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Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Conidae 

Conus nigropunctatus Sowerby II, 1858

Type of listing: Entry in a Synonymy


Senior name:

Conus catus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792

Types

Primary Type: lectotype [] Sowerby, G.B. 1857-1858. p.38, no. 332, pl. 15, fig. 342
lectotype Eilat, Gulf of Aquba, Red Sea

Keywords

Original Epithet:  nigropunctatus
Original Text Name:  Conus nigropunctatus
Original Genus:  Conus
Status of Name: Used as Valid Name       Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.31 

References

 Sowerby, G.B. 1857-1858. pl. 15, fig. 342 Illustration of type specimen
 Wils, E. 1986. p.184, figs. 61-66 Subsequent type designation
 Wils, E. 1986. p.184 Type information

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Conoidea
                        Conidae Rafinesque, 1815
                          Conus Linnaeus, 1758
                            Conus catus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
                              Conus nigropunctatus Sowerby II, 1858

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=45803) created by on unknown date. Record not subsequently updated.