WoRMS taxon details
Conus araneosus [Lightfoot], 1786
428934 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:428934)
accepted
Species
Conus (Conus) araneosus [Lightfoot], 1786 · alternative representation
Conus arachnoideus Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted (synonym)
Conus araneosus Hwass, 1792 · unaccepted (synonym of Conus araneosus, "S"...)
synonym of Conus araneosus, "S" [Lightfoot], 1786
Conus monstrosus Küster, 1838 · unaccepted
Conus peplum G. B. Sowerby II, 1857 · unaccepted
Conus reticulatus Perry, 1811 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Subspecies Conus araneosus araneosus [Lightfoot], 1786
- Subspecies Conus araneosus nicobaricus Hwass, 1792
marine
Lightfoot, J. (1786). A Catalogue of the Portland Museum, lately the property of the Duchess Dowager of Portland, deceased; which will be sold by auction by Mr. Skinner & Co. <em>[book].</em> London. viii + 194 pp., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43259464
page(s): p.. 76, n. 1714; p. 106, n. 2328; p. 115, n. 2533. [details]
page(s): p.. 76, n. 1714; p. 106, n. 2328; p. 115, n. 2533. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Conus araneosus [Lightfoot], 1786. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=428934 on 2025-05-01
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Nomenclature
original description
Lightfoot, J. (1786). A Catalogue of the Portland Museum, lately the property of the Duchess Dowager of Portland, deceased; which will be sold by auction by Mr. Skinner & Co. <em>[book].</em> London. viii + 194 pp., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43259464
page(s): p.. 76, n. 1714; p. 106, n. 2328; p. 115, n. 2533. [details]
original description (of Conus araneosus 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 arachnoideus Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]
original description (of Conus monstrosus Küster, 1838) Küster, H. C. 1837-1840. Coneae, oder Conidae, I. <i>Conus</i>, Linné. Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz, neu herausgegeben und vervollständigt von H. C. Küster. 4(2):1-413, 71 pls. [details]
original description (of Conus peplum G. B. Sowerby II, 1857) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1857-1858). Monograph of the genus <i>Conus</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 3 (17): 1-24, pls. 187-195 [1-9](1857); 3 (18): 25-56, pl. 196-210 [10-24] (1858). London, privately published. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15940426 [details]
original description (of Conus reticulatus Perry, 1811) Perry, G. (1811). Conchology, or the natural history of shells: containing a new arrangement of the genera and species, illustrated by coloured engravings executed from the natural specimens, and including the latest discoveries. W. Miller, London, 4 pp. + 61 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41764832 [details]
page(s): p.. 76, n. 1714; p. 106, n. 2328; p. 115, n. 2533. [details]
original description (of Conus araneosus 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 arachnoideus Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]
original description (of Conus monstrosus Küster, 1838) Küster, H. C. 1837-1840. Coneae, oder Conidae, I. <i>Conus</i>, Linné. Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz, neu herausgegeben und vervollständigt von H. C. Küster. 4(2):1-413, 71 pls. [details]
original description (of Conus peplum G. B. Sowerby II, 1857) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1857-1858). Monograph of the genus <i>Conus</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 3 (17): 1-24, pls. 187-195 [1-9](1857); 3 (18): 25-56, pl. 196-210 [10-24] (1858). London, privately published. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15940426 [details]
original description (of Conus reticulatus Perry, 1811) Perry, G. (1811). Conchology, or the natural history of shells: containing a new arrangement of the genera and species, illustrated by coloured engravings executed from the natural specimens, and including the latest discoveries. W. Miller, London, 4 pp. + 61 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41764832 [details]
Other
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 Rehder, H. A. (1967). Valid zoological names of the Portland Catalogue. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 121: 1-51., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7761472
page(s): pp. 15; 21. [details]
additional source Rehder, H. A. (1967). Valid zoological names of the Portland Catalogue. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 121: 1-51., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7761472
page(s): pp. 15; 21. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Conus reticulatus Perry, 1811)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Conus arachnoideus Gmelin, 1791)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (46 publications) (from synonym Conus araneosus Hwass, 1792)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (46 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Conus peplum G. B. Sowerby II, 1857)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Conus monstrosus Küster, 1838)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conus araneosus) (from synonym Conus araneosus Hwass, 1792)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conus araneosus)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Conus araneosus [Lightfoot], 1786 India, Tamil Nadu, Ramesvaram, collected Septembe...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Conus arachnoideus Gmelin, 1791)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (46 publications) (from synonym Conus araneosus Hwass, 1792)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (46 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Conus peplum G. B. Sowerby II, 1857)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Conus monstrosus Küster, 1838)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conus araneosus) (from synonym Conus araneosus Hwass, 1792)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conus araneosus)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Conus araneosus [Lightfoot], 1786 India, Tamil Nadu, Ramesvaram, collected Septembe...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
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