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Conus africanus Kiener, 1848
404999 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:404999)
accepted
Species
Conus (Lautoconus) africanus Kiener, 1848 · alternative representation
Conus neoafricanus da Motta, 1991 · unaccepted (unnecessary replacement name for...)
unnecessary replacement name for Conus africanus Kiener, 1848, by da Motta believed to be preoccupied by "Conus africanus Meuschen" (published in a rejected work)
Varioconus africanus (Kiener, 1848) · unaccepted
marine
Kiener, L.C. (1844-1850). Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 2. Famille des Enroulées. Genre Cone (<i>Conus</i>, Lin.), pp. 1-379, pl. 1-111 [pp. 1-48 (1846); 49-160 (1847); 161-192 (1848); 193-240 (1849); 241-[379] (assumed to be 1850); plates 4,6 (1844); 2-3, 5, 7-32, 34-36, 38, 40-50 (1845); 33, 37, 39, 51-52, 54-56, 57-68, 74-77 (1846); 1, 69-73, 78-103 (1847); 104-106 (1848); 107 (1849); 108-111 (1850)]. Paris, Rousseau & J.B. Baillière., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/88016
page(s): 260, pl. 104, fig. 2 [details]
page(s): 260, pl. 104, fig. 2 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Conus africanus Kiener, 1848. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=404999 on 2025-09-12
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Kiener, L.C. (1844-1850). Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 2. Famille des Enroulées. Genre Cone (<i>Conus</i>, Lin.), pp. 1-379, pl. 1-111 [pp. 1-48 (1846); 49-160 (1847); 161-192 (1848); 193-240 (1849); 241-[379] (assumed to be 1850); plates 4,6 (1844); 2-3, 5, 7-32, 34-36, 38, 40-50 (1845); 33, 37, 39, 51-52, 54-56, 57-68, 74-77 (1846); 1, 69-73, 78-103 (1847); 104-106 (1848); 107 (1849); 108-111 (1850)]. Paris, Rousseau & J.B. Baillière., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/88016
page(s): 260, pl. 104, fig. 2 [details]
basis of record Rolán, E. & Röckel, D. (2000). The endemic <i>Conus</i> of Angola. <em>Argonauta.</em> 13 (2): 5-44, 150 figs. [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]
page(s): 260, pl. 104, fig. 2 [details]
basis of record Rolán, E. & Röckel, D. (2000). The endemic <i>Conus</i> of Angola. <em>Argonauta.</em> 13 (2): 5-44, 150 figs. [details] Available for editors
[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]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (37 publications)
To Conchology (Varioconus africanus cf.) (from synonym Varioconus africanus (Kiener, 1848))
To Conchology (Varioconus africanus) (from synonym Varioconus africanus (Kiener, 1848))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Conus africanus Kiener, 1848 Angola, Benguela, Baia Azul, on rock platforms with coarse sand and algae, by snorkeling, at 4-5 m depth, collected 2011-08-00, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker Jr.)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Conchology (Varioconus africanus cf.) (from synonym Varioconus africanus (Kiener, 1848))
To Conchology (Varioconus africanus) (from synonym Varioconus africanus (Kiener, 1848))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Conus africanus Kiener, 1848 Angola, Benguela, Baia Azul, on rock platforms with coarse sand and algae, by snorkeling, at 4-5 m depth, collected 2011-08-00, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker Jr.)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
.jpg "To Malacopics (Conus africanus Kiener, 1848 Angola, Benguela, Baia Azul, on rock platforms with coarse sand and algae, by snorkeling, at 4-5 m depth, collected 2011-08-00, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker Jr.)")
