WoRMS taxon details
Conus tinianus Hwass, 1792
225473 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:225473)
accepted
Species
Conus (Floraconus) tinianus Hwass, 1792 · alternative representation
Conus alfredensis Bartsch, 1915 · unaccepted
Conus aurora Lamarck, 1810 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Conus fulvus G. B. Sowerby III, 1889 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of Conus...)
invalid: junior homonym of Conus fulvus Schröter, 1803
Conus kraussi W. H. Turton, 1932 · unaccepted
Conus lavendulus Bartsch, 1915 · unaccepted
Conus lavendulus var. approximata W. H. Turton, 1932 · unaccepted
Conus loveni Krauss, 1848 · unaccepted
Conus rosaceus Dillwyn, 1817 · unaccepted
Conus secutor Crosse, 1865 · unaccepted
Conus tenuis G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 · unaccepted
Ketyconus tinianus (Hwass, 1792) · unaccepted
marine
Bruguière, J. G. (1789-1792). <i>Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des vers</i>, volume 1. Paris: Pancoucke. Pp. i-xviii, 1-344 [Livraison 32, June 1789]; 345-757 [Livraison 48, 13 Feb. 1792] [Dates after Evenhuis, 2003, <i>Zootaxa</i>, 166: 37; <i>Zootaxa</i>, 207, some modified by Evenhuis & Petit 2003 Zootaxa 207:1-4]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8892006
page(s): 713 [details]
page(s): 713 [details]
Note Original locality of 'Tinian Island'...
Type locality Original locality of 'Tinian Island' [Marianas] was erroneous; emended to Algoa Bay by Kilburn (1971: 45). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Conus tinianus Hwass, 1792. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225473 on 2025-04-30
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Nomenclature
original description
Bruguière, J. G. (1789-1792). <i>Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des vers</i>, volume 1. Paris: Pancoucke. Pp. i-xviii, 1-344 [Livraison 32, June 1789]; 345-757 [Livraison 48, 13 Feb. 1792] [Dates after Evenhuis, 2003, <i>Zootaxa</i>, 166: 37; <i>Zootaxa</i>, 207, some modified by Evenhuis & Petit 2003 Zootaxa 207:1-4]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8892006
page(s): 713 [details]
original description (of Conus lavendulus Bartsch, 1915) Bartsch, P. (1915). Report on the Turton Collection of South African marine mollusks, with additional notes on other South African shells contained in the United States National Museum. <em>Bulletin. United States National Museum.</em> 91: xii + 305 pp., 54 plates., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/32699
page(s): 12, pl. 1, fig. 10. [details]
original description (of Conus lavendulus var. approximata W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 13. [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Conus alfredensis Bartsch, 1915) Bartsch, P. (1915). Report on the Turton Collection of South African marine mollusks, with additional notes on other South African shells contained in the United States National Museum. <em>Bulletin. United States National Museum.</em> 91: xii + 305 pp., 54 plates., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/32699
page(s): 13, pl. 1, fig. 12. [details]
original description (of Conus aurora Lamarck, 1810) Lamarck [J.-B. M. de]. (1810). Sur la détermination des espèces parmi les animaux sans vertèbres, et particulièrement parmi les Mollusques testacés. <em>Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle.</em> 15: 20-40; [Suite des espèces du genre Cône] 263-286, 422-454; [Suite du genre Porcelaine] 16: 89-114., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3546607 [details]
original description (of Conus fulvus G. B. Sowerby III, 1889) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1889). Some further notes on marine shells collected at Port Elizabeth, South Africa, with descriptions of some new species. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 6(1): 6-15, pl. 1. [9 February]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31566804
page(s): 10, pl. 1 fig. 1 [details]
original description (of Conus kraussi W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 13, pl. 3. [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Conus loveni 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. 25. [details]
original description (of Conus rosaceus Dillwyn, 1817) Dillwyn, L. W. (1817). A descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, arranged according to the Linnean method; with particular attention to the synonymy. John and Arthur Arch, London, Vol. 1: 1-580 pp.; Vol. 2: 581-1092 pp. + index [29 pp.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11670899 [details]
original description (of Conus secutor 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): 303, pl. 9 fig. 3 [details]
original description (of Conus tenuis G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) Sowerby, G. B. I. (1833-1841). <i>Conus</i>. In: <i>The Conchological Illustrations; or coloured figures of hitherto unfigured Recent shells</i>. London, privately published. Parts 24-25, 28-29, 32-33, 36-37, 54-57, 147-148, 151-158, fig. 1-137. Catalogue and index, 4 pp. [Parts 27-37, figs 1-58 (1833); parts 54-57, figs 59-91 (1834); parts 147-148, figs 92-102 (1838); parts 151-158, figs 103-137 (1839); index (1841)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11916181
page(s): 24, fig. 7 [details]
page(s): 713 [details]
original description (of Conus lavendulus Bartsch, 1915) Bartsch, P. (1915). Report on the Turton Collection of South African marine mollusks, with additional notes on other South African shells contained in the United States National Museum. <em>Bulletin. United States National Museum.</em> 91: xii + 305 pp., 54 plates., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/32699
page(s): 12, pl. 1, fig. 10. [details]
original description (of Conus lavendulus var. approximata W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 13. [details] Available for editors

original description (of Conus alfredensis Bartsch, 1915) Bartsch, P. (1915). Report on the Turton Collection of South African marine mollusks, with additional notes on other South African shells contained in the United States National Museum. <em>Bulletin. United States National Museum.</em> 91: xii + 305 pp., 54 plates., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/32699
page(s): 13, pl. 1, fig. 12. [details]
original description (of Conus aurora Lamarck, 1810) Lamarck [J.-B. M. de]. (1810). Sur la détermination des espèces parmi les animaux sans vertèbres, et particulièrement parmi les Mollusques testacés. <em>Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle.</em> 15: 20-40; [Suite des espèces du genre Cône] 263-286, 422-454; [Suite du genre Porcelaine] 16: 89-114., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3546607 [details]
original description (of Conus fulvus G. B. Sowerby III, 1889) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1889). Some further notes on marine shells collected at Port Elizabeth, South Africa, with descriptions of some new species. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 6(1): 6-15, pl. 1. [9 February]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31566804
page(s): 10, pl. 1 fig. 1 [details]
original description (of Conus kraussi W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 13, pl. 3. [details] Available for editors

original description (of Conus loveni 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. 25. [details]
original description (of Conus rosaceus Dillwyn, 1817) Dillwyn, L. W. (1817). A descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, arranged according to the Linnean method; with particular attention to the synonymy. John and Arthur Arch, London, Vol. 1: 1-580 pp.; Vol. 2: 581-1092 pp. + index [29 pp.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11670899 [details]
original description (of Conus secutor 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): 303, pl. 9 fig. 3 [details]
original description (of Conus tenuis G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) Sowerby, G. B. I. (1833-1841). <i>Conus</i>. In: <i>The Conchological Illustrations; or coloured figures of hitherto unfigured Recent shells</i>. London, privately published. Parts 24-25, 28-29, 32-33, 36-37, 54-57, 147-148, 151-158, fig. 1-137. Catalogue and index, 4 pp. [Parts 27-37, figs 1-58 (1833); parts 54-57, figs 59-91 (1834); parts 147-148, figs 92-102 (1838); parts 151-158, figs 103-137 (1839); index (1841)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11916181
page(s): 24, fig. 7 [details]
Other
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): 127 [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): 45 [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): 127 [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): 45 [details]





From editor or global species database
Type locality Original locality of 'Tinian Island' [Marianas] was erroneous; emended to Algoa Bay by Kilburn (1971: 45). [details]
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Conus alfredensis Bartsch, 1915)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Conus tenuis G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Conus rosaceus Dillwyn, 1817)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Conus aurora Lamarck, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Conus secutor Crosse, 1865)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Conus fulvus G. B. Sowerby III, 1889)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Conus loveni Krauss, 1848)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conus tinianus)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Conus tinianus Hwass, 1792 South Africa, Eastern Cape, St. Francis Bay, Jeffreys Ba...
To Malacopics (Conus tinianus Hwass, 1792 South Africa, Eastern Cape, St. Francis Bay, Jeffreys Ba...
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-2585) (from synonym Conus aurora Lamarck, 1810)
To NHMUK collection (Conus secutor Crosse, 1865; SYNTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:9444405) (from synonym Conus secutor Crosse, 1865)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 186973 species description) (from synonym Conus lavendulus Bartsch, 1915)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL USNM 186972 Conus alfredensis Bartsch, 1915 syntype 1 plate) (from synonym Conus alfredensis Bartsch, 1915)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Conus aurora Lamarck, 1810)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Conus alfredensis Bartsch, 1915)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Conus lavendulus Bartsch, 1915)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Conus alfredensis Bartsch, 1915)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Conus tenuis G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Conus rosaceus Dillwyn, 1817)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Conus aurora Lamarck, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Conus secutor Crosse, 1865)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Conus fulvus G. B. Sowerby III, 1889)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Conus loveni Krauss, 1848)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conus tinianus)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Conus tinianus Hwass, 1792 South Africa, Eastern Cape, St. Francis Bay, Jeffreys Ba...
To Malacopics (Conus tinianus Hwass, 1792 South Africa, Eastern Cape, St. Francis Bay, Jeffreys Ba...
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-2585) (from synonym Conus aurora Lamarck, 1810)
To NHMUK collection (Conus secutor Crosse, 1865; SYNTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:9444405) (from synonym Conus secutor Crosse, 1865)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 186973 species description) (from synonym Conus lavendulus Bartsch, 1915)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL USNM 186972 Conus alfredensis Bartsch, 1915 syntype 1 plate) (from synonym Conus alfredensis Bartsch, 1915)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Conus aurora Lamarck, 1810)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Conus alfredensis Bartsch, 1915)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Conus lavendulus Bartsch, 1915)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection