There are two Mediterranean cone species:
Conus mediterranaeus Hwass, 1792 (=? ventricosus Gmelin, 1791) and
Conus vayssierei Pallary, 1906
Remarks concerning the two other species:
Conus fumigatus is an Eritrean species which has been found once in the
Mediterranean Sea. It should be considered as a doubtful Lessepsian migrant;
Conus papilionaceus Hwass, 1792 is a West African species; there are a few
records of finds in the Western Mediterranean, however, it does not seem to
live there. It can be best regarded as an example of biofouling caused by
Mediterranean based fishing-vessels working off the coast of West Africa.
Henk K. Mienis
National Mollusc Collection
Dept. Evolution, Systematics & Ecology
Hedbrew University of Jerusalem
IL-91904 Jerusalem, Israel
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From: Livett Family <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 4:18 PM
Subject: Re: Aurel (European Register of Marine Species (Genus Conus) vs.
Unitas Malacologica CLEMAM listing (Genus Conus)
> Dear Aurel,
> Welcome to CONCH-L. I hope you enjoy our company. Since you collect mostly
> Mediteranean shells, I wonder if you can provide any information about the
> naming of Mediteranean Conus. Appreciate your thoughts.
> Sincerely
> Bruce Livett
>
> The European Register of Marine Species, Genus Conus
> http://erms.biol.soton.ac.uk/lists/full/Mollusca.shtml#genus-Conus
> lists only two (2) species:
>
> Conus mediteranneus
> http://www.mnhn.fr/cgi-bin/mamlist?R17091
> and
>
> Conus vayssierei
> http://www.mnhn.fr/cgi-bin/mamlist?R17089
>
> whereas the
>
> Unitas Malacologica CLEMAM
> Checklist of European Marine Mollusca
> http://www.mnhn.fr/cgi-bin/mamlist?*Conus
> lists four (4) species.
>
> Conus fumigatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (R28033)
> http://www.mnhn.fr/cgi-bin/mamlist?R28033
>
> Conus mediterraneus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (R17091)
> http://www.mnhn.fr/cgi-bin/mamlist?R17091
>
> Conus papilionaceus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (R27983)
> http://www.mnhn.fr/cgi-bin/mamlist?R27983
> and
> Conus vayssierei Pallary, 1906 (R17089)
> http://www.mnhn.fr/cgi-bin/mamlist?R17089
>
> Why the difference ? Anyone know ?
>
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> From: "User" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 12:05 AM
> Subject: Aurel
>
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > My name is Aurel and I am new to the list.
> > My collecting fields
> > landshells
> > freshwatershells
> > Mediterranean sea shells
> > More later
> > sincerly
> > Aurel
> >
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