WoRMS taxon details
Conus arenatus Hwass, 1792
215482 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:215482)
accepted
Species
Conus (Puncticulis) arenatus Hwass, 1792 · alternative representation
Conus arenatus var. granulosa Lamarck, 1822 · unaccepted
Conus arenatus var. mesokatharos Tryon, 1884 · unaccepted
Conus arenatus var. undata Dautzenberg, 1937 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of C....)
invalid: junior homonym of C. undatus Kiener, 1847
Conus armatus E. A. Smith, 1891 · unaccepted (presumably a lapsus for arenatus)
Conus catus var. granulosa Dautzenberg, 1937 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of Conus...)
invalid: junior homonym of Conus arenatus var. granulosa Lamarck, 1822
Cucullus arenosus Röding, 1798 · unaccepted
Cucullus stercusmuscarum Röding, 1798 · unaccepted
Dendroconus arenatus (Hwass, 1792) · unaccepted
Puncticulis arenatus (Hwass, 1792) · unaccepted
- Subspecies Conus arenatus bizona Coomans, Moolenbeek & Wils, 1981 accepted as Conus bizona Coomans, Moolenbeek & Wils, 1981
- Variety Conus arenatus var. aequipunctata Dautzenberg, 1937 accepted as Conus aequipunctatus Dautzenberg, 1937 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Variety Conus arenatus var. granulosa Lamarck, 1822 accepted as Conus arenatus Hwass, 1792
- Variety Conus arenatus var. mesokatharos Tryon, 1884 accepted as Conus arenatus Hwass, 1792
- Variety Conus arenatus var. punctisminutissimis Lamarck, 1822 accepted as Conus arenatus Hwass, 1792
- Variety Conus arenatus var. undata Dautzenberg, 1937 accepted as Conus arenatus Hwass, 1792 (invalid: junior homonym of C. undatus Kiener, 1847)
marine
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): 621 [details]
page(s): 621 [details]
Description Shell up to 7 cm, with low spire and nodular whorls. Colour creamy brown, patterned with fine, tiny, darker spots. Habitat:...
Description Shell up to 7 cm, with low spire and nodular whorls. Colour creamy brown, patterned with fine, tiny, darker spots. Habitat: on sand around reefs. Distribution: Indo-Pacific. (Richmond, 1997). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Conus arenatus Hwass, 1792. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215482 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): 621 [details]
original description (of Conus arenatus var. undata Dautzenberg, 1937) Dautzenberg, P. 1937. Gastéropodes marins 3. Famille Conidae. Mem. Mus. Hist. nat. Belg.Hors série 2 (18): 1-284 [details]
original description (of Conus arenatus var. granulosa Lamarck, 1822) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome septième, 711 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47433 [details]
original description (of Conus catus var. granulosa Dautzenberg, 1937) Dautzenberg, P. 1937. Gastéropodes marins 3. Famille Conidae. Mem. Mus. Hist. nat. Belg.Hors série 2 (18): 1-284 [details]
original description (of Conus armatus E. A. Smith, 1891) Smith, E. A. (1891). Descriptions of new species of shells from the "<i>Challenger</i>" expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1891): 436-445, pls 34-35., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31940608 [details]
original description (of Cucullus arenosus Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
original description (of Cucullus stercusmuscarum Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
original description (of Conus arenatus var. punctisminutissimis Lamarck, 1822) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome septième, 711 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47433 [details]
original description (of Conus arenatus var. mesokatharos Tryon, 1884) Tryon, G. W. (1883-1884). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>, ser. 1., vol. 6: Conidae, Pleurotomidae. pp 1-413, pls 1-65. Philadelphia, published by the author. [pp. 1-64, pls 1-20, Dec. 27, 1883; pp. 65-150, pls 21-31, Apr. 18, 1884; pp. 151-214, pls 1-15, Jun. 10, 1884; pp. 193-413, pls 16-34, Oct. 2, 1884]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11034933 [details]
page(s): 621 [details]
original description (of Conus arenatus var. undata Dautzenberg, 1937) Dautzenberg, P. 1937. Gastéropodes marins 3. Famille Conidae. Mem. Mus. Hist. nat. Belg.Hors série 2 (18): 1-284 [details]
original description (of Conus arenatus var. granulosa Lamarck, 1822) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome septième, 711 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47433 [details]
original description (of Conus catus var. granulosa Dautzenberg, 1937) Dautzenberg, P. 1937. Gastéropodes marins 3. Famille Conidae. Mem. Mus. Hist. nat. Belg.Hors série 2 (18): 1-284 [details]
original description (of Conus armatus E. A. Smith, 1891) Smith, E. A. (1891). Descriptions of new species of shells from the "<i>Challenger</i>" expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1891): 436-445, pls 34-35., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31940608 [details]
original description (of Cucullus arenosus Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
original description (of Cucullus stercusmuscarum Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
original description (of Conus arenatus var. punctisminutissimis Lamarck, 1822) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome septième, 711 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47433 [details]
original description (of Conus arenatus var. mesokatharos Tryon, 1884) Tryon, G. W. (1883-1884). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>, ser. 1., vol. 6: Conidae, Pleurotomidae. pp 1-413, pls 1-65. Philadelphia, published by the author. [pp. 1-64, pls 1-20, Dec. 27, 1883; pp. 65-150, pls 21-31, Apr. 18, 1884; pp. 151-214, pls 1-15, Jun. 10, 1884; pp. 193-413, pls 16-34, Oct. 2, 1884]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11034933 [details]
Other
context source (Introduced species)
Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors 
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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 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 [request]
additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
additional source Zenetos, A., E. Meric, M. Verlaque, P. Galli, C.F. Boudouresque, A. Giangrande, M. Cinar & M. Bilecenoglu. (2008). Additions to the annotated list of marine alien biota in the Mediterranean with special emphasis on Foraminifera and Parasites. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 9(1): 119-165., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.146 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]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 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
[request]additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
additional source Zenetos, A., E. Meric, M. Verlaque, P. Galli, C.F. Boudouresque, A. Giangrande, M. Cinar & M. Bilecenoglu. (2008). Additions to the annotated list of marine alien biota in the Mediterranean with special emphasis on Foraminifera and Parasites. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 9(1): 119-165., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.146 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal in Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals [details]Unreviewed
Description Shell up to 7 cm, with low spire and nodular whorls. Colour creamy brown, patterned with fine, tiny, darker spots. Habitat: on sand around reefs. Distribution: Indo-Pacific. (Richmond, 1997). [details]
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (112 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Cucullus arenosus Röding, 1798)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Conus armatus E. A. Smith, 1891)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Puncticulis arenatus (Hwass, 1792))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Conus (Puncticulis) arenatus Hwass, 1792)
To Conchology (Puncticulis arenatus FREAK) (from synonym Puncticulis arenatus (Hwass, 1792))
To Conchology (Puncticulis arenatus SPECIAL COLOR) (from synonym Puncticulis arenatus (Hwass, 1792))
To Conchology (Puncticulis arenatus YOUNG) (from synonym Puncticulis arenatus (Hwass, 1792))
To Conchology (Puncticulis arenatus) (from synonym Puncticulis arenatus (Hwass, 1792))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conus arenatus)
To GB Mollusca Types (Conus arenatus var. mesokatharos Melvill in Tryon, 1883; Holotype; NMW.1955.158.00075) (from synonym Conus arenatus var. mesokatharos Tryon, 1884)
To GenBank (98 nucleotides; 99 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To MNHN Fossil collection (Conus (Puncticulis) arenatus HWASS in BRUGUIÈRE, 1792; Figuré; F.A26848) (from synonym Conus (Puncticulis) arenatus Hwass, 1792)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (112 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Cucullus arenosus Röding, 1798)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Conus armatus E. A. Smith, 1891)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Puncticulis arenatus (Hwass, 1792))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Conus (Puncticulis) arenatus Hwass, 1792)
To Conchology (Puncticulis arenatus FREAK) (from synonym Puncticulis arenatus (Hwass, 1792))
To Conchology (Puncticulis arenatus SPECIAL COLOR) (from synonym Puncticulis arenatus (Hwass, 1792))
To Conchology (Puncticulis arenatus YOUNG) (from synonym Puncticulis arenatus (Hwass, 1792))
To Conchology (Puncticulis arenatus) (from synonym Puncticulis arenatus (Hwass, 1792))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conus arenatus)
To GB Mollusca Types (Conus arenatus var. mesokatharos Melvill in Tryon, 1883; Holotype; NMW.1955.158.00075) (from synonym Conus arenatus var. mesokatharos Tryon, 1884)
To GenBank (98 nucleotides; 99 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To MNHN Fossil collection (Conus (Puncticulis) arenatus HWASS in BRUGUIÈRE, 1792; Figuré; F.A26848) (from synonym Conus (Puncticulis) arenatus Hwass, 1792)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
