WoRMS taxon details
Conasprella saecularis (Melvill, 1898)
835418 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:835418)
accepted
Species
Bathyconus saecularis (Melvill, 1898) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Conasprella (Fusiconus) saecularis (Melvill, 1898) · alternative representation
Conus (Leptoconus) saecularis Melvill, 1898 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Conus elegans Schepman, 1913 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of Conus...)
invalid: junior homonym of Conus elegans G.B. Sowerby III, 1895; C. schepmani is a replacement name
Conus schepmani Fulton, 1936 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Fusiconus (Bathyconus) saecularis (Melvill, 1898) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine
(of Conus (Leptoconus) saecularis Melvill, 1898) Melvill, J. C. (1898). Further investigations into the molluscan fauna of the Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf, and the Gulf of Oman, with the descriptions of forty species. <em>Memoirs and proceedings of the Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society.</em> 42(4): 1-40, pls 1-2., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36322938
page(s): 10, pl. 1, fig. 23 [details]
page(s): 10, pl. 1, fig. 23 [details]
Type locality contained in Persian Gulf
type locality contained in Persian Gulf [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Conasprella saecularis (Melvill, 1898). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835418 on 2025-04-28
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Conus (Leptoconus) saecularis Melvill, 1898) Melvill, J. C. (1898). Further investigations into the molluscan fauna of the Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf, and the Gulf of Oman, with the descriptions of forty species. <em>Memoirs and proceedings of the Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society.</em> 42(4): 1-40, pls 1-2., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36322938
page(s): 10, pl. 1, fig. 23 [details]
original description (of Conus elegans Schepman, 1913) Schepman, M. M. (1913). The Prosobranchia of the Siboga Expedition. Part V. Toxoglossa with a supplement. <em>Siboga-Expeditie.</em> 49e: 365-452, pls 25-30., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34450646
page(s): 393, pl. 25, fig. 4 [details]
original description (of Conus schepmani Fulton, 1936) Fulton, H. C. (1936). Descriptions of five new species and varieties. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 22(1): 9-10. [details]
new combination reference Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 81: 1-23., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyu055 [details]
page(s): 10, pl. 1, fig. 23 [details]
original description (of Conus elegans Schepman, 1913) Schepman, M. M. (1913). The Prosobranchia of the Siboga Expedition. Part V. Toxoglossa with a supplement. <em>Siboga-Expeditie.</em> 49e: 365-452, pls 25-30., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34450646
page(s): 393, pl. 25, fig. 4 [details]
original description (of Conus schepmani Fulton, 1936) Fulton, H. C. (1936). Descriptions of five new species and varieties. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 22(1): 9-10. [details]
new combination reference Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 81: 1-23., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyu055 [details]





To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Conus (Leptoconus) saecularis Melvill, 1898)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (51 publications) (from synonym Conus elegans Schepman, 1913)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conasprella saecularis)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Conus schepmani Fulton, 1936)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Conasprella saecularis (Melvill, 1898) Philippines, Davao, Davao del Sur, Davao, Ba...
To Malacopics (Conasprella saecularis (Melvill, 1898) Philippines, Zamboanga Peninsula, Zamboanga ...
To Malacopics (Conasprella saecularis (Melvill,1898) Papua New Guinea, Madang, Hansa Bay, at 1-2 m...
To Malacopics (Conus elegans Schepman,1913 PARALECTOTYPE Indonesia, Papua, °3'.8 N 13°24'.3 E, at 1...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Conus (Leptoconus) saecularis Melvill, 1898)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Conus schepmani Fulton, 1936)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Conus (Leptoconus) saecularis Melvill, 1898)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (51 publications) (from synonym Conus elegans Schepman, 1913)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conasprella saecularis)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Conus schepmani Fulton, 1936)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Conasprella saecularis (Melvill, 1898) Philippines, Davao, Davao del Sur, Davao, Ba...
To Malacopics (Conasprella saecularis (Melvill, 1898) Philippines, Zamboanga Peninsula, Zamboanga ...
To Malacopics (Conasprella saecularis (Melvill,1898) Papua New Guinea, Madang, Hansa Bay, at 1-2 m...
To Malacopics (Conus elegans Schepman,1913 PARALECTOTYPE Indonesia, Papua, °3'.8 N 13°24'.3 E, at 1...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Conus (Leptoconus) saecularis Melvill, 1898)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Conus schepmani Fulton, 1936)