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Conus canonicus Hwass, 1792
215546 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:215546)
accepted
Species
Conus (Cylinder) canonicus Hwass, 1792 · alternative representation
Conus condensus G. B. Sowerby II, 1866 · unaccepted
Conus rubescens Bonnet, 1864 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of Conus...)
invalid: junior homonym of Conus rubescens Schröter, 1803
Conus textilinus Kiener, 1847 · unaccepted
Cylinder canonicus (Hwass, 1792) · unaccepted
Cylinder canonicus f. textilinus (Kiener, 1847) · unaccepted
Cylindrus canonicus (Hwass, 1892) · unaccepted
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Hwass C.H. (1792). Cone. <i>Conus</i>. Pp. 586-757, in Bruguière J.G.. Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des vers. volume 1. Pancoucke, Paris. [13 Feb. 1792; date after Evenhuis, 2003, Zootaxa, 166: 37; Zootaxa, 207]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33703372#page/428/mode/1up [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Conus canonicus Hwass, 1792. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215546 on 2025-07-16
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original description
Hwass C.H. (1792). Cone. <i>Conus</i>. Pp. 586-757, in Bruguière J.G.. Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des vers. volume 1. Pancoucke, Paris. [13 Feb. 1792; date after Evenhuis, 2003, Zootaxa, 166: 37; Zootaxa, 207]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33703372#page/428/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Conus textilinus Kiener, 1847) Kiener, L.C. (1844-1850). Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 2. Famille des Enroulées. Genre Cone (<i>Conus</i>, Lin.), pp. 1-379, pl. 1-111 [pp. 1-48 (1846); 49-160 (1847); 161-192 (1848); 193-240 (1849); 241-[379] (assumed to be 1850); plates 4,6 (1844); 2-3, 5, 7-32, 34-36, 38, 40-50 (1845); 33, 37, 39, 51-52, 54-56, 57-68, 74-77 (1846); 1, 69-73, 78-103 (1847); 104-106 (1848); 107 (1849); 108-111 (1850)]. Paris, Rousseau & J.B. Baillière., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/88016
page(s): pl. 103 fig. 5 [1847]; 333 [1850] [details]
original description (of Conus condensus G. B. Sowerby II, 1866) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1842-1887). <i>Thesaurus Conchyliorum: Or monographs of genera of shells.</i> London, privately published: Vol. 1: p. 1-438, pl. 1-91 [cover date 1847]; vol. 2: p. 439 899, pl. 92-186 [cover date 1855]; vol. 3: p. 1-331, pl. 187-290 [cover date: 1866]; vol. 4 p. 1-110, pl. 292-423 [cover date 1880]; vol. 5: p. 1-305, pl. 424-517 [cover date 1887]. Publication dates after Petit (2009). , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54562 [details]
original description (of Conus rubescens Bonnet, 1864) Bonnet, [A.]. (1864). Coquilles nouvelles ou peu connues. <em>Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée.</em> ser. 2, 16: 279-282, pl. 22., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2724501
page(s): 282, pl. [22] fig. 6 [details]
basis of record Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection les beautés de la nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. pp. 1-160. (look up in IMIS) [details]
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 Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Conus textilinus Kiener, 1847) Kiener, L.C. (1844-1850). Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 2. Famille des Enroulées. Genre Cone (<i>Conus</i>, Lin.), pp. 1-379, pl. 1-111 [pp. 1-48 (1846); 49-160 (1847); 161-192 (1848); 193-240 (1849); 241-[379] (assumed to be 1850); plates 4,6 (1844); 2-3, 5, 7-32, 34-36, 38, 40-50 (1845); 33, 37, 39, 51-52, 54-56, 57-68, 74-77 (1846); 1, 69-73, 78-103 (1847); 104-106 (1848); 107 (1849); 108-111 (1850)]. Paris, Rousseau & J.B. Baillière., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/88016
page(s): pl. 103 fig. 5 [1847]; 333 [1850] [details]
original description (of Conus condensus G. B. Sowerby II, 1866) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1842-1887). <i>Thesaurus Conchyliorum: Or monographs of genera of shells.</i> London, privately published: Vol. 1: p. 1-438, pl. 1-91 [cover date 1847]; vol. 2: p. 439 899, pl. 92-186 [cover date 1855]; vol. 3: p. 1-331, pl. 187-290 [cover date: 1866]; vol. 4 p. 1-110, pl. 292-423 [cover date 1880]; vol. 5: p. 1-305, pl. 424-517 [cover date 1887]. Publication dates after Petit (2009). , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54562 [details]
original description (of Conus rubescens Bonnet, 1864) Bonnet, [A.]. (1864). Coquilles nouvelles ou peu connues. <em>Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée.</em> ser. 2, 16: 279-282, pl. 22., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2724501
page(s): 282, pl. [22] fig. 6 [details]
basis of record Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection les beautés de la nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. pp. 1-160. (look up in IMIS) [details]
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 Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Conus rubescens Bonnet, 1864)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Conus condensus G. B. Sowerby II, 1866)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (43 publications)
To Conchology (Cylinder canonicus cf.) (from synonym Cylinder canonicus (Hwass, 1792))
To Conchology (Cylinder canonicus LARGE) (from synonym Cylinder canonicus (Hwass, 1792))
To Conchology (Cylinder canonicus) (from synonym Cylinder canonicus (Hwass, 1792))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conus canonicus)
To GB Mollusca Types (Conus textilinus Kiener, 1845; Holotype; NMW.1955.158.00049) (from synonym Conus textilinus Kiener, 1847)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Conus canonicus Hwass, 1792 Solomon Islands, Guadalcanal, ex coll. J. Trausel)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Conus condensus G. B. Sowerby II, 1866)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Conus rubescens Bonnet, 1864)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Conus condensus G. B. Sowerby II, 1866)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (43 publications)
To Conchology (Cylinder canonicus cf.) (from synonym Cylinder canonicus (Hwass, 1792))
To Conchology (Cylinder canonicus LARGE) (from synonym Cylinder canonicus (Hwass, 1792))
To Conchology (Cylinder canonicus) (from synonym Cylinder canonicus (Hwass, 1792))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conus canonicus)
To GB Mollusca Types (Conus textilinus Kiener, 1845; Holotype; NMW.1955.158.00049) (from synonym Conus textilinus Kiener, 1847)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Conus canonicus Hwass, 1792 Solomon Islands, Guadalcanal, ex coll. J. Trausel)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Conus condensus G. B. Sowerby II, 1866)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
