WoRMS taxon details
Californiconus californicus (Reeve, 1844)
581058 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:581058)
accepted
Species
Conus californicus Reeve, 1844 · unaccepted (original combination)
Conus californicus var. fossilis T. S. Oldroyd, 1921 † · unaccepted (variety)
Conus ravus A. Gould, 1853 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
marine
(of Conus californicus Reeve, 1844) Reeve, L. A. (1843-1844). Monograph of the genus Conus. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, 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): plate 42, species no. 224 [details]
page(s): plate 42, species no. 224 [details]
Type locality contained in California
type locality contained in California [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Californiconus californicus (Reeve, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581058 on 2025-04-02
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Conus californicus Reeve, 1844) Reeve, L. A. (1843-1844). Monograph of the genus Conus. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, 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): plate 42, species no. 224 [details]
original description (of Conus ravus A. Gould, 1853) Gould, A. A. (1853). Descriptions of shells from the Gulf of California and the Pacific coasts of Mexico and California. Boston Journal of Natural History. 6: 374-407, pls 14-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32407065
page(s): 386, pl. 14, fig. 21. [details]
original description (of Conus californicus var. fossilis T. S. Oldroyd, 1921 †) Oldroyd, T. S. (1921). New Pleistocene mollusks from California. The Nautilus. 34(4): 114–116, pl. 5, figs. 8-13., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27059897
page(s): 116, pl. 5, fig. 9 [details]
basis of record Tenorio M.J., Tucker J.K. & Chaney H.W. (2012) The families Conilithidae and Conidae. The cones of the Eastern Pacific. In: G.T. Poppe & K. Groh (eds), A conchological iconography. Hackenheim: Conchbooks.
page(s): 37 [details]
basis of record Monnier E., Limpalaër L., Robin A. & Roux C. (2018). A taxonomic iconography of living Conidae. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 2 vols. 1205 pp.
page(s): 117 [details]
new combination reference Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp. [details]
page(s): plate 42, species no. 224 [details]
original description (of Conus ravus A. Gould, 1853) Gould, A. A. (1853). Descriptions of shells from the Gulf of California and the Pacific coasts of Mexico and California. Boston Journal of Natural History. 6: 374-407, pls 14-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32407065
page(s): 386, pl. 14, fig. 21. [details]
original description (of Conus californicus var. fossilis T. S. Oldroyd, 1921 †) Oldroyd, T. S. (1921). New Pleistocene mollusks from California. The Nautilus. 34(4): 114–116, pl. 5, figs. 8-13., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27059897
page(s): 116, pl. 5, fig. 9 [details]
basis of record Tenorio M.J., Tucker J.K. & Chaney H.W. (2012) The families Conilithidae and Conidae. The cones of the Eastern Pacific. In: G.T. Poppe & K. Groh (eds), A conchological iconography. Hackenheim: Conchbooks.
page(s): 37 [details]
basis of record Monnier E., Limpalaër L., Robin A. & Roux C. (2018). A taxonomic iconography of living Conidae. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 2 vols. 1205 pp.
page(s): 117 [details]
new combination reference Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp. [details]
Other
additional source
Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1-23., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyu055 [details] 
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
- Type locality
- type locality contained in California [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
- From editor or global species database
- United States
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | California cone [from synonym] | [details] |
| German | Kalifornische Kegelschnecke [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (20 barcodes)
To Barcode of Life (49 barcodes) (from synonym Conus californicus Reeve, 1844)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Conus ravus A. Gould, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (48 publications) (from synonym Conus californicus Reeve, 1844)
To Conchology (Californiconus californicus PERIO)
To Conchology (Californiconus californicus)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Californiconus californicus)
To GenBank (222 nucleotides; 396 proteins)
To GenBank (222 nucleotides; 396 proteins) (from synonym Conus californicus Reeve, 1844)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Conus californicus Reeve, 1844)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Californiconus californicus (Reeve, 1844) United States, California, San Diego Coun...
To NHMUK collection (Conus californicus Reeve, 1844; LECTOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:6766234) (from synonym Conus californicus Reeve, 1844)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Conus californicus Reeve, 1844)
To Barcode of Life (49 barcodes) (from synonym Conus californicus Reeve, 1844)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Conus ravus A. Gould, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (48 publications) (from synonym Conus californicus Reeve, 1844)
To Conchology (Californiconus californicus PERIO)
To Conchology (Californiconus californicus)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Californiconus californicus)
To GenBank (222 nucleotides; 396 proteins)
To GenBank (222 nucleotides; 396 proteins) (from synonym Conus californicus Reeve, 1844)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Conus californicus Reeve, 1844)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Californiconus californicus (Reeve, 1844) United States, California, San Diego Coun...
To NHMUK collection (Conus californicus Reeve, 1844; LECTOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:6766234) (from synonym Conus californicus Reeve, 1844)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Conus californicus Reeve, 1844)
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