Traits name details
Varioconus mercator (Linnaeus, 1758)
1442538 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1442538)
alternative representation
Species
Varioconus da Motta, 1991 represented as Conus Linnaeus, 1758
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Conus mercator Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Varioconus mercator (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1442538 on 2025-05-21
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Varioconus mercator (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1442538 on 2025-05-21
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(of Conus mercator Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
new combination reference Tenorio M.J., Abalde S., Pardos-Blas J.R. & Zardoya R. (2020). Taxonomic revision of West African cone snails (Gastropoda: Conidae) based upon mitogenomic studies: implications for conservation. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 663: 1-89., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.663
page(s): 70, figs 11A-G [details]
new combination reference Tenorio M.J., Abalde S., Pardos-Blas J.R. & Zardoya R. (2020). Taxonomic revision of West African cone snails (Gastropoda: Conidae) based upon mitogenomic studies: implications for conservation. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 663: 1-89., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.663
page(s): 70, figs 11A-G [details]
