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Conus episcopus Hwass, 1792
215494 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:215494)
accepted
Species
Conus (Darioconus) episcopus Hwass, 1792 · alternative representation
Conus episcopus mauritiensis Lauer, 1992 · unaccepted
Conus omaria var. marmoricolor Melvill, 1900 · unaccepted
Conus rubiginosus Hwass, 1792 · unaccepted
Darioconus episcopus (Hwass, 1792) · unaccepted
Darioconus rubiginosus (Hwass, 1792) · unaccepted
- Subspecies Conus episcopus mauritiensis Lauer, 1992 accepted as Conus episcopus Hwass, 1792
- Variety Conus episcopus var. elongatus Adam & Leloup, 1937 accepted as Conus episcopatus da Motta, 1982 (unaccepted > junior homonym, not Conus elongatus Holten, 1802 and others; C. episcopus var. oblongus Fenaux, 1942, C. episcopatus pupillaris da Motta, 1982, and C. magnificus macilentus Lauer, 1989, are replacement names)
- Variety Conus episcopus var. oblongus Fenaux, 1942 accepted as Conus episcopatus da Motta, 1982 (unaccepted > junior homonym, not Conus mediterraneus oblongus Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882))
marine
Hwass C.H. (1792). Cone. <i>Conus</i>. Pp. 586-757, in Bruguière J.G.. Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des vers. volume 1. Pancoucke, Paris. [13 Feb. 1792; date after Evenhuis, 2003, Zootaxa, 166: 37; Zootaxa, 207]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33703372#page/428/mode/1up [details]
Type locality contained in Mauritius
type locality contained in Mauritius [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Conus episcopus Hwass, 1792. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215494 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Hwass C.H. (1792). Cone. <i>Conus</i>. Pp. 586-757, in Bruguière J.G.. Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des vers. volume 1. Pancoucke, Paris. [13 Feb. 1792; date after Evenhuis, 2003, Zootaxa, 166: 37; Zootaxa, 207]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33703372#page/428/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Conus rubiginosus Hwass, 1792) Hwass C.H. (1792). Cone. <i>Conus</i>. Pp. 586-757, in Bruguière J.G.. Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des vers. volume 1. Pancoucke, Paris. [13 Feb. 1792; date after Evenhuis, 2003, Zootaxa, 166: 37; Zootaxa, 207]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33703372#page/428/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Conus episcopus mauritiensis Lauer, 1992) Lauer J.M. (1992) <i>Conus episcopus</i> Hwass in Bruguiere, 1792 et description d'une nouvelle sous-espece de Conidae de l'Ile Maurice. <i>Publicacoes Ocasionais da Sociedade Portuguesa de Malacologia</i> 16: 51-56. [January 1992] [details]
original description (of Conus omaria var. marmoricolor Melvill, 1900) Melvill, J. C. (1900). A revision of the textile cones, with description of C. cholmondeleyi, n. sp. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 9(10): 303-311, textfigs., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31788044 [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 Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) <i>Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells</i>. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing. [details]
status source Monnier E., Limpalaër L., Robin A. & Roux C. (2018). <i>A taxonomic iconography of living Conidae</i>. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 2 vols. 1205 pp.
page(s): 948 figs 1-8, 949 figs 1-9. [details]
original description (of Conus rubiginosus Hwass, 1792) Hwass C.H. (1792). Cone. <i>Conus</i>. Pp. 586-757, in Bruguière J.G.. Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des vers. volume 1. Pancoucke, Paris. [13 Feb. 1792; date after Evenhuis, 2003, Zootaxa, 166: 37; Zootaxa, 207]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33703372#page/428/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Conus episcopus mauritiensis Lauer, 1992) Lauer J.M. (1992) <i>Conus episcopus</i> Hwass in Bruguiere, 1792 et description d'une nouvelle sous-espece de Conidae de l'Ile Maurice. <i>Publicacoes Ocasionais da Sociedade Portuguesa de Malacologia</i> 16: 51-56. [January 1992] [details]
original description (of Conus omaria var. marmoricolor Melvill, 1900) Melvill, J. C. (1900). A revision of the textile cones, with description of C. cholmondeleyi, n. sp. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 9(10): 303-311, textfigs., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31788044 [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 Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) <i>Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells</i>. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing. [details]
status source Monnier E., Limpalaër L., Robin A. & Roux C. (2018). <i>A taxonomic iconography of living Conidae</i>. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 2 vols. 1205 pp.
page(s): 948 figs 1-8, 949 figs 1-9. [details]
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