WoRMS taxon details
Conus zeylanicus Gmelin, 1791
215502 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:215502)
accepted
Species
Conus (Puncticulis) zeylanicus Gmelin, 1791 · alternative representation
Conus ceylonicus Reeve, 1849 · unaccepted
Conus ceylonicus G. B. Sowerby II, 1857 · unaccepted
Conus obesus Hwass, 1792 · unaccepted
Conus zeylandicus [sic] · unaccepted (misspelling)
Cucullus meningeus Röding, 1798 · unaccepted
Cucullus theobroma Röding, 1798 · unaccepted
Dendroconus zeylanicus (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted
Puncticulis zeylanicus (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted
marine
Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Conus zeylanicus Gmelin, 1791. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215502 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]
original description (of Conus ceylonicus Reeve, 1849) Reeve, L. A. (1849). <i>Conus. Emendations applicable to the monographs of the Conchologia Iconica, and Iconographie des Coquilles vivantes</i>. In: Conchologia Iconica, 6 pp. L. Reeve & Co., London [Jun. 1849]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11119149 [details]
original description (of Conus ceylonicus G. B. Sowerby II, 1857) 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): 8, pl. 188 fig. 22 [details]
original description (of Conus obesus 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 Cucullus meningeus Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
original description (of Cucullus theobroma Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
basis of record Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection les beautés de la nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. pp. 1-160. (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Conus ceylonicus Reeve, 1849) Reeve, L. A. (1849). <i>Conus. Emendations applicable to the monographs of the Conchologia Iconica, and Iconographie des Coquilles vivantes</i>. In: Conchologia Iconica, 6 pp. L. Reeve & Co., London [Jun. 1849]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11119149 [details]
original description (of Conus ceylonicus G. B. Sowerby II, 1857) 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): 8, pl. 188 fig. 22 [details]
original description (of Conus obesus 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 Cucullus meningeus Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
original description (of Cucullus theobroma Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
basis of record Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection les beautés de la nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. pp. 1-160. (look up in IMIS) [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 Barnard, K. H. (1958). Contributions to the knowledge of South African marine Mollusca. Part I. Gastropoda: Prosobranchiata: Toxoglossa. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 44(1): 73-163., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40862937
page(s): 85. [details]
additional source Barnard, K. H. (1958). Contributions to the knowledge of South African marine Mollusca. Part I. Gastropoda: Prosobranchiata: Toxoglossa. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 44(1): 73-163., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40862937
page(s): 85. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Conus ceylonicus Reeve, 1849)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Conus ceylonicus G. B. Sowerby II, 1857)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (39 publications) (from synonym Conus obesus Hwass, 1792)
To Conchology (Puncticulis zeylanicus SPECIAL COLOR) (from synonym Puncticulis zeylanicus (Gmelin, 1791))
To Conchology (Puncticulis zeylanicus) (from synonym Puncticulis zeylanicus (Gmelin, 1791))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conus zeylanicus)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Conus zeylanicus Gmelin, 1791 India, Tamil Nadu, Ramesvaram, by dredging, collected...
To Malacopics (Conus zeylanicus Gmelin, 1791 Tanzania, Mjini Magharibi, Bawe Island, under stone, ...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Conus ceylonicus Reeve, 1849)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Conus ceylonicus G. B. Sowerby II, 1857)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (39 publications) (from synonym Conus obesus Hwass, 1792)
To Conchology (Puncticulis zeylanicus SPECIAL COLOR) (from synonym Puncticulis zeylanicus (Gmelin, 1791))
To Conchology (Puncticulis zeylanicus) (from synonym Puncticulis zeylanicus (Gmelin, 1791))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conus zeylanicus)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Conus zeylanicus Gmelin, 1791 India, Tamil Nadu, Ramesvaram, by dredging, collected...
To Malacopics (Conus zeylanicus Gmelin, 1791 Tanzania, Mjini Magharibi, Bawe Island, under stone, ...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
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