MolluscaBase taxon details
Conus moreleti Crosse, 1858
215428 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:215428)
accepted
Species
Conus (Virgiconus) moreleti Crosse, 1858 · alternative representation
Conus elongatus Reeve, 1843 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of Conus...)
invalid: junior homonym of Conus elongatus Holten, 1802; C. oblitus and C. moreleti are replacement names
Conus oblitus Reeve, 1849 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of Conus...)
invalid: junior homonym of Conus oblitus Michelotti, 1847
Virgiconus moreleti (Crosse, 1858) · unaccepted
marine
Crosse, H. (1858). Observations sur le genre Cone et description de trois espèces nouvelles, avec un catalogue alphabétique des Cônes actuellement connus. <em>Revue et Magasin de Zoologie.</em> ser. 2, 10: 113-127, pl. 2 [March 1858], 150-157 [April 1858], 199-209 [May, 1858]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2316332
page(s): 122 [details]
page(s): 122 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Conus moreleti Crosse, 1858. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215428 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Crosse, H. (1858). Observations sur le genre Cone et description de trois espèces nouvelles, avec un catalogue alphabétique des Cônes actuellement connus. <em>Revue et Magasin de Zoologie.</em> ser. 2, 10: 113-127, pl. 2 [March 1858], 150-157 [April 1858], 199-209 [May, 1858]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2316332
page(s): 122 [details]
original description (of Conus elongatus Reeve, 1843) Reeve, L. A. (1843-1844). Monograph of the genus <i>Conus</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 1, pl. 1-47 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [pl. 1-3 without imprinted date, assumed to be January 1843; stated dates: pl. 4, January 1843; pl. 5, june 1843; pl. 6-7, March 1843; pl. 8-10, April 1843; pl. 12-13, May 1843; pl. 11, 14-16, June 1843; pl. 17-19, July 1843; pl. 20-23, August 1843; pl. 24-26, September 1843; pl. 27-28, October 1843; pl. 29-35, November 1843; 36-39, December 1843; pl. 40-43, January 1844; pl. 44-47, February 1844]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11118900 [details]
original description (of Conus oblitus Reeve, 1849) Reeve, L. A. (1849). <i>Conus. Emendations applicable to the monographs of the Conchologia Iconica, and Iconographie des Coquilles vivantes</i>. In: Conchologia Iconica, 6 pp. L. Reeve & Co., London [Jun. 1849]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11119149 [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 228. [details]
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]
page(s): 122 [details]
original description (of Conus elongatus Reeve, 1843) Reeve, L. A. (1843-1844). Monograph of the genus <i>Conus</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 1, pl. 1-47 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [pl. 1-3 without imprinted date, assumed to be January 1843; stated dates: pl. 4, January 1843; pl. 5, june 1843; pl. 6-7, March 1843; pl. 8-10, April 1843; pl. 12-13, May 1843; pl. 11, 14-16, June 1843; pl. 17-19, July 1843; pl. 20-23, August 1843; pl. 24-26, September 1843; pl. 27-28, October 1843; pl. 29-35, November 1843; 36-39, December 1843; pl. 40-43, January 1844; pl. 44-47, February 1844]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11118900 [details]
original description (of Conus oblitus Reeve, 1849) Reeve, L. A. (1849). <i>Conus. Emendations applicable to the monographs of the Conchologia Iconica, and Iconographie des Coquilles vivantes</i>. In: Conchologia Iconica, 6 pp. L. Reeve & Co., London [Jun. 1849]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11119149 [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 228. [details]
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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Conchology (Virgiconus moreleti) (from synonym Virgiconus moreleti (Crosse, 1858))
To Malacopics (Conus moreleti Crosse, 1858 Solomon Islands, Guadalcanal, Honiara, ex coll. Natuurmuseum Enschede)
To Malacopics (Conus moreleti Crosse, 1858 Solomon Islands, Guadalcanal, Honiara, ex coll. Natuurmuseum Enschede)
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Hosted externally, from synonym
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