MolluscaBase taxon details
Conus melvilli G. B. Sowerby III, 1879
428205 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:428205)
accepted
Species
Conus (Quasiconus) melvilli G. B. Sowerby III, 1879 · alternative representation
Conus boschi Clover, 1972 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Conus pusio G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 · unaccepted > junior homonym (of Conus pusio Hwass in...)
of Conus pusio Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Quasiconus melvilli (G. B. Sowerby III, 1879) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, terrestrial
Sowerby, G. B. III. (1879). Descriptions of ten new species of shells. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1878: 795–798, pl. 48. (April 1879)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28519491
page(s): 795, pl. 48 fig. 1 [details]
page(s): 795, pl. 48 fig. 1 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Conus melvilli G. B. Sowerby III, 1879. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=428205 on 2025-09-12
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original description
Sowerby, G. B. III. (1879). Descriptions of ten new species of shells. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1878: 795–798, pl. 48. (April 1879)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28519491
page(s): 795, pl. 48 fig. 1 [details]
original description (of Conus boschi Clover, 1972) Clover, P. W. (1972). Description of new species of <i>Conus</i> from south east Arabia. <em>Venus.</em> 31(3):117-118, 5: figs., available online at https://doi.org/10.18941/venusjjm.31.3_117 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Conus pusio G. B. Sowerby I, 1834) 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): 55, fig. 69 [details]
basis of record Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2189: 1–218., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2189.1.1 [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 Perry, L. M. (1939). <i>Conus melvilli</i> Sowerby, and a new species of the Lamellariidae. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 53(2): 40-42, pl. 8, figs. 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8516324
page(s): 40-41, pl. 8, fig. 1; note: misidentification [details]
page(s): 795, pl. 48 fig. 1 [details]
original description (of Conus boschi Clover, 1972) Clover, P. W. (1972). Description of new species of <i>Conus</i> from south east Arabia. <em>Venus.</em> 31(3):117-118, 5: figs., available online at https://doi.org/10.18941/venusjjm.31.3_117 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Conus pusio G. B. Sowerby I, 1834) 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): 55, fig. 69 [details]
basis of record Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2189: 1–218., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2189.1.1 [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 Perry, L. M. (1939). <i>Conus melvilli</i> Sowerby, and a new species of the Lamellariidae. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 53(2): 40-42, pl. 8, figs. 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8516324
page(s): 40-41, pl. 8, fig. 1; note: misidentification [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Conus pusio G. B. Sowerby I, 1834)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Conus boschi Clover, 1972)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To Conchology (Quasiconus melvilli) (from synonym Quasiconus melvilli (G. B. Sowerby III, 1879))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conus melvilli)
To GB Mollusca Types (Conus pusio G. B. Sowerby 1st, 1834; Holotype; NMW.1955.158.00031)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To Malacopics (Conus melvilli G. B. Sowerby III, 1879 Oman, Masqa?, under rocks at low tide, collected 1982, ex coll. J.G.B. Nieuwenhuis)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Conus boschi Clover, 1972)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Conus pusio G. B. Sowerby I, 1834)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Conus boschi Clover, 1972)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To Conchology (Quasiconus melvilli) (from synonym Quasiconus melvilli (G. B. Sowerby III, 1879))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conus melvilli)
To GB Mollusca Types (Conus pusio G. B. Sowerby 1st, 1834; Holotype; NMW.1955.158.00031)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To Malacopics (Conus melvilli G. B. Sowerby III, 1879 Oman, Masqa?, under rocks at low tide, collected 1982, ex coll. J.G.B. Nieuwenhuis)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Conus boschi Clover, 1972)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
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