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Conus jaspideus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae

Taxonomy

Conus jaspideus was named by Gmelin (1791) [DISTRIBUTION: Recent; Caribbean.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Conus (Conasprella) jaspideus by Petuch (1988); it was recombined as Jaspidiconus jaspideus by Petuch (2004) and Tucker and Tenorio (2009).

Subspecies

C. branhamae, C. caboblanquensis, Conus verrucosus piraticus

Synonyms

Conus nodiferus was named by Kiener (1845) [DISTRIBUTION: Recent; Caribbean.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Jaspidiconus nodiferus by Petuch (2004); it was synonymized subjectively with Conus jaspideus by Hendy et al. (2008).
Conus pealii was named by Green (1830) [DISTRIBUTION: Recent; Caribbean.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Jaspidiconus pealii by Petuch (2004); it was synonymized subjectively with Conus jaspideus by Hendricks (2008).
Conus stearnsi was named by Conrad (1869) [DISTRIBUTION: Recent; Florida.]. It is extant.

It was corrected as Conus stearnsii by DuBar (1958); it was recombined as Jaspidiconus stearnsi by Petuch (2004); it was synonymized subjectively with Conus jaspideus by Hendricks (2008).
Conus verrucosus was named by Hwass (1792) [DISTRIBUTION: Recent; Caribbean.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Jaspidiconus verrucosus by Petuch (2004); it was synonymized subjectively with Conus jaspideus by Hendricks (2008).
Conus (Conasprella) hyshugari was named by Petuch (1994). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Conus jaspideus by Hendricks (2008).
Conus (Conasprella) jaclynae was named by Petuch (1994). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Conus jaspideus by Hendricks (2008).
Conus (Conasprella) laurenae was named by Petuch (1994). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Conus jaspideus by Hendricks (2008).
Conus (Conasprella) marymansfieldae was named by Petuch (1994). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Conus jaspideus by Hendricks (2008).
Conus (Conasprella) maureenae was named by Petuch (1994). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Conus jaspideus by Hendricks (2008).
Conus (Conasprella) palmbeechensis was named by Petuch (1994). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Conus jaspideus by Hendricks (2008).
Conus (Conasprella) sarasotaensis was named by Petuch (1994). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Conus jaspideus by Hendricks (2008).
Conus (Conasprella) wilsoni was named by Petuch (1994). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Conus jaspideus by Hendricks (2008).
Conus (Conasprella) susanae was named by Petuch (1994). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Conus jaspideus by Hendricks (2008).
Conus trisculptus was named by Pilsbry and Johnson (1917). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Conus (Leptoconus) trisculptus by Robinson (1991); it was synonymized subjectively with Conus jaspideus by Landau and Marques da Silva (2010).
Jaspidiconus pfluegeri was named by Petuch (2004) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene; Florida.]. Its type specimen is AMNH 308069, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Okaloacoochee Mbr, Fort Thompson Fm - Palm Beach County, which is in a Pleistocene lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal marl in the Thompson Formation of Florida.

It was synonymized subjectively with Conus jaspideus by Hendricks (2008).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1791	Conus jaspideus Gmelin
1792	Conus verrucosus Hwass
1830	Conus pealii Green
1845	Conus nodiferus Kiener
1869	Conus stearnsi Conrad
1917	Conus trisculptus Pilsbry and Johnson
1922	Conus trisculptus Pilsbry p. 330
1958	Conus stearnsii DuBar p. 185
1970	Conus jaspideus Woodring p. 347
1988	Conus (Conasprella) jaspideus Petuch figs. pl. 24, fig. 13
1991	Conus (Leptoconus) trisculptus Robinson p. 541
1994	Conus (Conasprella) hyshugari Petuch pp. 356-357 figs. pl. 94, fig. i
1994	Conus (Conasprella) jaclynae Petuch p. 357 figs. pl. 94, fig. h
1994	Conus (Conasprella) laurenae Petuch p. 357 figs. pl. 94, fig. o
1994	Conus (Conasprella) marymansfieldae Petuch pp. 357-358 figs. pl. 94, fig. e
1994	Conus (Conasprella) maureenae Petuch p. 358 figs. pl. 94, fig. g
1994	Conus (Conasprella) palmbeechensis Petuch p. 358 figs. pl. 94, fig l
1994	Conus (Conasprella) sarasotaensis Petuch pp. 358-359 figs. pl. 91, fig. l
1994	Conus (Conasprella) susanae Petuch p. 359 figs. pl. 94, fig. j
1994	Conus (Conasprella) wilsoni Petuch p. 359 figs. pl. 94, fig k
2004	Jaspidiconus jaspideus Petuch p. 292
2004	Jaspidiconus nodiferus Petuch p. 292
2004	Jaspidiconus pealii Petuch p. 292
2004	Jaspidiconus stearnsi Petuch p. 292
2004	Jaspidiconus verrucosus Petuch p. 292
2004	Jaspidiconus pfluegeri Petuch p. 293 figs. pl. 97, fig. F, I
2008	Conus jaspideus Hendricks p. 17
2009	Jaspidiconus jaspideus Tucker and Tenorio p. 144
2010	Conus jaspideus Landau and Marques da Silva p. 105

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Gastropoda
subclass	Caenogastropoda	(Cox 1959)

Rank	Name	Author
—	Sorbeoconcha	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—	Hypsogastropoda	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorder	Latrogastropoda	Riedel 2000
order	Neogastropoda	Thiele 1929
superfamily	Conoidea	(Rafinesque 1815)
family	Conidae	Fleming 1822
genus	Conus
species	jaspideus	Gmelin 1791

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Conus jaspideus Gmelin 1791

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Conus jaspideus branhamae Clench 1953

†Conus jaspideus caboblanquensis Weisbord 1962

Conus verrucosus piraticus Clench 1942

Invalid names: Conus (Conasprella) hyshugari Petuch 1994 [synonym], Conus (Conasprella) jaclynae Petuch 1994 [synonym], Conus (Conasprella) laurenae Petuch 1994 [synonym], Conus (Conasprella) marymansfieldae Petuch 1994 [synonym], Conus (Conasprella) maureenae Petuch 1994 [synonym], Conus (Conasprella) palmbeechensis Petuch 1994 [synonym], Conus (Conasprella) sarasotaensis Petuch 1994 [synonym], Conus (Conasprella) susanae Petuch 1994 [synonym], Conus (Conasprella) wilsoni Petuch 1994 [synonym], Conus (Leptoconus) trisculptus Pilsbry and Johnson 1917 [synonym], Conus nodiferus Kiener 1845 [synonym], Conus pealii Green 1830 [synonym], Conus stearnsii Conrad 1869 [synonym], Conus verrucosus Hwass 1792 [synonym], Jaspidiconus pfluegeri Petuch 2004 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

aragonitec

Entire body:

yesg

Adult width:

10 to < 100g

Adult height:

10 to < 100g

Thickness:

intermediateg

Folds:

noneg

Ribbing:

noneg

Spines:

noneg

Internal reinforcement:

noneg

Locomotion:

actively mobilef

Life habit:

epifaunalf

Diet:

carnivoref

Vision:

limitedc

Created:

2009-03-16 08:54:51

Modified:

2009-03-16 12:42:47

Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class

References: Abbott and Dance 1986, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Holocene or 5.33300 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.6 Ma

Collections (44 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene	5.333 - 3.6	Venezuela (Sucre)	Conus jaspideus (41541 41543 41544 41545 41550 41551 41552 41554)
Early/Lower Pliocene	5.333 - 3.6	Venezuela	Conus jaspideus (96486)
Early/Lower Pliocene	5.333 - 3.6	Mexico (Oxaca)	Conus verrucosus (59284)
Late/Upper Pliocene	3.6 - 2.588	Venezuela	Conus jaspideus (111010 111011 131210 131217 131218 131237)
Late/Upper Pliocene	3.6 - 2.588	Costa Rica	Conus jaspideus (96519)
Early/Lower Pleistocene	2.588 - 0.781	USA (Florida)	Conus jaspideus (61309 69029) Conus stearnsi (41501 41539 41718) Conus stearnsii (79331 79333 79334 80357 80358)
Early/Lower Pleistocene	2.588 - 0.781	USA (South Carolina)	Conus jaspideus (60944)
Early/Lower Pleistocene	2.588 - 0.781	Venezuela (Sucre)	Conus jaspideus (41556)
Pleistocene	2.588 - 0.0117	Venezuela	Conus jaspideus (131267 131268)
Pleistocene	2.588 - 0.0117	Cuba	Conus verrucosus (66764)
Calabrian	1.8 - 0.774	USA (Florida)	Conus stearnsi (41705)
Middle Pleistocene	0.774 - 0.129	USA (Florida)	Conus jaspideus (35031 61310)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	USA (Florida)	Conus jaspideus (61311 69034 69084 80027 96538) Jaspidiconus pfluegeri (62465) Jaspidiconus stearnsi (79739)
Holocene	0.0117 - 0.0	USA (Florida)	Conus jaspideus (97610)
Holocene	0.0117 - 0.0	Venezuela	Conus jaspideus (131223)