WoRMS taxon details
Conus sponsalis Hwass, 1792
215451 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:215451)
accepted
Species
Conus (Harmoniconus) sponsalis Hwass, 1792 · alternative representation
Conus maculatus Bosc, 1801 · unaccepted (synonym)
Conus puncturatus Hwass, 1792 · unaccepted (synonym)
Harmoniconus sponsalis (Hwass, 1792) · unaccepted (superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Bruguière, J. G. (1789-1792). <i>Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des vers</i>, volume 1. Paris: Pancoucke. Pp. i-xviii, 1-344 [Livraison 32, June 1789]; 345-757 [Livraison 48, 13 Feb. 1792] [Dates after Evenhuis, 2003, <i>Zootaxa</i>, 166: 37; <i>Zootaxa</i>, 207, some modified by Evenhuis & Petit 2003 Zootaxa 207:1-4]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8892006
page(s): 635 [details]
page(s): 635 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Conus sponsalis Hwass, 1792. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215451 on 2025-04-01
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Nomenclature
original description
Bruguière, J. G. (1789-1792). <i>Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des vers</i>, volume 1. Paris: Pancoucke. Pp. i-xviii, 1-344 [Livraison 32, June 1789]; 345-757 [Livraison 48, 13 Feb. 1792] [Dates after Evenhuis, 2003, <i>Zootaxa</i>, 166: 37; <i>Zootaxa</i>, 207, some modified by Evenhuis & Petit 2003 Zootaxa 207:1-4]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8892006
page(s): 635 [details]
original description (of Conus maculatus Bosc, 1801) Bosc, L. A. G. (1801). Histoire naturelle des coquilles, contenant leur description, les moeurs des animaux qui les habitent et leurs usages. <em>Deterville, Paris.</em> vol. 1, 343 p.; vol. 2, 330 p.; vol. 3, 292 p.; vol. 4, 280 p.; vol. 5, 255 p., 1 table, 44 plates., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10436 [details]
original description (of Conus puncturatus Hwass, 1792) 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]
basis of record Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection les beautés de la nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. pp. 1-160. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 635 [details]
original description (of Conus maculatus Bosc, 1801) Bosc, L. A. G. (1801). Histoire naturelle des coquilles, contenant leur description, les moeurs des animaux qui les habitent et leurs usages. <em>Deterville, Paris.</em> vol. 1, 343 p.; vol. 2, 330 p.; vol. 3, 292 p.; vol. 4, 280 p.; vol. 5, 255 p., 1 table, 44 plates., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10436 [details]
original description (of Conus puncturatus Hwass, 1792) 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]
basis of record Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection les beautés de la nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. pp. 1-160. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
additional source
Branch, G. M. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. <em>David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg.</em> , available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=W_2QB8ftLgcC [details]
additional source Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [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 Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 164. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [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 Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 164. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors






To Barcode of Life (30 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Conus maculatus Bosc, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Conus puncturatus Hwass, 1792)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (47 publications)
To Conchology (Harmoniconus sponsalis GRANULATE) (from synonym Harmoniconus sponsalis (Hwass, 1792))
To Conchology (Harmoniconus sponsalis SPECIAL COLOR) (from synonym Harmoniconus sponsalis (Hwass, 1792))
To Conchology (Harmoniconus sponsalis) (from synonym Harmoniconus sponsalis (Hwass, 1792))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conus sponsalis)
To GenBank (74 nucleotides; 45 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Conus sponsalis Hwass, 1792 Philippines, Bicol, Albay, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker .)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Conus puncturatus Hwass, 1792)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Conus maculatus Bosc, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Conus puncturatus Hwass, 1792)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (47 publications)
To Conchology (Harmoniconus sponsalis GRANULATE) (from synonym Harmoniconus sponsalis (Hwass, 1792))
To Conchology (Harmoniconus sponsalis SPECIAL COLOR) (from synonym Harmoniconus sponsalis (Hwass, 1792))
To Conchology (Harmoniconus sponsalis) (from synonym Harmoniconus sponsalis (Hwass, 1792))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conus sponsalis)
To GenBank (74 nucleotides; 45 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Conus sponsalis Hwass, 1792 Philippines, Bicol, Albay, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker .)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Conus puncturatus Hwass, 1792)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS