MolluscaBase - Conus lynceus G. B. Sowerby II, 1858

WoRMS taxon details

Conus lynceus G. B. Sowerby II, 1858

AphiaID

428196 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:428196)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Conus Linnaeus, 1758

Original name

Conus lynceus G. B. Sowerby II, 1858

Synonymised names

Asprella lyncea (G. B. Sowerby II, 1858) · unaccepted

Conus (Phasmoconus) lynceus G. B. Sowerby II, 1858 · alternative representation

Graphiconus lynceus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1858) · unaccepted

Environment

marine, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Sowerby, G. B. II. (1857-1858). Monograph of the genus Conus. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. Vol. 3 (17): 1-24, pls. 187-195 [1-9](1857); 3 (18): 25-56, pl. 196-210 [10-24] (1858). London, privately published. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15940426 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Conus lynceus G. B. Sowerby II, 1858. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=428196 on 2025-05-17

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-10-27 10:23:08Z

created

Tran, Bastien

2011-07-23 12:55:18Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Sowerby, G. B. II. (1857-1858). Monograph of the genus Conus. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. Vol. 3 (17): 1-24, pls. 187-195 [1-9](1857); 3 (18): 25-56, pl. 196-210 [10-24] (1858). London, privately published. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15940426 [details]

basis of record Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. Zootaxa. 2189: 1–218., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2189.1.1 [details]

Other

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): 162.; note: Misidentifiction. Material = Conus adenensis [details]

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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additional source Filmer, R. M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388 pp. [details]