WoRMS taxon details
Conus papilliferus G. B. Sowerby I, 1834
428230 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:428230)
accepted
Species
Conus (Floraconus) papilliferus G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 · alternative representation
Conus comptus A. Adams, 1854 · unaccepted (Invalid: junior homonym of Conus...)
Invalid: junior homonym of Conus comptus Gould, 1853
Conus jukesii Reeve, 1848 · unaccepted
Conus rossiteri Brazier, 1870 · unaccepted
Floraconus papilliferus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Sowerby, G. B. I. (1833-1841). <i>Conus</i>. In: <i>The Conchological Illustrations; or coloured figures of hitherto unfigured Recent shells</i>. London, privately published. Parts 24-25, 28-29, 32-33, 36-37, 54-57, 147-148, 151-158, fig. 1-137. Catalogue and index, 4 pp. [Parts 27-37, figs 1-58 (1833); parts 54-57, figs 59-91 (1834); parts 147-148, figs 92-102 (1838); parts 151-158, figs 103-137 (1839); index (1841)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11916181
page(s): part 56-57, fig. 79 [details]
page(s): part 56-57, fig. 79 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Conus papilliferus G. B. Sowerby I, 1834. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=428230 on 2025-07-04
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Nomenclature
original description
Sowerby, G. B. I. (1833-1841). <i>Conus</i>. In: <i>The Conchological Illustrations; or coloured figures of hitherto unfigured Recent shells</i>. London, privately published. Parts 24-25, 28-29, 32-33, 36-37, 54-57, 147-148, 151-158, fig. 1-137. Catalogue and index, 4 pp. [Parts 27-37, figs 1-58 (1833); parts 54-57, figs 59-91 (1834); parts 147-148, figs 92-102 (1838); parts 151-158, figs 103-137 (1839); index (1841)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11916181
page(s): part 56-57, fig. 79 [details]
original description (of Conus comptus A. Adams, 1854) Adams, A. (1854). Descriptions of new species of the genus <i>Conus</i>, from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1853) 21: 116-119., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747247
page(s): 119. [details]
original description (of Conus rossiteri Brazier, 1870) Brazier, J. (1870). Descriptions of three new species of marine shells from the Australian coast. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1870: 108-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28554918 [details]
original description (of Conus jukesii Reeve, 1848) Reeve, L. A. (1848-1849). Monograph of the genus <i>Conus</i>. Supplementary plates 1-9 and unpaginated text. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica</i> [supplement to vol. 1]. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: suppl. pl. 1, February 1848; suppl. pl. 2-3, April 1848; suppl. pl. 4-9, June 1849; see notes in Petit R.E. 2007]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11119114 [details]
basis of record Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2189: 1–218., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2189.1.1 [details]
page(s): part 56-57, fig. 79 [details]
original description (of Conus comptus A. Adams, 1854) Adams, A. (1854). Descriptions of new species of the genus <i>Conus</i>, from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1853) 21: 116-119., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747247
page(s): 119. [details]
original description (of Conus rossiteri Brazier, 1870) Brazier, J. (1870). Descriptions of three new species of marine shells from the Australian coast. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1870: 108-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28554918 [details]
original description (of Conus jukesii Reeve, 1848) Reeve, L. A. (1848-1849). Monograph of the genus <i>Conus</i>. Supplementary plates 1-9 and unpaginated text. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica</i> [supplement to vol. 1]. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: suppl. pl. 1, February 1848; suppl. pl. 2-3, April 1848; suppl. pl. 4-9, June 1849; see notes in Petit R.E. 2007]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11119114 [details]
basis of record Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2189: 1–218., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2189.1.1 [details]
Other
additional source
Filmer, R. M. (2001). <i>A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998</i>. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388 pp. [details]
additional source Wilson, B. (1994) <i>Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods</i>. Vol. 2 <i>Neogastropods</i>. Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, Western Australia, 370 pp. [details]
additional source Wilson, B. (1994) <i>Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods</i>. Vol. 2 <i>Neogastropods</i>. Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, Western Australia, 370 pp. [details]





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To Malacopics (Conus papilliferus G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 Australia, New South Wales, Iluka, at low t...
To Malacopics (Conus papilliferus G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 Australia, New South Wales, Iluka, ex coll....
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Conus comptus A. Adams, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Conus rossiteri Brazier, 1870)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conus papilliferus)
To Genbank
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Conus papilliferus G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 Australia, New South Wales, Iluka, at low t...
To Malacopics (Conus papilliferus G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 Australia, New South Wales, Iluka, at low t...
To Malacopics (Conus papilliferus G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 Australia, New South Wales, Iluka, ex coll....
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection