WoRMS taxon details
Conus litteratus Linnaeus, 1758
215522 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:215522)
accepted
Species
Conus (Elisaconus) litteratus Linnaeus, 1758 · alternative representation
Conus arabicus Lamarck, 1810 · unaccepted
Conus grueneri Reeve, 1844 · unaccepted
Cucullus pardus Röding, 1798 · unaccepted
Elisaconus litteratus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Strategoconus litteratus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
marine
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 712 [details] Available for editors
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Description Thick, heavy shell with flat spire, up to 13 cm. Colour cream with 2-3 axial bands of yellow or orange bands dotted with...
Description Thick, heavy shell with flat spire, up to 13 cm. Colour cream with 2-3 axial bands of yellow or orange bands dotted with black. Habitat: in sand in and among coral in shallow water. Distribution: Indo-Pacific. (Richmond, 1997). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Conus litteratus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215522 on 2024-11-10
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original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 712 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Conus arabicus Lamarck, 1810) 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 [details]
original description (of Conus grueneri Reeve, 1844) Reeve, L. A. (1843). Monograph of the genus <i>Pectunculus</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 1, pl. 1-9 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-2, Feruary 1843; pl. 3-4, March 1843; pl. 5-6, April 1843; pl. 7, June 1843; pl..8, August 1843; pl. 9, December 1843]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11119359 [details]
original description (of Cucullus pardus 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]
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 Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 227. [details]
page(s): 712 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Conus arabicus Lamarck, 1810) 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 [details]
original description (of Conus grueneri Reeve, 1844) Reeve, L. A. (1843). Monograph of the genus <i>Pectunculus</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 1, pl. 1-9 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-2, Feruary 1843; pl. 3-4, March 1843; pl. 5-6, April 1843; pl. 7, June 1843; pl..8, August 1843; pl. 9, December 1843]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11119359 [details]
original description (of Cucullus pardus 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]
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 Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 227. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Thick, heavy shell with flat spire, up to 13 cm. Colour cream with 2-3 axial bands of yellow or orange bands dotted with black. Habitat: in sand in and among coral in shallow water. Distribution: Indo-Pacific. (Richmond, 1997). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | lettered cone | [details] |
| German | Tiger-KegelschneckeTigerkegelBuchstabenkegel | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Conus arabicus Lamarck, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (85 publications)
To Conchology (Elisaconus litteratus cf.) (from synonym Elisaconus litteratus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Conchology (Elisaconus litteratus FREAK) (from synonym Elisaconus litteratus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Conchology (Elisaconus litteratus GIANT) (from synonym Elisaconus litteratus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Conchology (Elisaconus litteratus LARGE) (from synonym Elisaconus litteratus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Conchology (Elisaconus litteratus SPECIAL COLOR) (from synonym Elisaconus litteratus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Conchology (Elisaconus litteratus YOUNG) (from synonym Elisaconus litteratus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Conchology (Elisaconus litteratus) (from synonym Elisaconus litteratus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conus litteratus)
To GenBank (140 nucleotides; 185 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Conus litteratus Linnaeus, 1758 Indonesia, Maluku, Ambon, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker J...
To Malacopics (Conus litteratus Linnaeus, 1758 Indonesia, Maluku, Ambon, Hitu, Liang, sandy bottom...
To Malacopics (Conus litteratus Linnaeus, 1758 Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Flor...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Conus arabicus Lamarck, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (85 publications)
To Conchology (Elisaconus litteratus cf.) (from synonym Elisaconus litteratus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Conchology (Elisaconus litteratus FREAK) (from synonym Elisaconus litteratus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Conchology (Elisaconus litteratus GIANT) (from synonym Elisaconus litteratus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Conchology (Elisaconus litteratus LARGE) (from synonym Elisaconus litteratus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Conchology (Elisaconus litteratus SPECIAL COLOR) (from synonym Elisaconus litteratus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Conchology (Elisaconus litteratus YOUNG) (from synonym Elisaconus litteratus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Conchology (Elisaconus litteratus) (from synonym Elisaconus litteratus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conus litteratus)
To GenBank (140 nucleotides; 185 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Conus litteratus Linnaeus, 1758 Indonesia, Maluku, Ambon, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker J...
To Malacopics (Conus litteratus Linnaeus, 1758 Indonesia, Maluku, Ambon, Hitu, Liang, sandy bottom...
To Malacopics (Conus litteratus Linnaeus, 1758 Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Flor...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
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