original description
(of Conus adami Wils, 1988) Wils, E. 1988. A new Conus species from off Cape York, N. Australia. Gloria Maris 27(5/6):83-85, figs. 1-4. [details]
basis of record
Filmer R.M. (1992) <i>Conus adami</i>, Wils, 1988 - species or subspecies?<i>Publicacoes Ocasionais da Sociedade Portuguesa de Malacologia</i> 16: 67-75. [January 1992] [details]
From editor or global species database
Nomenclature Filmer (1992) discussed the nominal species Conus adami Wils, 1988, concluded that it refered to a subspecies of C. trigonus, but mistakenly went on to redescribe it as Conus trigonus adami subsp. nov. [details]