WoRMS taxon details
Conus pictus Reeve, 1843
428241 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:428241)
accepted
Species
Conus (Sciteconus) pictus Reeve, 1843 · alternative representation
Conus beckeri G. B. Sowerby III, 1911 · unaccepted
Dendroconus pictus (Reeve, 1843) · unaccepted
Pictoconus pictus (Reeve, 1843) · alternative representation
Sciteconus pictus (Reeve, 1843) · unaccepted
- Subspecies Conus pictus pictus Reeve, 1843
- Subspecies Conus pictus transkeiensis Korn, 1998 accepted as Conus transkeiensis Korn, 1998 (original rank)
marine
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
page(s): pl. 18, sp. 98. [details]
page(s): pl. 18, sp. 98. [details]
Note Type locality designated Port Elizabeth by...
Type locality Type locality designated Port Elizabeth by Kilburn (1971: 43) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Conus pictus Reeve, 1843. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=428241 on 2025-04-01
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Nomenclature
original description
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
page(s): pl. 18, sp. 98. [details]
original description (of Conus beckeri G. B. Sowerby III, 1911) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1911). Description of a new species of the genus <i>Conus</i> from South Africa. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 9(6), 352. (9 September). [details]
page(s): pl. 18, sp. 98. [details]
original description (of Conus beckeri G. B. Sowerby III, 1911) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1911). Description of a new species of the genus <i>Conus</i> from South Africa. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 9(6), 352. (9 September). [details]
Other
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 Reeve, L. A. (1844). Descriptions of new species of shells figured in the ‛Conchologia Iconica'. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 11 (1843): 168-197. [June, 1844]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680146
page(s): 169 [details]
additional source Barnard, K. H. (1958). Contributions to the knowledge of South African marine Mollusca. Part I. Gastropoda: Prosobranchiata: Toxoglossa. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 44(1): 73-163., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40862937
page(s): 88. [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): 43 [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 Reeve, L. A. (1844). Descriptions of new species of shells figured in the ‛Conchologia Iconica'. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 11 (1843): 168-197. [June, 1844]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680146
page(s): 169 [details]
additional source Barnard, K. H. (1958). Contributions to the knowledge of South African marine Mollusca. Part I. Gastropoda: Prosobranchiata: Toxoglossa. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 44(1): 73-163., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40862937
page(s): 88. [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): 43 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality Type locality designated Port Elizabeth by Kilburn (1971: 43) [details]
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Conus beckeri G. B. Sowerby III, 1911)
To Conchology (Pictoconus pictus ORANGE) (from synonym Pictoconus pictus (Reeve, 1843))
To Conchology (Pictoconus pictus YELLOW) (from synonym Pictoconus pictus (Reeve, 1843))
To Conchology (Pictoconus pictus) (from synonym Pictoconus pictus (Reeve, 1843))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conus pictus)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 10 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Conus pictus Reeve, 1843)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Conus beckeri G. B. Sowerby III, 1911)
To Conchology (Pictoconus pictus ORANGE) (from synonym Pictoconus pictus (Reeve, 1843))
To Conchology (Pictoconus pictus YELLOW) (from synonym Pictoconus pictus (Reeve, 1843))
To Conchology (Pictoconus pictus) (from synonym Pictoconus pictus (Reeve, 1843))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conus pictus)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 10 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Conus pictus Reeve, 1843)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
