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Conus akabensis G. B. Sowerby III, 1887
429238 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:429238)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Sowerby, G. B. III. (1887). Second supplement to monograph of the genus <i>Conus</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 5 (44): 249-279, pl. 507–512, 512bis, 512*. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16085226
page(s): 273, pl. 512* figs 752, 753 [details]
page(s): 273, pl. 512* figs 752, 753 [details]
Type locality contained in Gulf of Aqaba
type locality contained in Gulf of Aqaba [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Conus akabensis G. B. Sowerby III, 1887. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429238 on 2025-09-11
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Sowerby, G. B. III. (1887). Second supplement to monograph of the genus <i>Conus</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 5 (44): 249-279, pl. 507–512, 512bis, 512*. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16085226
page(s): 273, pl. 512* figs 752, 753 [details]
status source Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) <i>Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells</i>. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing.
note: treated as synonym of C. quercinus [details]
status source Paulay, G. & Meyer, C. P. (2025). The cones of Oman: Endemism and divergence in a remarkable marine setting. <em>Malacologia.</em> 67(1-2): 145–176.
page(s): 158; note: tentatively treated as valid [details]
page(s): 273, pl. 512* figs 752, 753 [details]
status source Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) <i>Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells</i>. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing.
note: treated as synonym of C. quercinus [details]
status source Paulay, G. & Meyer, C. P. (2025). The cones of Oman: Endemism and divergence in a remarkable marine setting. <em>Malacologia.</em> 67(1-2): 145–176.
page(s): 158; note: tentatively treated as valid [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
