WoRMS taxon details
Conus ambiguus Reeve, 1844
224309 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:224309)
accepted
Species
Conus (Monteiroconus) ambiguus Reeve, 1844 · alternative representation
Conus griseus Kiener, 1846 · unaccepted
Conus miser A. Boivin, 1864 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Leptoconus gernanti Petuch, 1975 · unaccepted
Monteiroconus ambiguus (Reeve, 1844) · unaccepted
marine
Reeve, L. A. (1843-1844). Monograph of the genus <i>Conus</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 1, pl. 1-47 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [pl. 1-3 without imprinted date, assumed to be January 1843; stated dates: pl. 4, January 1843; pl. 5, june 1843; pl. 6-7, March 1843; pl. 8-10, April 1843; pl. 12-13, May 1843; pl. 11, 14-16, June 1843; pl. 17-19, July 1843; pl. 20-23, August 1843; pl. 24-26, September 1843; pl. 27-28, October 1843; pl. 29-35, November 1843; 36-39, December 1843; pl. 40-43, January 1844; pl. 44-47, February 1844]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11118900
page(s): pl. 44, species no. 244 [details]
page(s): pl. 44, species no. 244 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Conus ambiguus Reeve, 1844. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224309 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Reeve, L. A. (1843-1844). Monograph of the genus <i>Conus</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 1, pl. 1-47 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [pl. 1-3 without imprinted date, assumed to be January 1843; stated dates: pl. 4, January 1843; pl. 5, june 1843; pl. 6-7, March 1843; pl. 8-10, April 1843; pl. 12-13, May 1843; pl. 11, 14-16, June 1843; pl. 17-19, July 1843; pl. 20-23, August 1843; pl. 24-26, September 1843; pl. 27-28, October 1843; pl. 29-35, November 1843; 36-39, December 1843; pl. 40-43, January 1844; pl. 44-47, February 1844]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11118900
page(s): pl. 44, species no. 244 [details]
original description (of Conus griseus Kiener, 1846) Kiener, L.C. (1844-1850). Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 2. Famille des Enroulées. Genre Cone (<i>Conus</i>, Lin.), pp. 1-379, pl. 1-111 [pp. 1-48 (1846); 49-160 (1847); 161-192 (1848); 193-240 (1849); 241-[379] (assumed to be 1850); plates 4,6 (1844); 2-3, 5, 7-32, 34-36, 38, 40-50 (1845); 33, 37, 39, 51-52, 54-56, 57-68, 74-77 (1846); 1, 69-73, 78-103 (1847); 104-106 (1848); 107 (1849); 108-111 (1850)]. Paris, Rousseau & J.B. Baillière., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/88016
page(s): pl. 63 fig. 2 [details]
original description (of Conus miser A. Boivin, 1864) Boivin A. (1864). Description de quelques mollusques nouveaux ou présumés cinq espèces nouvelles du genre <i>Conus</i>. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 12(1): 33-40, pl. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16055227
page(s): 39, pl. 1 fig. 9 [details]
original description (of Leptoconus gernanti Petuch, 1975) Petuch, E. J. (1975). Two new cone species from Senegal, West Africa. <em>The Veliger.</em> 18(2): 180-182, 6 figs., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43039982
page(s): 181, figs 2-6 [details]
page(s): pl. 44, species no. 244 [details]
original description (of Conus griseus Kiener, 1846) Kiener, L.C. (1844-1850). Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 2. Famille des Enroulées. Genre Cone (<i>Conus</i>, Lin.), pp. 1-379, pl. 1-111 [pp. 1-48 (1846); 49-160 (1847); 161-192 (1848); 193-240 (1849); 241-[379] (assumed to be 1850); plates 4,6 (1844); 2-3, 5, 7-32, 34-36, 38, 40-50 (1845); 33, 37, 39, 51-52, 54-56, 57-68, 74-77 (1846); 1, 69-73, 78-103 (1847); 104-106 (1848); 107 (1849); 108-111 (1850)]. Paris, Rousseau & J.B. Baillière., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/88016
page(s): pl. 63 fig. 2 [details]
original description (of Conus miser A. Boivin, 1864) Boivin A. (1864). Description de quelques mollusques nouveaux ou présumés cinq espèces nouvelles du genre <i>Conus</i>. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 12(1): 33-40, pl. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16055227
page(s): 39, pl. 1 fig. 9 [details]
original description (of Leptoconus gernanti Petuch, 1975) Petuch, E. J. (1975). Two new cone species from Senegal, West Africa. <em>The Veliger.</em> 18(2): 180-182, 6 figs., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43039982
page(s): 181, figs 2-6 [details]
Other
additional source
Reeve, L. A. (1844). Descriptions of new species of shells figured in the ‛Conchologia Iconica'. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 11 (1843): 168-197. [June, 1844]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680146
page(s): 177 [details]
page(s): 177 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
authority (Reeve, 1844) according to Bernard [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Conus griseus Kiener, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Conus miser A. Boivin, 1864)
To Conchology (Monteiroconus ambiguus OLIVE) (from synonym Monteiroconus ambiguus (Reeve, 1844))
To Conchology (Monteiroconus ambiguus PERIO) (from synonym Monteiroconus ambiguus (Reeve, 1844))
To Conchology (Monteiroconus ambiguus WHITE) (from synonym Monteiroconus ambiguus (Reeve, 1844))
To Conchology (Monteiroconus ambiguus) (from synonym Monteiroconus ambiguus (Reeve, 1844))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Conus ambiguus Reeve, 1844 Angola, Luanda, Luanda Bay, off Cacuaco, at 35 m depth, ...
To Malacopics (Conus ambiguus Reeve, 1844 Cape Verde, São Vicente, Matiota, at 4 m depth, collecte...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Conus miser A. Boivin, 1864)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Conus griseus Kiener, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Conus miser A. Boivin, 1864)
To Conchology (Monteiroconus ambiguus OLIVE) (from synonym Monteiroconus ambiguus (Reeve, 1844))
To Conchology (Monteiroconus ambiguus PERIO) (from synonym Monteiroconus ambiguus (Reeve, 1844))
To Conchology (Monteiroconus ambiguus WHITE) (from synonym Monteiroconus ambiguus (Reeve, 1844))
To Conchology (Monteiroconus ambiguus) (from synonym Monteiroconus ambiguus (Reeve, 1844))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Conus ambiguus Reeve, 1844 Angola, Luanda, Luanda Bay, off Cacuaco, at 35 m depth, ...
To Malacopics (Conus ambiguus Reeve, 1844 Cape Verde, São Vicente, Matiota, at 4 m depth, collecte...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Conus miser A. Boivin, 1864)
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