original description
(of Conus nielsenae reductaspiralis Walls, 1979) Walls, J. G. (1979). Three new Indian Ocean cones (Mollusca: Conidae). <em>The Pariah.</em> 5, 1-6. [details]
basis of record
Wilson, B. (1994) <i>Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods</i>. Vol. 2 <i>Neogastropods</i>. Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, Western Australia, 370 pp. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy The status of Conus nielsenae, C. reductaspiralis and C. thevenardensis has been disputed by some authors, but Australian specialists generally regard them as distinct. For conservation evaluation, all three are here listed as distinct. [details]