WoRMS taxon details
Conus exiguus Lamarck, 1810
426493 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:426493)
accepted
Species
Conus (Phasmoconus) exiguus Lamarck, 1810 · alternative representation
Conus bougei G. B. Sowerby III, 1907 · unaccepted
Conus bougei var. poumensis Prigent, 1985 · unaccepted (unavailable name: established as...)
unavailable name: established as a variety after 1960
Conus cabritii Bernardi, 1859 · unaccepted
Conus optimus G. B. Sowerby III, 1913 · unaccepted
Conus plumbeus Reeve, 1844 · unaccepted
Conus taylorianus E. A. Smith, 1880 · unaccepted
Conus vayssetianus Crosse, 1872 · unaccepted
Fulgiconus exiguus (Lamarck, 1810) · unaccepted
marine
Lamarck [J.-B. M. de]. (1810). Sur la détermination des espèces parmi les animaux sans vertèbres, et particulièrement parmi les Mollusques testacés. <em>Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle.</em> 15: 20-40; [Suite des espèces du genre Cône] 263-286, 422-454; [Suite du genre Porcelaine] 16: 89-114., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3546607
page(s): 39 [details]
page(s): 39 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Conus exiguus Lamarck, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=426493 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Lamarck [J.-B. M. de]. (1810). Sur la détermination des espèces parmi les animaux sans vertèbres, et particulièrement parmi les Mollusques testacés. <em>Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle.</em> 15: 20-40; [Suite des espèces du genre Cône] 263-286, 422-454; [Suite du genre Porcelaine] 16: 89-114., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3546607
page(s): 39 [details]
original description (of Conus bougei G. B. Sowerby III, 1907) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1907). Descriptions of new marine Mollusca from New Caledonia, etc. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 7: 299-303, pl. 25., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15797781
page(s): 299, pl. 25 figs 1-2 [details]
original description (of Conus cabritii Bernardi, 1859) Bernardi, [A. C.]. (1859). Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles de l'Archipel Calédonien. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 7: 377-378, pl. 13., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15863350 [details]
original description (of Conus optimus G. B. Sowerby III, 1913) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1913). Descriptions of new species of Mollusca. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> series 8, 12: 233–239, pl. 3. (1 August)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22099720
page(s): 235, pl. 3, fig. 7 [details]
original description (of Conus plumbeus Reeve, 1844) 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 [details]
original description (of Conus taylorianus E. A. Smith, 1880) Smith, E. A. (1880). Descriptions of twelve new species of shells. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1880:478-485, pl. 48., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28522666 [details]
original description (of Conus vayssetianus Crosse, 1872) Crosse, H. (1872). Description d'un genre nouveau, et d'espèces inédites, provenant de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 20: 148-154., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15684358 [details]
original description (of Conus bougei var. poumensis Prigent, 1985) Prigent, J. 1985. Conus bougei var. poumensis ? = Conus bouei variété "béta" Sowerby, III, 1907. Rossiniana 29:22-25, figs. 5, 6. [details]
page(s): 39 [details]
original description (of Conus bougei G. B. Sowerby III, 1907) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1907). Descriptions of new marine Mollusca from New Caledonia, etc. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 7: 299-303, pl. 25., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15797781
page(s): 299, pl. 25 figs 1-2 [details]
original description (of Conus cabritii Bernardi, 1859) Bernardi, [A. C.]. (1859). Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles de l'Archipel Calédonien. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 7: 377-378, pl. 13., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15863350 [details]
original description (of Conus optimus G. B. Sowerby III, 1913) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1913). Descriptions of new species of Mollusca. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> series 8, 12: 233–239, pl. 3. (1 August)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22099720
page(s): 235, pl. 3, fig. 7 [details]
original description (of Conus plumbeus Reeve, 1844) 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 [details]
original description (of Conus taylorianus E. A. Smith, 1880) Smith, E. A. (1880). Descriptions of twelve new species of shells. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1880:478-485, pl. 48., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28522666 [details]
original description (of Conus vayssetianus Crosse, 1872) Crosse, H. (1872). Description d'un genre nouveau, et d'espèces inédites, provenant de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 20: 148-154., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15684358 [details]
original description (of Conus bougei var. poumensis Prigent, 1985) Prigent, J. 1985. Conus bougei var. poumensis ? = Conus bouei variété "béta" Sowerby, III, 1907. Rossiniana 29:22-25, figs. 5, 6. [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]





To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Conus bougei G. B. Sowerby III, 1907)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Conus cabritii Bernardi, 1859)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Conus optimus G. B. Sowerby III, 1913)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Conus vayssetianus Crosse, 1872)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Conus taylorianus E. A. Smith, 1880)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Conus exiguus Lamarck, 181 Thailand, Phuket, Phuket Island, by trawling, at 8-12 m ...
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-2573) (from synonym Conus cabritii Bernardi, 1859)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Conus cabritii Bernardi, 1859)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Conus cabritii Bernardi, 1859)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Conus optimus G. B. Sowerby III, 1913)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Conus vayssetianus Crosse, 1872)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Conus taylorianus E. A. Smith, 1880)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Conus exiguus Lamarck, 181 Thailand, Phuket, Phuket Island, by trawling, at 8-12 m ...
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-2573) (from synonym Conus cabritii Bernardi, 1859)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Conus cabritii Bernardi, 1859)