WoRMS taxon details
Conus africanus Kiener, 1848
404999 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:404999)
accepted
Species
Conus (Lautoconus) africanus Kiener, 1848 · alternative representation
Conus neoafricanus da Motta, 1991 · unaccepted (unnecessary replacement name for...)
unnecessary replacement name for Conus africanus Kiener, 1848, by da Motta believed to be preoccupied by "Conus africanus Meuschen" (published in a rejected work)
Varioconus africanus (Kiener, 1848) · unaccepted
marine
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): 260, pl. 104, fig. 2 [details]
page(s): 260, pl. 104, fig. 2 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Conus africanus Kiener, 1848. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=404999 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
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): 260, pl. 104, fig. 2 [details]
basis of record Rolán, E. & Röckel, D. (2000). The endemic <i>Conus</i> of Angola. <em>Argonauta.</em> 13 (2): 5-44, 150 figs. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 260, pl. 104, fig. 2 [details]
basis of record Rolán, E. & Röckel, D. (2000). The endemic <i>Conus</i> of Angola. <em>Argonauta.</em> 13 (2): 5-44, 150 figs. [details] Available for editors

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]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (37 publications)
To Conchology (Varioconus africanus cf.) (from synonym Varioconus africanus (Kiener, 1848))
To Conchology (Varioconus africanus) (from synonym Varioconus africanus (Kiener, 1848))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Conus africanus Kiener, 1848 Angola, Benguela, Baia Azul, on rock platforms with co...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Conchology (Varioconus africanus cf.) (from synonym Varioconus africanus (Kiener, 1848))
To Conchology (Varioconus africanus) (from synonym Varioconus africanus (Kiener, 1848))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Conus africanus Kiener, 1848 Angola, Benguela, Baia Azul, on rock platforms with co...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection