WoRMS name details
Conus paulkersteni Thach, 2017
1042929 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1042929)
uncertain > taxon inquirendum (debated synonym)
Species
Conus (Rhizoconus) paulkersteni Thach, 2017 · alternative representation
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Conus (Rhizoconus) paulkersteni Thach, 2017) Thach N.N. (2017). Three new species of <i>Amphidromus</i> Albers, 1850 (Gastropda: Camaenidae) from Vietnam, and Presentation of <i>Conus (Rhizoconus) paulkersteni</i>, nom. nov. pro <i>Conus kersteni</i> Thach, 2017 non Tenorio, Afonso & Rolán, 2008. <em>The Festivus.</em> 49(4): 296-300. [details] Available for editors
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MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Conus paulkersteni Thach, 2017. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1042929 on 2025-03-21
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Conus (Rhizoconus) paulkersteni Thach, 2017) Thach N.N. (2017). Three new species of <i>Amphidromus</i> Albers, 1850 (Gastropda: Camaenidae) from Vietnam, and Presentation of <i>Conus (Rhizoconus) paulkersteni</i>, nom. nov. pro <i>Conus kersteni</i> Thach, 2017 non Tenorio, Afonso & Rolán, 2008. <em>The Festivus.</em> 49(4): 296-300. [details] Available for editors
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Taxonomy
status source
Tenorio, M. J. (2018). Illustrated Catalog of the Living Cone Shells--2017 update supplement. , available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323150470
page(s): 15-16; note: treated as synonym of C. vexillum [details]
status source Thach, N. N. (2021). <i>New shells of South Asia and Taiwan, China, Tanzania. Seashells*Freshwater*Land snails. With 116 new species and subspecies and rejected synonyms, accepted species</i>. 48HRBooks Company, Akron, Ohio, USA. 202 pp.
page(s): 36, figs 219-220; note: synonymy with C. vexillum rejected [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 15-16; note: treated as synonym of C. vexillum [details]
status source Thach, N. N. (2021). <i>New shells of South Asia and Taiwan, China, Tanzania. Seashells*Freshwater*Land snails. With 116 new species and subspecies and rejected synonyms, accepted species</i>. 48HRBooks Company, Akron, Ohio, USA. 202 pp.
page(s): 36, figs 219-220; note: synonymy with C. vexillum rejected [details] Available for editors

The Cone Collector Note: States that Conus paulkersteni is a juvenile Conus vexiilum. This synonymy is accepted since the editor of the Cone Collector site is Paul Kersten, the eponym for the taxon.
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-33209)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-33209)