WoRMS taxon details
Conus terebra Born, 1778
215550 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:215550)
accepted
Species
Conus (Virgiconus) terebra Born, 1778 · alternative representation
Conus coelebs Hinds, 1843 · unaccepted
Conus fusus Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted
Conus terebellum Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of Conus...)
invalid: junior homonym of Conus terebellum Linnaeus, 1758
Conus thomasi G. B. Sowerby III, 1881 · unaccepted
Cucullus albeolus Röding, 1798 · unaccepted
Hermes terebra (Born, 1779) · unaccepted
Virgiconus terebra (Born, 1778) · unaccepted
marine
Born, I. Von. (1778). Index rerum naturalium Musei Cæsarei Vindobonensis. Pars I.ma. Testacea. Verzeichniß der natürlichen Seltenheiten des k. k. Naturalien Cabinets zu Wien. Erster Theil. Schalthiere. [1-40], 1-458, [1-82]. Vindobonae [Vienna]; (Kraus)., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/43890 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Conus terebra Born, 1778. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215550 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Born, I. Von. (1778). Index rerum naturalium Musei Cæsarei Vindobonensis. Pars I.ma. Testacea. Verzeichniß der natürlichen Seltenheiten des k. k. Naturalien Cabinets zu Wien. Erster Theil. Schalthiere. [1-40], 1-458, [1-82]. Vindobonae [Vienna]; (Kraus)., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/43890 [details]
original description (of Conus terebellum Gmelin, 1791) 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 coelebs Hinds, 1843) Hinds, R. B. (1843). Descriptions of new shells from the collection of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, R.N., C.B. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (1) 11: 255-257., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42906950
page(s): 256. [details]
original description (of Conus fusus Gmelin, 1791) 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 thomasi G. B. Sowerby III, 1881) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1881). Descriptions of eight new species of shells. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1881: 635-639, pl. 56., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30759840 [details]
original description (of Cucullus albeolus 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 Conus terebellum Gmelin, 1791) 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 coelebs Hinds, 1843) Hinds, R. B. (1843). Descriptions of new shells from the collection of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, R.N., C.B. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (1) 11: 255-257., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42906950
page(s): 256. [details]
original description (of Conus fusus Gmelin, 1791) 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 thomasi G. B. Sowerby III, 1881) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1881). Descriptions of eight new species of shells. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1881: 635-639, pl. 56., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30759840 [details]
original description (of Cucullus albeolus 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]
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 Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Conus terebellum Gmelin, 1791)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (45 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Conus coelebs Hinds, 1843)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Conus fusus Gmelin, 1791)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Conus thomasi G. B. Sowerby III, 1881)
To Conchology (Virgiconus terebra ALBINO) (from synonym Virgiconus terebra (Born, 1778))
To Conchology (Virgiconus terebra FREAK) (from synonym Virgiconus terebra (Born, 1778))
To Conchology (Virgiconus terebra GIANT) (from synonym Virgiconus terebra (Born, 1778))
To Conchology (Virgiconus terebra LARGE) (from synonym Virgiconus terebra (Born, 1778))
To Conchology (Virgiconus terebra PERIO) (from synonym Virgiconus terebra (Born, 1778))
To Conchology (Virgiconus terebra SPECIAL COLOR) (from synonym Virgiconus terebra (Born, 1778))
To Conchology (Virgiconus terebra YOUNG) (from synonym Virgiconus terebra (Born, 1778))
To Conchology (Virgiconus terebra) (from synonym Virgiconus terebra (Born, 1778))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conus terebra)
To GenBank (35 nucleotides; 32 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Conus terebra Born, 1778 Djibouti, in sand, by diving, at 2-5 m depth, collected 19...
To Malacopics (Conus terebra Born, 1778 Solomon Islands, Guadalcanal, Marau Sound, Honiara, ex col...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Conus terebellum Gmelin, 1791)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (45 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Conus coelebs Hinds, 1843)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Conus fusus Gmelin, 1791)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Conus thomasi G. B. Sowerby III, 1881)
To Conchology (Virgiconus terebra ALBINO) (from synonym Virgiconus terebra (Born, 1778))
To Conchology (Virgiconus terebra FREAK) (from synonym Virgiconus terebra (Born, 1778))
To Conchology (Virgiconus terebra GIANT) (from synonym Virgiconus terebra (Born, 1778))
To Conchology (Virgiconus terebra LARGE) (from synonym Virgiconus terebra (Born, 1778))
To Conchology (Virgiconus terebra PERIO) (from synonym Virgiconus terebra (Born, 1778))
To Conchology (Virgiconus terebra SPECIAL COLOR) (from synonym Virgiconus terebra (Born, 1778))
To Conchology (Virgiconus terebra YOUNG) (from synonym Virgiconus terebra (Born, 1778))
To Conchology (Virgiconus terebra) (from synonym Virgiconus terebra (Born, 1778))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conus terebra)
To GenBank (35 nucleotides; 32 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Conus terebra Born, 1778 Djibouti, in sand, by diving, at 2-5 m depth, collected 19...
To Malacopics (Conus terebra Born, 1778 Solomon Islands, Guadalcanal, Marau Sound, Honiara, ex col...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
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