WoRMS name details
Conus mediterraneus Hwass, 1792
429087 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:429087)
unaccepted
Species
- Forma Conus mediterraneus f. gaudiosus Nicolay, 1978 accepted as Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791 (unavailable name: established as a "form" after 1960)
- Variety Conus mediterraneus var. acuminatus Coen, 1933 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
- Variety Conus mediterraneus var. acuta Requien, 1848 accepted as Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791
- Variety Conus mediterraneus var. alalmus De Gregorio, 1885 accepted as Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791
- Variety Conus mediterraneus var. alba Coen, 1933 accepted as Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus virgo alba Spalowsky, 1795)
- Variety Conus mediterraneus var. albina Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882 accepted as Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791
- Variety Conus mediterraneus var. alticonica Pallary, 1904 accepted as Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791 (synonym)
- Variety Conus mediterraneus var. amigus De Gregorio, 1885 accepted as Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791
- Variety Conus mediterraneus var. arenaria Monterosato, 1917 accepted as Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791
- Variety Conus mediterraneus var. ater R. A. Philippi, 1836 accepted as Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791
- Variety Conus mediterraneus var. atra R. A. Philippi, 1844 accepted as Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Variety Conus mediterraneus var. caerulescens Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1883 accepted as Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791
- Variety Conus mediterraneus var. carinata Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884 accepted as Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus carinatus Swainson, 1822)
- Variety Conus mediterraneus var. castanea Coen, 1933 accepted as Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
- Variety Conus mediterraneus var. debilis Monterosato, 1917 accepted as Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791
- Variety Conus mediterraneus var. elongata Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1885 accepted as Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791
- Variety Conus mediterraneus var. elongatocarinata Pallary, 1906 accepted as Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Variety Conus mediterraneus var. elpus De Gregorio, 1885 accepted as Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791
- Variety Conus mediterraneus var. emisus De Gregorio, 1885 accepted as Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791
- Variety Conus mediterraneus var. fasciata Requien, 1848 accepted as Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus fasciatus Schröter, 1803, and several others)
- Variety Conus mediterraneus var. flammulata Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882 accepted as Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791
- Variety Conus mediterraneus var. flavescens Coen, 1933 accepted as Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus flavescens G.B. Sowerby I, 1834)
- Variety Conus mediterraneus var. fusca Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882 accepted as Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791
- Variety Conus mediterraneus var. interrupta Coen, 1933 accepted as Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus interruptus Wood, 1828)
- Variety Conus mediterraneus var. lutea Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882 accepted as Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus luteus G.B. Sowerby I, 1833)
- Variety Conus mediterraneus var. major Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882 accepted as Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791
- Variety Conus mediterraneus var. marmoratus R. A. Philippi, 1836 accepted as Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym of Conus marmoratus Holten, 1802)
- Variety Conus mediterraneus var. minor Monterosato, 1878 accepted as Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791
- Variety Conus mediterraneus var. oblonga Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882 accepted as Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791
- Variety Conus mediterraneus var. obtusa Requien, 1848 accepted as Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791
- Variety Conus mediterraneus var. pallida Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882 accepted as Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791
- Variety Conus mediterraneus var. pereirae De Gregorio, 1885 accepted as Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791
- Variety Conus mediterraneus var. persistens Kobelt, 1906 accepted as Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791
- Variety Conus mediterraneus var. pretunculus Monterosato, 1917 accepted as Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791
- Variety Conus mediterraneus var. rubens Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882 accepted as Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791
- Variety Conus mediterraneus var. rufatra De Gregorio, 1885 accepted as Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791
- Variety Conus mediterraneus var. scalare Dautzenberg, 1911 accepted as Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus scalaris Valenciennes, 1832)
- Variety Conus mediterraneus var. scalaris Pallary, 1912 accepted as Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus scalaris Valenciennes, 1832)
- Variety Conus mediterraneus var. subconcolor Requien, 1848 accepted as Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791
- Variety Conus mediterraneus var. subviridis De Gregorio, 1885 accepted as Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791
- Variety Conus mediterraneus var. turgida Pallary, 1906 accepted as Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Variety Conus mediterraneus var. vayssierei Pallary, 1906 accepted as Conus vayssierei Pallary, 1906
marine
Bruguière, J.G. (1789-1792). Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières, par une Societe de gens de Lettres, de Savans et D'Artistes. [Methodical encyclopedia or by order of subjects, by a Society of Men of Letters, Scholars and Artists.]. <em>Histoire naturelle des Vers, Paris: Pancoucke.</em> volume 1: i-xviii, 1-344 [Livraison 32, June 1789]; 345-757 [Livraison 48, 13 Feb. 1792] [Dates after Evenhuis, 2003, Zootaxa, 166: 37; Zootaxa, 207, some modified by Evenhuis & Petit 2003 Zootaxa 207:1-4]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8892006 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Conus mediterraneus Hwass, 1792. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429087 on 2026-08-28
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Nomenclature
original description
Bruguière, J.G. (1789-1792). Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières, par une Societe de gens de Lettres, de Savans et D'Artistes. [Methodical encyclopedia or by order of subjects, by a Society of Men of Letters, Scholars and Artists.]. <em>Histoire naturelle des Vers, Paris: Pancoucke.</em> volume 1: i-xviii, 1-344 [Livraison 32, June 1789]; 345-757 [Livraison 48, 13 Feb. 1792] [Dates after Evenhuis, 2003, Zootaxa, 166: 37; Zootaxa, 207, some modified by Evenhuis & Petit 2003 Zootaxa 207:1-4]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8892006 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) <i>Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells</i>. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | koni mesdhetar | [details] |
| English | Mediterranean cone | [details] |
| German | Mittelmeer-KegelschneckeMittelmeerkegel | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Κώνος | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (195 publications)
To NHMUK collection (Conus mediterraneus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792; NHMUK:ecatalogue:6318753)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To NHMUK collection (Conus mediterraneus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792; NHMUK:ecatalogue:6318753)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
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