WoRMS name details
Sciteconus da Motta, 1991
579450 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:579450)
unaccepted
Conus (Sciteconus) da Motta, 1991 represented as Conus Linnaeus, 1758
Genus
Conus algoensis G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 (type by original designation)
- Species Sciteconus agulhasi Coomans, Moolenbeek & Wills, 1980 accepted as Conus algoensis algoensis G. B. Sowerby I, 1834
- Species Sciteconus algoensis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834) accepted as Conus (Sciteconus) algoensis G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 represented as Conus algoensis G. B. Sowerby I, 1834
- Species Sciteconus ariejoostei S. G. Veldsman, 2016 accepted as Conus (Sciteconus) ariejoostei (S. G. Veldsman, 2016) represented as Conus ariejoostei (S. G. Veldsman, 2016) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Sciteconus bairstowi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1889) accepted as Conus (Sciteconus) bairstowi G. B. Sowerby III, 1889 represented as Conus bairstowi G. B. Sowerby III, 1889
- Species Sciteconus brianhayesi (Korn, 2001) accepted as Conus (Sciteconus) brianhayesi Korn, 2001 represented as Conus brianhayesi Korn, 2001
- Species Sciteconus coffeebayensis S. G. Veldsman, 2023 accepted as Conus (Sciteconus) coffeebayensis (S. G. Veldsman, 2023) represented as Conus coffeebayensis (S. G. Veldsman, 2023)
- Species Sciteconus gradatulus (Weinkauff, 1875) accepted as Conus (Sciteconus) gradatulus Weinkauff, 1875 represented as Conus gradatulus Weinkauff, 1875
- Species Sciteconus infrenatus (Reeve, 1848) accepted as Conus (Sciteconus) infrenatus Reeve, 1848 represented as Conus infrenatus Reeve, 1848
- Species Sciteconus markpagei (R. Aiken, 2021) accepted as Conus (Sciteconus) markpagei (R. Aiken, 2021) represented as Conus markpagei (R. Aiken, 2021)
- Species Sciteconus mosterti (R. Aiken, 2021) accepted as Conus (Sciteconus) mosterti (R. Aiken, 2021) represented as Conus mosterti (R. Aiken, 2021)
- Species Sciteconus mozambicus (Hwass, 1792) accepted as Conus mozambicus Hwass, 1792
- Species Sciteconus mpenjatiensis S. G. Veldsman, 2016 accepted as Conus (Sciteconus) mpenjatiensis (S. G. Veldsman, 2016) represented as Conus mpenjatiensis (S. G. Veldsman, 2016) (original combination)
- Species Sciteconus nahoonensis S. G. Veldsman, 2016 accepted as Conus (Sciteconus) nahoonensis (S. G. Veldsman, 2016) represented as Conus nahoonensis (S. G. Veldsman, 2016) (original combination)
- Species Sciteconus patens (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903) accepted as Conus patens G. B. Sowerby III, 1903 accepted as Conus gradatulus Weinkauff, 1875
- Species Sciteconus pictus (Reeve, 1843) accepted as Conus (Sciteconus) pictus Reeve, 1843 represented as Conus pictus Reeve, 1843
- Species Sciteconus simplex (G. B. Sowerby II, 1858) accepted as Conus algoensis simplex G. B. Sowerby II, 1858
- Species Sciteconus velliesi S. G. Veldsman, 2016 accepted as Conus (Sciteconus) velliesi (S. G. Veldsman, 2016) represented as Conus velliesi (S. G. Veldsman, 2016) (original combination)
- Species Sciteconus xhosa S. G. Veldsman, 2016 accepted as Conus (Sciteconus) xhosa (S. G. Veldsman, 2016) represented as Conus xhosa (S. G. Veldsman, 2016) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
masculine
(of Dendroconus (Sciteconus) da Motta, 1991) da Motta, A. J. (1991). <i>A systematic classification of the gastropod family Conidae at the generic level</i>. La Conchiglia, Rome. 48 pp.
page(s): 23 [details]
page(s): 23 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Sciteconus da Motta, 1991. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=579450 on 2026-03-29
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Dendroconus (Sciteconus) da Motta, 1991) da Motta, A. J. (1991). <i>A systematic classification of the gastropod family Conidae at the generic level</i>. La Conchiglia, Rome. 48 pp.
page(s): 23 [details]
page(s): 23 [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) <i>Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods.</i> Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp. [details]
Other
additional source
Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) <i>Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells</i>. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing. [details]
