WoRMS taxon details
Conus episcopus Hwass, 1792
215494 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:215494)
accepted
Species
Conus (Darioconus) episcopus Hwass, 1792 · alternative representation
Conus episcopus mauritiensis Lauer, 1992 · unaccepted
Conus omaria var. marmoricolor Melvill, 1900 · unaccepted
Conus rubiginosus Hwass, 1792 · unaccepted
Darioconus episcopus (Hwass, 1792) · unaccepted
Darioconus rubiginosus (Hwass, 1792) · unaccepted
- Subspecies Conus episcopus mauritiensis Lauer, 1992 accepted as Conus episcopus Hwass, 1792
- Variety Conus episcopus var. elongatus Adam & Leloup, 1937 accepted as Conus episcopatus da Motta, 1982 (unaccepted > junior homonym, not Conus elongatus Holten, 1802 and others; C. episcopus var. oblongus Fenaux, 1942, C. episcopatus pupillaris da Motta, 1982, and C. magnificus macilentus Lauer, 1989, are replacement names)
- Variety Conus episcopus var. oblongus Fenaux, 1942 accepted as Conus episcopatus da Motta, 1982 (unaccepted > junior homonym, not Conus mediterraneus oblongus Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882))
marine
Hwass C.H. (1792). Cone. <i>Conus</i>. Pp. 586-757, in Bruguière J.G.. Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des vers. volume 1. Pancoucke, Paris. [13 Feb. 1792; date after Evenhuis, 2003, Zootaxa, 166: 37; Zootaxa, 207]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33703372#page/428/mode/1up [details]
Type locality contained in Mauritius
type locality contained in Mauritius [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Conus episcopus Hwass, 1792. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215494 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Hwass C.H. (1792). Cone. <i>Conus</i>. Pp. 586-757, in Bruguière J.G.. Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des vers. volume 1. Pancoucke, Paris. [13 Feb. 1792; date after Evenhuis, 2003, Zootaxa, 166: 37; Zootaxa, 207]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33703372#page/428/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Conus rubiginosus Hwass, 1792) Hwass C.H. (1792). Cone. <i>Conus</i>. Pp. 586-757, in Bruguière J.G.. Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des vers. volume 1. Pancoucke, Paris. [13 Feb. 1792; date after Evenhuis, 2003, Zootaxa, 166: 37; Zootaxa, 207]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33703372#page/428/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Conus episcopus mauritiensis Lauer, 1992) Lauer J.M. (1992) <i>Conus episcopus</i> Hwass in Bruguiere, 1792 et description d'une nouvelle sous-espece de Conidae de l'Ile Maurice. <i>Publicacoes Ocasionais da Sociedade Portuguesa de Malacologia</i> 16: 51-56. [January 1992] [details]
original description (of Conus omaria var. marmoricolor Melvill, 1900) Melvill, J. C. (1900). A revision of the textile cones, with description of C. cholmondeleyi, n. sp. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 9(10): 303-311, textfigs., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31788044 [details]
original description (of Conus rubiginosus Hwass, 1792) Hwass C.H. (1792). Cone. <i>Conus</i>. Pp. 586-757, in Bruguière J.G.. Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des vers. volume 1. Pancoucke, Paris. [13 Feb. 1792; date after Evenhuis, 2003, Zootaxa, 166: 37; Zootaxa, 207]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33703372#page/428/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Conus episcopus mauritiensis Lauer, 1992) Lauer J.M. (1992) <i>Conus episcopus</i> Hwass in Bruguiere, 1792 et description d'une nouvelle sous-espece de Conidae de l'Ile Maurice. <i>Publicacoes Ocasionais da Sociedade Portuguesa de Malacologia</i> 16: 51-56. [January 1992] [details]
original description (of Conus omaria var. marmoricolor Melvill, 1900) Melvill, J. C. (1900). A revision of the textile cones, with description of C. cholmondeleyi, n. sp. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 9(10): 303-311, textfigs., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31788044 [details]
Taxonomy
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): 948 figs 1-8, 949 figs 1-9. [details]
page(s): 948 figs 1-8, 949 figs 1-9. [details]
Other
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]
additional source Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) <i>Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells</i>. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing. [details]
additional source Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) <i>Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells</i>. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Conus rubiginosus Hwass, 1792)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-2538) (from synonym Conus episcopus mauritiensis Lauer, 1992)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Conus rubiginosus Hwass, 1792)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-2538) (from synonym Conus episcopus mauritiensis Lauer, 1992)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Conus rubiginosus Hwass, 1792)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym
