CONIDAE
The family is very large and well represented on Guam. Taxonomy for Conus, the only genus under the subfamily Coninae, is in accordance with the Manual of the Living Conidae, Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region. Although a long list, many are uncommon or rare on Guam. The remaining subfamilies were once considered Turridae.
SUBFAMILY Clathurellinae
alphonsianum, Etrema (Hervier, 1896)
blanfordi, Clathurella Nevill, 1875
cf. crassicostata, Borsonia Pease, 1860
lachryma, Mitromorpha (Reeve, 1845)
peaseana, Lovellona Finlay, 1927
salisburyi, Mitrolumna Cernohorsky, 1978
scalarina, Etrema (Deshayes, 1863)
stepheni, Mitrolumna (Melvill & Standen, 1897)
trigonostomum, Etrema (Hervier, 1896)
SUBFAMILY Coninae
acutangulus, Conus Lamarck, 1810
ammiralis, Conus Linné, 1758
arenatus, Conus Hwass, 1792
armadillo, Conus Shikama, 1971
aulicus, Conus Linné, 1758
aureus, Conus Hwass, 1792
auricomus, Conus Hwass, 1792
balteatus, Conus Sowerby, 1833
bandanus, Conus Hwass, 1792
boeticus, Conus Reeve, 1844
bullatus, Conus Linné, 1758
capitaneus, Conus Linné, 1758
canonicus, Conus Hwass, 1792
catus, Conus Hwass, 1792
chaldeus, Conus Röding, 1798
circumactis, Conus Iredale, 1929
circumcisus, Conus Born, 1778
coelinae, Conus Crosse, 1858
coffeae, Conus Gmelin, 1791
consors, Conus Swainson, 1833
coronatus, Conus Gmelin, 1791
crocatus, Conus Lamarck, 1810
cylindraceus, Conus Broderip & Sowerby, 1830
distans, Conus Hwass, 1792
dusaveli, Conus (H. Adams, 1872)
ebraeus, Conus Linné, 1758
eburneus, Conus Hwass, 1792
litteratus, Conus Linné, 1758
eldredi, Conus Morrison, 1955
emaciatus, Conus Reeve, 1849
episcopatus, Conus da Motta, 1982
flavidus, Conus Lamarck, 1810
flocattus, Conus Sowerby, 1841
frigidus, Conus Reeve, 1848
generalis, Conus Linné, 1767
geographus, Conus Linné, 1758
glans, Conus Hwass, 1792
hopwoodi, Conus Tomlin, 1936
imperialis, Conus Linné, 1758
kimioi, Conus (Habe, 1965)
legatus, Conus Lamarck, 1810
leopardus, Conus (Röding, 1798)
litoglyphus, Conus Hwass, 1792
litteratus, Conus Linné, 1758
lividus, Conus Hwass, 1792
luteus, Conus Sowerby, 1833
magnificus, Conus Reeve, 1843
marmoreus, Conus Linné, 1758
miles, Conus Linné, 1758
miliaris, Conus Hwass, 1792
moreleti, Conus Crosse, 1858
muriculatus, Conus Sowerby, 1833
musicus, Conus Hwass, 1792
mustelinus, Conus Sowerby, 1792
nussatella, Conus Linné, 1758
obscurus, Conus Sowerby, 1833
omaria, Conus Hwass, 1792
nucleus, Conus Reeve, 1848
nussatella, Conus Linné, 1758
obscurus, Conus Sowerby, 1833
omaria, Conus Hwass, 1792
pertusus, Conus Hwass, 1792
planorbis, Conus Born, 1778
proximus, Conus Sowerby, 1859
pulicarius, Conus Hwass, 1792
quercinus, Conus Lightfoot, 1786
rattus, Conus Hwass, 1792
retifer, Conus Menke, 1829
sanguinolentus, Conus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
sazanka, Conus Shikama, 1970
sponsalis, Conus Hwass, 1792
striatus, Conus Linné, 1758
tenuistriatus, Conus Sowerby, 1858
terebra, Conus Born, 1778
tessulatus, Conus Born, 1778
textile, Conus Linné, 1758
tulipa, Conus Linné, 1758
varius, Conus Linné, 1758
vexillum, Conus Gmelin, 1791
virgo, Conus Linné, 1758
SUBFAMILY Daphnellinae
aureola, Daphnella Reeve, 1845
canistra, Kermia (Hedley, 1922)
cf. clandestina, Kermia (Deshayes, 1863)
cumingii, Tritonoturris (Powys, 1835)
cyclophora, Daphnella (Deshayes, 1863)
cf. fenestrata, Daphnella Reeve
flammea, Daphnella (Hinds, 1843)
granicostata, Philbertia (Pseudodaphnella) (Reeve, 1846)
hindsii, Eucylotoma (Reeve, 1843)
maculosa, Kermia (Pease, 1862)
nexa, Philbertia (Pseudodaphnella) (Reeve, 1845)
reeveana, Daphnella (Deshayes, 1863)
rissoides, Daphnella (Reeve, 1843)
subspurca, Philbertia (Pseudodaphnella) Hervier
terina, Daphnella Melvill & Standen, 1896
tincta, Philbertia (Pseudodaphnella) Reeve, 1846
SUBFAMILY Mangelinae
compta, Lienardia (Reeve, 1845)
cf. coronata, Eucithara Hinds, 1843
crassicostata, Lienardia (Pease, 1860)
cf. cremonilla, Lienardia Melvill & Standen, 1895
debilis, Eucithara (Pease, 1868)
fallax, Lienardia (G. & H. Nevill, 1875)
falsaria, Lienardia Hedley, 1922
flexuosa, Mangelia Smith, 1882
fulgens, Eucithara Smith, 1888
cf. funiculata, Eucithara (Reeve, 1846)
interrupta, Macteola (Reeve, 1846)
lutea, Lienardia (Pease, 1860)
malleti, Hemilienardia (Récluz, 1852)
cf. marchei, Lienardia Jousseaume, 1884
mighelsi, Lienardia Iredale & Tomlin, 1917
nanisca, Anacithara (Hervier, 1897)
ocellata, Hemilienardia (Jousseaume, 1884)
paucicostata, Eucithara (Pease, 1867)
reticulata, Eucithara Reeve, 1846
rigorata, Anacithara (Hedley, 1909)
roseotincta, Lienardia (Montrouzier, 1872)
rubicunda, Lienardia (Gould, 1860)
rubida, Lienardia (Hinds, 1844)
souverbiei, Eucithara (Tryon, 1884)
stromboides, Eucithara (Reeve, 1846)
References
Cernohorsky, Walter O. 1971. Marine Shells of the Pacific. Revised ed. p. 215-230.
---- 1972. Marine Shells of the Pacific. Vol II. p. 191-193.
---- 1978. Tropical Pacific Marine Shells. p. 121-145.
Marsh, J.A. & O.H. Rippingale. 1974. Cone Shells of the World. 3rd ed. 185 pages, 24 color plates. Brisbane, Jacaranda Press Pty Ltd.
Röckel, Dieter, Werner Korn & Alan J. Kohn. 1995. Manual of the Living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region. 517 pages, 84 color plates. Grillparzerstr, Germany. Verlag Christa Hemmen.
Walls, Jerry G. 1978. Cone Shells: A Synopsis of the Living Conidae. 1011 pages. Neptune City, New Jersey. T.F.H. Publications.
Wilson, Barry. 1994. Australian Marine Shells, Part Two. p. 197-218.
Links
- Bruce Livett's Cone Shell Conotoxins
- Giancarlo Paganelli's Cone Shells
- Gene Mallory's Conidae User Group
- Dr. Alan Kohn's The Conus Biodiversity Website
- Emmanuel Guillot de Suduiraut's Eurasia Shells
- Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods
- Mayhew & Kersten's Illustrated Checklist of Recent Conidae
- OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
- Richard Goldberg's Worldwide Conchology
- Bruno Mathé's Zonatus.com