WoRMS taxon details
Conus spectrum Linnaeus, 1758
215432 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:215432)
accepted
Species
Asprella spectrum (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Conus (Phasmoconus) spectrum Linnaeus, 1758 · alternative representation
Conus felinus Link, 1807 · unaccepted
Conus filamentosus Reeve, 1849 · unaccepted
Conus stillatus Reeve, 1849 · unaccepted
Conus verreauxii Kiener, 1846 · unaccepted
Cucullus carota Röding, 1798 · unaccepted
Graphiconus spectrum (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
marine
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Conus spectrum Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215432 on 2025-09-12
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Nomenclature
original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 717 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Conus stillatus Reeve, 1849) Reeve, L. A. (1848-1849). Monograph of the genus <i>Conus</i>. Supplementary plates 1-9 and unpaginated text. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica</i> [supplement to vol. 1]. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: suppl. pl. 1, February 1848; suppl. pl. 2-3, April 1848; suppl. pl. 4-9, June 1849; see notes in Petit R.E. 2007]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11119114
page(s): pl. v. sp. 247. [details]
original description (of Conus filamentosus Reeve, 1849) Reeve, L. A. (1848-1849). Monograph of the genus <i>Conus</i>. Supplementary plates 1-9 and unpaginated text. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica</i> [supplement to vol. 1]. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: suppl. pl. 1, February 1848; suppl. pl. 2-3, April 1848; suppl. pl. 4-9, June 1849; see notes in Petit R.E. 2007]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11119114
page(s): pl. vi. sp. 260. [details]
original description (of Conus verreauxii 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. 60 fig. 5 [details]
original description (of Conus felinus Link, 1807) Link, D. H. F. (1806-1808). Beschreibung der Naturalien-Sammlung der Universität zu Rostock. Adlers Erben. 1, pp. 1-50 [1806]; 2, pp. 51-100 [1807]; 3, pp. 101-165 [1807]; 4, pp. 1-30 [1807]; 5, pp. 1-38 [1808]; 6, pp. 1-38 [1808]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43301237 [details]
original description (of Cucullus carota 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]
page(s): 717 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Conus stillatus Reeve, 1849) Reeve, L. A. (1848-1849). Monograph of the genus <i>Conus</i>. Supplementary plates 1-9 and unpaginated text. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica</i> [supplement to vol. 1]. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: suppl. pl. 1, February 1848; suppl. pl. 2-3, April 1848; suppl. pl. 4-9, June 1849; see notes in Petit R.E. 2007]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11119114
page(s): pl. v. sp. 247. [details]
original description (of Conus filamentosus Reeve, 1849) Reeve, L. A. (1848-1849). Monograph of the genus <i>Conus</i>. Supplementary plates 1-9 and unpaginated text. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica</i> [supplement to vol. 1]. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: suppl. pl. 1, February 1848; suppl. pl. 2-3, April 1848; suppl. pl. 4-9, June 1849; see notes in Petit R.E. 2007]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11119114
page(s): pl. vi. sp. 260. [details]
original description (of Conus verreauxii 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. 60 fig. 5 [details]
original description (of Conus felinus Link, 1807) Link, D. H. F. (1806-1808). Beschreibung der Naturalien-Sammlung der Universität zu Rostock. Adlers Erben. 1, pp. 1-50 [1806]; 2, pp. 51-100 [1807]; 3, pp. 101-165 [1807]; 4, pp. 1-30 [1807]; 5, pp. 1-38 [1808]; 6, pp. 1-38 [1808]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43301237 [details]
original description (of Cucullus carota 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]
Taxonomy
redescription
Filmer, R. M. (2011). Taxonomic review of the <i>Conus spectrum</i>, <i>Conus stramineus</i> and <i>Conus collisus</i> complexes (Gastropoda - Conidae). <em>Visaya.</em> 3 (2): 23-85. [July 2011]. [details] Available for editors [request]
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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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | spectre conespectral cone | [details] |
| German | Spiegel-KegelschneckeGeisterkegel | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Conus felinus Link, 1807)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Cucullus carota Röding, 1798)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Conus verreauxii Kiener, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (47 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conus spectrum)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Conus spectrum Linnaeus, 1758 Australia, Queensland, Keppel Bay, by diving, at 10 m depth, collected 1979, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker Jr.)
To Malacopics (Conus spectrum Linnaeus, 1758 Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara, Bali, Kaliyasem, on coral reef, by snorkeling, at 2-3 m depth, collected 2004-07-00, ex coll. J. Trausel .)
To Malacopics (Conus spectrum Linnaeus, 1758 Philippines, ARMM, Sulu, Siasi Island, on reef at low tide, collected 1968-00-00, ex coll. J.A. Buijse .)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Conus stillatus Reeve, 1849)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Conus filamentosus Reeve, 1849)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Conus felinus Link, 1807)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Cucullus carota Röding, 1798)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Conus verreauxii Kiener, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (47 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conus spectrum)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Conus spectrum Linnaeus, 1758 Australia, Queensland, Keppel Bay, by diving, at 10 m depth, collected 1979, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker Jr.)
To Malacopics (Conus spectrum Linnaeus, 1758 Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara, Bali, Kaliyasem, on coral reef, by snorkeling, at 2-3 m depth, collected 2004-07-00, ex coll. J. Trausel .)
To Malacopics (Conus spectrum Linnaeus, 1758 Philippines, ARMM, Sulu, Siasi Island, on reef at low tide, collected 1968-00-00, ex coll. J.A. Buijse .)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Conus stillatus Reeve, 1849)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Conus filamentosus Reeve, 1849)
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