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Conus simplex G. B. Sowerby II, 1858
760478 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:760478)
unaccepted > superseded rank
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): 31, pl. 195, fig. 199 [details]
page(s): 31, pl. 195, fig. 199 [details]
Type locality contained in False Bay (South Africa)
, Note Simonstown, False Bay, South Africa
type locality contained in False Bay (South Africa) [details]
Type locality Simonstown, False Bay, South Africa [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Conus simplex G. B. Sowerby II, 1858. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=760478 on 2025-09-11
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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): 31, pl. 195, fig. 199 [details]
page(s): 31, pl. 195, fig. 199 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Type locality Simonstown, False Bay, South Africa [details]
