WoRMS taxon details
Conus nanus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833
215452 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:215452)
accepted
Species
Conus (Harmoniconus) nanus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 · alternative representation
Harmoniconus nanus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Sowerby, G. B. I. (1833-1841). <i>Conus</i>. In: <i>The Conchological Illustrations; or coloured figures of hitherto unfigured Recent shells</i>. London, privately published. Parts 24-25, 28-29, 32-33, 36-37, 54-57, 147-148, 151-158, fig. 1-137. Catalogue and index, 4 pp. [Parts 27-37, figs 1-58 (1833); parts 54-57, figs 59-91 (1834); parts 147-148, figs 92-102 (1838); parts 151-158, figs 103-137 (1839); index (1841)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11916181
page(s): 24, fig. 6 [details]
page(s): 24, fig. 6 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Conus nanus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215452 on 2026-07-09
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Nomenclature
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Sowerby, G. B. I. (1833-1841). <i>Conus</i>. In: <i>The Conchological Illustrations; or coloured figures of hitherto unfigured Recent shells</i>. London, privately published. Parts 24-25, 28-29, 32-33, 36-37, 54-57, 147-148, 151-158, fig. 1-137. Catalogue and index, 4 pp. [Parts 27-37, figs 1-58 (1833); parts 54-57, figs 59-91 (1834); parts 147-148, figs 92-102 (1838); parts 151-158, figs 103-137 (1839); index (1841)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11916181
page(s): 24, fig. 6 [details]
page(s): 24, fig. 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]
additional source Rehder, H.A. (1980). The marine mollusks of Easter Island (Isla de Pascua) and Sala y Gómez. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 289: 1-167, 15 figs, 14 pls., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/5242 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2189: 1–218., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2189.1.1 [details]
additional source Broderip, W. J. & Sowerby, G. B., I. (1833). [Collection of shells formed by Mr. Cuming on the western coast of South America]. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1: 52-56., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859492
page(s): 53 [details]
additional source Rehder, H.A. (1980). The marine mollusks of Easter Island (Isla de Pascua) and Sala y Gómez. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 289: 1-167, 15 figs, 14 pls., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/5242 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2189: 1–218., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2189.1.1 [details]
additional source Broderip, W. J. & Sowerby, G. B., I. (1833). [Collection of shells formed by Mr. Cuming on the western coast of South America]. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1: 52-56., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859492
page(s): 53 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To ANSP Malacology Collection in GBIF (catalog no. 33836)
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications)
To Conchology (Harmoniconus nanus SPECIAL COLOR) (from synonym Harmoniconus nanus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833))
To Conchology (Harmoniconus nanus) (from synonym Harmoniconus nanus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conus nanus)
To GenBank (84 nucleotides; 55 proteins)
To Malacopics (Conus nanus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 Australia, Western Australia, North West Cape, co...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications)
To Conchology (Harmoniconus nanus SPECIAL COLOR) (from synonym Harmoniconus nanus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833))
To Conchology (Harmoniconus nanus) (from synonym Harmoniconus nanus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conus nanus)
To GenBank (84 nucleotides; 55 proteins)
To Malacopics (Conus nanus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 Australia, Western Australia, North West Cape, co...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
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