7-8
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: Off Cabo la Vela, Goajira Peninsula, Colombia
Range: 12°N to 11.5°N; 73°W to 72°W
Depth: 35 to 53 m
Maximum Reported Size: 42 mm
Distribution: Colombia
References: Petuch (1992b) dNSEW; Sunderland & Sunderland (1994b) DM; Filmer (2001) s

Conus daucus var. granulosa Rigacci, 1866, p. 50
[Not available]
Attributed to: Lamarck
Type Locality: Not stated
Comments: Nude name.

Conus gravesae Petuch, 1994, 
[Synonymy uncertain]
References: Hendricks (2009) s
Comments: Described as a fossil.
Combining Genera:  Dauciconus

Conus griffini Petuch, 1990, 
[Synonymy uncertain]
References: Hendricks (2009) s
Comments: Described as a fossil.
Combining Genera:  Cariboconus

Conus harbisonae Petuch, 1994, 
[Synonymy uncertain]
References: Hendricks (2009) s
Comments: Described as a fossil.

Conus daucus var. luteus Krebs, 1864, p. 4, not figured
[Not available]
Type Locality: West Indies
Range: 17.8°N ; 64.9°W
Maximum Reported Size: 40 mm
Distribution: Virgin Islands: St. Croix
References: Usticke (1959) NSEWM
Comments: Nude name.

Conus mamillaris Green, 1830, 
[Synonym]
References: Clench (1942b) s; Kohn (1988) T

Conus (Dauciconus) norai da Motta & Raybaudi, 1992, p. 61-63, pl. [1], figs. 1-3, pl. [2], center
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Pointe de la Baleine, southwest coast of Martinique
Range: 14.7°N to 14.45°N; 61.18°W to 61.05°W
Depth: 10 to 21 m (live 10 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 50 mm
Distribution: Martinique
References: da Motta & Raybaudi (1992) dlNSEWM; Sunderland & Sunderland (1994b) D; Filmer (2001) s
Comments: Nude name in da Motta (1991:14, 43).

Conus pastinaca Lamarck, 1810, 
[Synonym]
Maximum Reported Size: 31 mm
References: Old (1965) s; Kohn (1981) M

Conus vikingorum Petuch, 1992c, p. 15, figs. 20-21
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Off Puerto Colombia, mouth of the Magdalena River, Atlantico State, Colombia
Range: 12°N to 9.7°N; 75.5°W to 73°W
Depth: 35 m
Maximum Reported Size: 37 mm
Distribution: Colombia
References: Petuch (1992c) DdNSEWM; Filmer (2001) s

Conus (Dauciconus) worki Petuch, 1998b, p. 25-27, figs. 1-2
[Synonym]
Type Locality: off Vitoria, Espiritu Santo State, Brazil, 35 m
Range: 13°S to 23°S; 42°W to 38.5°W
Depth: 10 to 40 m
Maximum Reported Size: 35 mm
Distribution: Brazil: Bahia, Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro
References: Petuch (1998b) DdNSEWM; Filmer (2001) s


Partial List of References

Adams, A. 1855. Descriptions of thirty-nine new species of shells, from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 22 130-138, pl. 28. [Stated date: -- --- 1854; true date: -- Apr 1855.]
Bruguière, [J.-G.] 1792. Encyclopédie Méthodique. Histoire Naturelle des Vers Encyclopédie Méthodique. Histoire Naturelle des Vers 1 345-757. Panckoucke: Paris.
da Motta, A. J. 1988. A new Conus (Gastropoda: Conidae) species found in Martinique Publicaçoes Ocasionis da Sociedade Portuguesa de Malacologia 11 41-44, 1 pl. [Stated date: -- Jul 1988.]
da Motta, A. J. and G. Raybaudi. 1992. A new Conus (Gastropoda: Conidae) species found in Martinique Publicaçoes Ocasionis da Sociedade Portuguesa de Malacologia 16 61-64, 2 pls. [Stated date: -- Jan 1992.]
Krebs, H. J. 1864. The West Indian Marine Shells  vi + 137 pp. W. Laubs widoww & Chr. Jo/rgensen: Nykjo/bing, Falster.
Petuch, E. J. 1992. Molluscan discoveries from the tropical Western Atlantic region. Part 1. New species of Conus from the Bahamas Platform, Central American and northern South American coasts, and the Lesser Antilles La Conchiglia 23(264) 36-40. [Stated date: -- Sep 1992.]
Petuch, E. J. 1992. Molluscan discoveries from the tropical Western Atlantic region. Part II. New species of Conus from the Bahamas Platform, Central American and northern South American coasts, and the Lesser Antilles La Conchiglia 24(265) 10-15. [Stated date: -- Dec 1992.]
Petuch, E. J. 1998. Molluscan discoveries from the tropical Western Atlantic region. Part 5. New species of Conus from the Bahamas, Honduran Banks, San Blas Archipelago, and northeastern South America La Conchiglia 30(287) 25-36, 62. [Stated date: -- Jun 1998.]
Reeve, L. 1843. Monograph of the genus Conus Conchologia Iconica 1 pls. 1-39
Rigacci, [J.] 1866. Catalogo delle Conchiglie Componenti la Collezione Rigacci Classificata col Sistema di Lamarck  56 pp. Author: Roma.
Röding, P. F. 1798. Museum Boltenianum  viii + 199 pp. Hamburg. [Stated date: -- Sep 1798.]
Sowerby, G. B., II. 1833. Conus Conchological Illustrations pl. 29 [True date: 17 May 1833.]
Usticke, G. W. Nowell. 1968. Caribbean Cones from St. Croix and the Lesser Antilles  31 pp., 4 pls. Author. [Stated date: -- --- 1968; true date: post Oct.]

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