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Conus mozambicus Hwass, 1792
225458 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:225458)
accepted
Species
Conus (Floraconus) mozambicus Hwass, 1792 · alternative representation
Conus altispiratus G. B. Sowerby II, 1873 · unaccepted
Conus caffer Krauss, 1848 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of Conus...)
invalid: junior homonym of Conus caffer Röding, 1798
Conus informis Hwass, 1792 · unaccepted
Conus lautus Reeve, 1844 · unaccepted
Conus macei Crosse, 1865 · unaccepted
Hermes mozambicus (Hwass, 1792) · unaccepted
Sciteconus mozambicus (Hwass, 1792) · unaccepted
Sciteconus mozambicus macei (Crosse, 1865) · unaccepted
- Subspecies Conus mozambicus lautus Reeve, 1844
- Subspecies Conus mozambicus mozambicus Hwass, 1792
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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]
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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 altispiratus G. B. Sowerby II, 1873) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1873). Descriptions of five new cones. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1873: 145-146, pl. 15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28504348
page(s): 146, pl. 15 fig. 4 [details]
original description (of Conus caffer Krauss, 1848) Krauss, F. (1848) Die Südafrikanischen Mollusken. Ein Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Mollusken des Kap- und Natallandes und zur Geographischen Verbreitung derselben mit Beschreibung und Abbildung der neuen Arten. Ebner and Seubert, Stuttgart, 140 pp., 6 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13801704
page(s): 131, pl. 6, fig. 24. [details]
original description (of Conus informis 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 lautus Reeve, 1844) 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 macei Crosse, 1865) Crosse, H. (1865). Description de cônes nouveaux provenant de la collection Cuming. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 13: 299-315, pls 10-11., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15133910
page(s): 309, pl. 10 fig. 5 [details]
additional source Branch, G. M. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. <em>David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg.</em> , available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=W_2QB8ftLgcC [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): 122 [details]
additional source Kilburn, R.N. (1971). A revision of the littoral Conidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of the Cape Province. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 21(1): 37–54.
page(s): 47 [details]
original description (of Conus altispiratus G. B. Sowerby II, 1873) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1873). Descriptions of five new cones. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1873: 145-146, pl. 15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28504348
page(s): 146, pl. 15 fig. 4 [details]
original description (of Conus caffer Krauss, 1848) Krauss, F. (1848) Die Südafrikanischen Mollusken. Ein Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Mollusken des Kap- und Natallandes und zur Geographischen Verbreitung derselben mit Beschreibung und Abbildung der neuen Arten. Ebner and Seubert, Stuttgart, 140 pp., 6 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13801704
page(s): 131, pl. 6, fig. 24. [details]
original description (of Conus informis 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 lautus Reeve, 1844) 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 macei Crosse, 1865) Crosse, H. (1865). Description de cônes nouveaux provenant de la collection Cuming. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 13: 299-315, pls 10-11., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15133910
page(s): 309, pl. 10 fig. 5 [details]
additional source Branch, G. M. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. <em>David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg.</em> , available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=W_2QB8ftLgcC [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): 122 [details]
additional source Kilburn, R.N. (1971). A revision of the littoral Conidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of the Cape Province. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 21(1): 37–54.
page(s): 47 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | elongate cone | [details] |
To Malacopics (Conus altispiratus G.B.Sowerby,1873 HOLOTYPE South Africa, Western Cape, Agulhasbank)
To Malacopics (Conus mozambicus Hwass, 1792 South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Point, on rock, by diving, at 40 m depth, collected May 1987, ex coll. J.G.B. Nieuwenhuis)
To NHMUK collection (Conus macei Crosse, 1865; SYNTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3508055) (from synonym Conus macei Crosse, 1865)
To Malacopics (Conus mozambicus Hwass, 1792 South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Point, on rock, by diving, at 40 m depth, collected May 1987, ex coll. J.G.B. Nieuwenhuis)
To NHMUK collection (Conus macei Crosse, 1865; SYNTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3508055) (from synonym Conus macei Crosse, 1865)
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