WoRMS taxon details
Conus mozambicus Hwass, 1792
225458 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:225458)
accepted
Species
Conus (Floraconus) mozambicus Hwass, 1792 · alternative representation
Conus altispiratus G. B. Sowerby II, 1873 · unaccepted
Conus caffer Krauss, 1848 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of Conus...)
invalid: junior homonym of Conus caffer Röding, 1798
Conus informis Hwass, 1792 · unaccepted
Conus lautus Reeve, 1844 · unaccepted
Conus macei Crosse, 1865 · unaccepted
Hermes mozambicus (Hwass, 1792) · unaccepted
Sciteconus mozambicus (Hwass, 1792) · unaccepted
Sciteconus mozambicus macei (Crosse, 1865) · unaccepted
- Subspecies Conus mozambicus lautus Reeve, 1844
- Subspecies Conus mozambicus mozambicus Hwass, 1792
marine
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]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Conus mozambicus Hwass, 1792. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225458 on 2025-04-01
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Nomenclature
original description
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]
original description (of Conus altispiratus G. B. Sowerby II, 1873) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1873). Descriptions of five new cones. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1873: 145-146, pl. 15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28504348
page(s): 146, pl. 15 fig. 4 [details]
original description (of Conus caffer Krauss, 1848) Krauss, F. (1848) Die Südafrikanischen Mollusken. Ein Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Mollusken des Kap- und Natallandes und zur Geographischen Verbreitung derselben mit Beschreibung und Abbildung der neuen Arten. Ebner and Seubert, Stuttgart, 140 pp., 6 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13801704
page(s): 131, pl. 6, fig. 24. [details]
original description (of Conus informis 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]
original description (of Conus lautus Reeve, 1844) Reeve, L. A. (1843-1844). Monograph of the genus <i>Conus</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 1, pl. 1-47 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [pl. 1-3 without imprinted date, assumed to be January 1843; stated dates: pl. 4, January 1843; pl. 5, june 1843; pl. 6-7, March 1843; pl. 8-10, April 1843; pl. 12-13, May 1843; pl. 11, 14-16, June 1843; pl. 17-19, July 1843; pl. 20-23, August 1843; pl. 24-26, September 1843; pl. 27-28, October 1843; pl. 29-35, November 1843; 36-39, December 1843; pl. 40-43, January 1844; pl. 44-47, February 1844]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11118900 [details]
original description (of Conus macei Crosse, 1865) Crosse, H. (1865). Description de cônes nouveaux provenant de la collection Cuming. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 13: 299-315, pls 10-11., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15133910
page(s): 309, pl. 10 fig. 5 [details]
original description (of Conus altispiratus G. B. Sowerby II, 1873) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1873). Descriptions of five new cones. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1873: 145-146, pl. 15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28504348
page(s): 146, pl. 15 fig. 4 [details]
original description (of Conus caffer Krauss, 1848) Krauss, F. (1848) Die Südafrikanischen Mollusken. Ein Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Mollusken des Kap- und Natallandes und zur Geographischen Verbreitung derselben mit Beschreibung und Abbildung der neuen Arten. Ebner and Seubert, Stuttgart, 140 pp., 6 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13801704
page(s): 131, pl. 6, fig. 24. [details]
original description (of Conus informis 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]
original description (of Conus lautus Reeve, 1844) Reeve, L. A. (1843-1844). Monograph of the genus <i>Conus</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 1, pl. 1-47 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [pl. 1-3 without imprinted date, assumed to be January 1843; stated dates: pl. 4, January 1843; pl. 5, june 1843; pl. 6-7, March 1843; pl. 8-10, April 1843; pl. 12-13, May 1843; pl. 11, 14-16, June 1843; pl. 17-19, July 1843; pl. 20-23, August 1843; pl. 24-26, September 1843; pl. 27-28, October 1843; pl. 29-35, November 1843; 36-39, December 1843; pl. 40-43, January 1844; pl. 44-47, February 1844]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11118900 [details]
original description (of Conus macei Crosse, 1865) Crosse, H. (1865). Description de cônes nouveaux provenant de la collection Cuming. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 13: 299-315, pls 10-11., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15133910
page(s): 309, pl. 10 fig. 5 [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 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 Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 122 [details]
additional source Kilburn, R.N. (1971). A revision of the littoral Conidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of the Cape Province. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 21(1): 37–54.
page(s): 47 [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 Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 122 [details]
additional source Kilburn, R.N. (1971). A revision of the littoral Conidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of the Cape Province. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 21(1): 37–54.
page(s): 47 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | elongate cone | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (7 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Conus informis Hwass, 1792)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Conus macei Crosse, 1865)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Conus altispiratus G. B. Sowerby II, 1873)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Conus caffer Krauss, 1848)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conus mozambicus)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Conus altispiratus G.B.Sowerby,1873 HOLOTYPE South Africa, Western Cape, Agulhasbank)
To Malacopics (Conus mozambicus Hwass, 1792 South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Point, on rock, by di...
To NHMUK collection (Conus macei Crosse, 1865; SYNTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3508055) (from synonym Conus macei Crosse, 1865)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Conus informis Hwass, 1792)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Conus lautus Reeve, 1844)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Conus macei Crosse, 1865)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Conus altispiratus G. B. Sowerby II, 1873)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Conus informis Hwass, 1792)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Conus macei Crosse, 1865)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Conus altispiratus G. B. Sowerby II, 1873)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Conus caffer Krauss, 1848)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conus mozambicus)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Conus altispiratus G.B.Sowerby,1873 HOLOTYPE South Africa, Western Cape, Agulhasbank)
To Malacopics (Conus mozambicus Hwass, 1792 South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Point, on rock, by di...
To NHMUK collection (Conus macei Crosse, 1865; SYNTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3508055) (from synonym Conus macei Crosse, 1865)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Conus informis Hwass, 1792)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Conus lautus Reeve, 1844)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Conus macei Crosse, 1865)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Conus altispiratus G. B. Sowerby II, 1873)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
