WoRMS taxon details
Conus circae G. B. Sowerby II, 1858
429727 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:429727)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Sowerby, G. B. II. (1857-1858). Monograph of the genus <i>Conus</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. 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
page(s): 39. pl. 207 figs 513-514, pl. 208 fig. 525 [details]
page(s): 39. pl. 207 figs 513-514, pl. 208 fig. 525 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Conus circae G. B. Sowerby II, 1858. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429727 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Sowerby, G. B. II. (1857-1858). Monograph of the genus <i>Conus</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. 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
page(s): 39. pl. 207 figs 513-514, pl. 208 fig. 525 [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]
page(s): 39. pl. 207 figs 513-514, pl. 208 fig. 525 [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]
Taxonomy
status source
Monnier, E., Prugnaud, F. & Limpalaër, L. (2022). Revision of the <i>Pionoconus magus</i> species complex (Gastropoda: Conidae). Description of six new species from the <i>Pionoconus magus</i> complex: <i>P. hervillardi</i> from Vanuatu, <i>P. samaraiensis</i> and <i>P. manusensis</i> from P.N.G., <i>P. vitilevuensis</i> from Fiji Isl., <i>P. kwajaleinensis</i> from Marshall Isl. and <i>P. niasensis</i> from West Sumatra and Nicobar Islands. <em>Xenophora Taxonomy.</em> 37: 3-87.
page(s): 11 [details]
page(s): 11 [details]
Other
additional source
Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) <i>Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells</i>. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing.
note: treated as synonym of Pionoconus magus [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]
note: treated as synonym of Pionoconus magus [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]
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