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Conus proximus G. B. Sowerby II, 1860
428250 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:428250)
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Species
Conus (Phasmoconus) proximus G. B. Sowerby II, 1860 · alternative representation
Conus pulcher A. Adams, 1854 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of Conus...)
invalid: junior homonym of Conus pulcher [Lightfoot], 1786
Phasmoconus proximus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1860) · unaccepted
Textilia proxima (G. B. Sowerby II, 1860) · unaccepted
- Subspecies Conus proximus cebuensis Wils, 1990 accepted as Conus cebuensis Wils, 1990 (original rank)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Sowerby, G. B. II. (1860). Descriptions of new shells in the collection of Mr. Cuming. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1859: 428-429, pl. 49., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32274842 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Conus proximus G. B. Sowerby II, 1860. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=428250 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Sowerby, G. B. II. (1860). Descriptions of new shells in the collection of Mr. Cuming. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1859: 428-429, pl. 49., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32274842 [details]
original description (of Conus pulcher A. Adams, 1854) Adams, A. (1854). Descriptions of new species of the genus <i>Conus</i>, from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1853) 21: 116-119., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747247
page(s): 117. [details]
basis of record Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2189: 1–218., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2189.1.1 [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]
status source Monnier E., Limpalaër L., Robin A. & Roux C. (2018). <i>A taxonomic iconography of living Conidae</i>. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 2 vols. 1205 pp.
page(s): 811, figs 1-9. [details]
original description (of Conus pulcher A. Adams, 1854) Adams, A. (1854). Descriptions of new species of the genus <i>Conus</i>, from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1853) 21: 116-119., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747247
page(s): 117. [details]
basis of record Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2189: 1–218., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2189.1.1 [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]
status source Monnier E., Limpalaër L., Robin A. & Roux C. (2018). <i>A taxonomic iconography of living Conidae</i>. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 2 vols. 1205 pp.
page(s): 811, figs 1-9. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Conchology (Phasmoconus proximus YOUNG) (from synonym Phasmoconus proximus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1860))
To Conchology (Phasmoconus proximus) (from synonym Phasmoconus proximus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1860))
To Malacopics (Conus proximus G. B. Sowerby II, 1860 Philippines, Central Visayas, Cebu, off Sogod, in sand under coral, at 15-20 m depth, collected February 1993, ex coll. J.G.B. Nieuwenhuis)
To Conchology (Phasmoconus proximus) (from synonym Phasmoconus proximus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1860))
To Malacopics (Conus proximus G. B. Sowerby II, 1860 Philippines, Central Visayas, Cebu, off Sogod, in sand under coral, at 15-20 m depth, collected February 1993, ex coll. J.G.B. Nieuwenhuis)
