RAS taxon details
Conus Linnaeus, 1758
137813 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137813)
accepted
Genus
Asprella Schaufuss, 1869 · unaccepted
Conus (Asprella) Schaufuss, 1869 · alternative representation
- Species Conus australis Holten, 1802
- Subgenus Conus (Asprella) Schaufuss, 1869 represented as Conus Linnaeus, 1758
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
masculine
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Conus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: RAS (Eds.) (2026) Register of Antarctic Species at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137813 on 2026-10-10
RAS (Eds.) (2026). Register of Antarctic Species. Conus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137813 on 2026-10-10
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
original description (of Conus (Asprella) Schaufuss, 1869) Schaufuss, L. W. (1869). <i>Molluscorum systema et catalogus</i>. Aufzählung sämmtlicher Conchylien der Sammlung von Fr. Paetel. [4] + xiv + 119 pp. [4] + xiv + 119 pp. Oscar Weiske, Dresden., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44508
page(s): 7, 44 [details]
additional source Coomans, H. E., Moolenbeek, R. G. & Wils, E. (1979-1985). Alphabetical revision of the (sub)species in recent Conidae. <em>Basteria.</em> 1) abbas to adansoni 43: 9-26, 1979: 2) adansoni to albuquerquei 43: 81-105,1979. 3.)albus to antillarum, 44: 17-49,1980. 4.)aphrodite to azona, 45: 3-55,1981. 5.)baccatus to byssinus, 46 :3-67,1982. 6.)cabritti to cinereus, 47: 67-143,1983. 7.) cingulatus to cylindraceus, 48: 223-311,1985. [details]
additional source Gabb, W. M. (1873). On the topography and geology of Santo Domingo. <em>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series.</em> 15(1): 49-259, 2 maps., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46059253
page(s): 228-229 [details]
additional source Kohn A.J. & Riggs A.C. (1979). Catalogue of recent and fossil Conus, 1937-1976. Journal of Molluscan Studies (1979), 45, 131-147. [details]
additional source Kohn, A.J. (1992) A Chronological Taxonomy of Conus, 1758–1840. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D. C., x + 315 pp., 26 pls. [details]
additional source Martens, E. von. (1872). Cuticula (Epidermis) von <i>Conus</i>. <em>Nachrichtsblatt der deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft.</em> 4(4): 62-63., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15596329 [details]
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. <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 81: 1-23., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyu055 [details]
additional source Röckel, D.; Korn, W. & Kohn, A. J. (1995). <i>Manual of the Living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific region</i>. Verlag Christa Hemmen, Weisbaden. 517 pp. , available online at http://www.theconecollector.com/RKK/PDF/RKK3.pdf [details]
original description (of Conus (Asprella) Schaufuss, 1869) Schaufuss, L. W. (1869). <i>Molluscorum systema et catalogus</i>. Aufzählung sämmtlicher Conchylien der Sammlung von Fr. Paetel. [4] + xiv + 119 pp. [4] + xiv + 119 pp. Oscar Weiske, Dresden., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44508
page(s): 7, 44 [details]
additional source Coomans, H. E., Moolenbeek, R. G. & Wils, E. (1979-1985). Alphabetical revision of the (sub)species in recent Conidae. <em>Basteria.</em> 1) abbas to adansoni 43: 9-26, 1979: 2) adansoni to albuquerquei 43: 81-105,1979. 3.)albus to antillarum, 44: 17-49,1980. 4.)aphrodite to azona, 45: 3-55,1981. 5.)baccatus to byssinus, 46 :3-67,1982. 6.)cabritti to cinereus, 47: 67-143,1983. 7.) cingulatus to cylindraceus, 48: 223-311,1985. [details]
additional source Gabb, W. M. (1873). On the topography and geology of Santo Domingo. <em>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series.</em> 15(1): 49-259, 2 maps., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46059253
page(s): 228-229 [details]
additional source Kohn A.J. & Riggs A.C. (1979). Catalogue of recent and fossil Conus, 1937-1976. Journal of Molluscan Studies (1979), 45, 131-147. [details]
additional source Kohn, A.J. (1992) A Chronological Taxonomy of Conus, 1758–1840. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D. C., x + 315 pp., 26 pls. [details]
additional source Martens, E. von. (1872). Cuticula (Epidermis) von <i>Conus</i>. <em>Nachrichtsblatt der deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft.</em> 4(4): 62-63., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15596329 [details]
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. <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 81: 1-23., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyu055 [details]
additional source Röckel, D.; Korn, W. & Kohn, A. J. (1995). <i>Manual of the Living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific region</i>. Verlag Christa Hemmen, Weisbaden. 517 pp. , available online at http://www.theconecollector.com/RKK/PDF/RKK3.pdf [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Asprella) (from synonym Asprella Schaufuss, 1869)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conus)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conus)
To Genbank
To Genbank (from synonym Asprella Schaufuss, 1869)
To GenBank (0 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To Malacopics (Conus Linnaeus,1758 MIOCENE. Germany, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Dingden, Königsmühle, ex...
To NHMUK collection (Conus Linnaeus, 1758; NHMUK:ecatalogue:6275944)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conus)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conus)
To Genbank
To Genbank (from synonym Asprella Schaufuss, 1869)
To GenBank (0 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To Malacopics (Conus Linnaeus,1758 MIOCENE. Germany, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Dingden, Königsmühle, ex...
To NHMUK collection (Conus Linnaeus, 1758; NHMUK:ecatalogue:6275944)
To ITIS
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