WoRMS taxon details
Conus miles Linnaeus, 1758
215479 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:215479)
accepted
Species
Conus (Rhizoconus) miles Linnaeus, 1758 · alternative representation
Rhizoconus miles (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 713 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 713 [details] Available for editors
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Description A thick shell, up to 9 cm, with slightly raised spire and nodular shoulders of whorls. Overall colour pattern pale orange...
Description A thick shell, up to 9 cm, with slightly raised spire and nodular shoulders of whorls. Overall colour pattern pale orange and white, with darker brown band around the centre and around the base of the shell, numerous fine, vertical, wavy lines. Aperture pale with darker bands. Habitat: around shallow reefs. Distribution: Indo-Pacific. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Conus miles Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215479 on 2025-05-01
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Nomenclature
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 713 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 713 [details] Available for editors
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context source (HKRMS)
Orr J. (1985). Hong Kong seashells. The Urban Council, Hong Kong [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]
additional source Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 120 [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): 227. [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]
additional source Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 120 [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): 227. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description A thick shell, up to 9 cm, with slightly raised spire and nodular shoulders of whorls. Overall colour pattern pale orange and white, with darker brown band around the centre and around the base of the shell, numerous fine, vertical, wavy lines. Aperture pale with darker bands. Habitat: around shallow reefs. Distribution: Indo-Pacific. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | soldier cone | [details] |
| German | Soldatenkegel | [details] |
| Japanese | ヤナギシボリイモ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (97 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Conus (Rhizoconus) miles Linnaeus, 1758)
To Conchology (Rhizoconus miles FREAK) (from synonym Rhizoconus miles (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Conchology (Rhizoconus miles SPECIAL COLOR) (from synonym Rhizoconus miles (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Conchology (Rhizoconus miles YOUNG) (from synonym Rhizoconus miles (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Conchology (Rhizoconus miles) (from synonym Rhizoconus miles (Linnaeus, 1758))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conus miles)
To GenBank (152 nucleotides; 167 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Conus miles Linnaeus, 1758 Philippines, ARMM, Sulu, Sulu Archipelago, ex coll. F.J....
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (97 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Conus (Rhizoconus) miles Linnaeus, 1758)
To Conchology (Rhizoconus miles FREAK) (from synonym Rhizoconus miles (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Conchology (Rhizoconus miles SPECIAL COLOR) (from synonym Rhizoconus miles (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Conchology (Rhizoconus miles YOUNG) (from synonym Rhizoconus miles (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Conchology (Rhizoconus miles) (from synonym Rhizoconus miles (Linnaeus, 1758))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conus miles)
To GenBank (152 nucleotides; 167 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Conus miles Linnaeus, 1758 Philippines, ARMM, Sulu, Sulu Archipelago, ex coll. F.J....
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
