Galapagos Species Database

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Conasprella kohni (J. H. McLean & Nybakken, 1979)

Gasterópodo, Gastropod

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Mollusca

Class
Gastropoda

Order
Neogastropoda

Superfamily
Conoidea

Family
Conidae

Genus
Conasprella

Species
kohni

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Conasprella (Kohniconus) kohni (J. H. McLean & Nybakken, 1979), Conus kohni J. H. McLean & Nybakken, 1979, ohniconus kohni (J. H. McLean & Nybakken, 1979)(Horton et al., 2021). ; (C. kohni) AMNH: 200467, USNM: 758900 (Paratype), LACM: 1885 (Holotype, type locality: Galapagos), 66-210, 72-200, AHF 201-34, AHF 324-35, AHF 788-38, CAS: 59690 (= 24784) (Paratype), 46379 (= 32500).

Origin: Endemic

References

  • Finet, Y. (1991) The Marine Mollusks of the Galapagos Islands. In: Galápagos Marine Invertebrate. Taxonomy, Biogeography, and Evolution in Darwin's Islands. Plenum Press. New York and London, p. 253-280.
  • Horton, T. Horton, T., Kroh, A., Ahyong, S., Bailly, N., Boyko, C. B., Brandão, S. N., Gofas, S., Hooper, J. N. A., Hernandez, F., Holovachov, O., Mees, J., Molodtsova, T. N., Paulay, G., Decock, W., Dekeyzer, S., Poffyn, G., Vandepitte, L., Vanhoorne, B., Adlard, R., ... Zhao, Z. (2021) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.
  • Kay, E.A. (1991) The Marine Mollusks of the Galapagos. Determinants of insular marine Faunas. In: James, M.J. (ed.): Galápagos Marine Invertebrate. Taxonomy, Biogeography, and Evolution in Darwin's Islands. Plenum Press. New York and London, p. 235-252.
  • McLean, J.H. Nybakken, J. (1979) Growth stages of Conus fergusoni, the reinstatement of Conus xanthicus, and Conus kohni, new species from Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. The Veliger 22: 135-144.

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