MolluscaBase name details
Conus (Leptoconus) asheri Petuch, 1988 †
1596429 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1596429)
alternative representation
Species
Conus (Leptoconus) Swainson, 1840 represented as Conus Linnaeus, 1758
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Petuch, E. J. (1988). New gastropods from the Maryland Miocene. <em>Bulletin of Paleomalacology.</em> 1(4): 69–82.
page(s): 77, 79, pl. 2 figs 15-16 [details]
page(s): 77, 79, pl. 2 figs 15-16 [details]
Type locality contained in Maryland
type locality contained in Maryland [details]
Etymology Named for Mr Donald F. Asher of Mechanicsville, Maryland, who collected, and kindly donated, the holotype.
Etymology Named for Mr Donald F. Asher of Mechanicsville, Maryland, who collected, and kindly donated, the holotype. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Conus (Leptoconus) asheri Petuch, 1988 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1596429 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Petuch, E. J. (1988). New gastropods from the Maryland Miocene. <em>Bulletin of Paleomalacology.</em> 1(4): 69–82.
page(s): 77, 79, pl. 2 figs 15-16 [details]
page(s): 77, 79, pl. 2 figs 15-16 [details]




From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for Mr Donald F. Asher of Mechanicsville, Maryland, who collected, and kindly donated, the holotype. [details]