Dear Lubosh, In my opinion, Conus commodus A. Adams, 1854 is a Nomen Dubium. Coomans, Moolenbeek & Wils reached this conclusion in the 1980s in their Basteria series covering the named cones alphabetically. More recently, Filmer (2001) also considered the species to be Nomen Dubium. The primary reasons this determination was made is due to the fact that the description was brief, the shell not figured in the original description and the type has been lost. Filmer notes that this species is figured in Wienkauff (1875). This figure is quite good as it is on plate (taf.) 61. Illustrations on the higher number plates are gernerally better than the earlier ones. Unfortunately, the shell is plain white, smooth and could easily fit within the known variation of several cone species. So, until the type specimen is traced and redescribed it is probably best to classify it as a mystery. You can dowmload the orgininal description (without a picture) at: http://biology.burke.washington.edu/conus/recordview/record.php?ID=679l154ll5lll&tabs=61000011&frms=1&pglimit=10&offset=0&res=catreg&srt=%60Species%60&sql2=Where+web_tblcitations.Author1+Like+%27%25%27+and++web_tblcatalog.Species+Like+%27commodus%27+or+web_tblcitations.Author2+Like+%27%25%27++and++web_tblcatalog.Species+Like+%27commodus%27+or+web_tblcitations.Author3+Like+%27%25%27++and++web_tblcatalog.Species+Like+%27commodus%27+or+web_tblcitations.Author4+Like+%27%25%27+and++web_tblcatalog.Species+Like+%27commodus%27 Bill Fenzan Norfolk, Virginia, USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lubos R. Kolouch" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]>) Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 3:50 AM Subject: [CONCH-L] Conus commodus > Dear CONCHLers, regards to all from a sunny and spring Bohemia. > > Is it the Conus commodus A. Adams 1854 a VALID name or a NOMEN DUBIUM only > please please please??? > > Thank you very much. > > Lubosh R. Kolouch > Hradec Kralove (city) > Czech Republic (CZ) > European Union > [log in to unmask] > http://lrk.host.sk > (but I am not Slovak) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs > To leave this list, click on the following web link: > http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 > Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and > click leave the list. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs To leave this list, click on the following web link: http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------
