original description
Sowerby, G. B. III. (1879). Descriptions of ten new species of shells. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1878: 795–798, pl. 48. (April 1879)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28519491
page(s): 796-797, pl. 48, fig. 3 [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 http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2009/f/z02189p218f.pdf [details]
source of synonymy
Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) <i>Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells</i>. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing. [details]
From editor or global species database
Homonymy Conus desmotus Tomlin, 1937 is a replacement name. [details]