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Conus proteus Hwass, 1792
429909 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:429909)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
- Subspecies Conus proteus humerosus Pilsbry, 1921 † accepted as Conus humerosus Pilsbry, 1921 † (original rank)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Conus proteus Hwass, 1792. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429909 on 2025-09-11
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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]
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 Gabb, W. M. (1873). On the topography and geology of Santo Domingo. <em>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series.</em> 15(1): 49-259, 2 maps., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46059253
page(s): 232; note: As ? Conus proteus [details]
source of synonymy Hendricks, J. R. (2008). The genus <i>Conus</i> (Mollusca: Neogastropoda) in the Plio-Pleistocene of the southern United States. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 375: 1-178.
page(s): 19 [details] Available for editors
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source of synonymy Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) <i>Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells</i>. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing. [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 Gabb, W. M. (1873). On the topography and geology of Santo Domingo. <em>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series.</em> 15(1): 49-259, 2 maps., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46059253
page(s): 232; note: As ? Conus proteus [details]
source of synonymy Hendricks, J. R. (2008). The genus <i>Conus</i> (Mollusca: Neogastropoda) in the Plio-Pleistocene of the southern United States. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 375: 1-178.
page(s): 19 [details] Available for editors

source of synonymy Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) <i>Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells</i>. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing. [details]