WoRMS name details
Varioconus mercator (Linnaeus, 1758)
1442538 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1442538)
alternative representation
Species
Varioconus da Motta, 1991 represented as Conus Linnaeus, 1758
Lautoconus cacao (Ferrario, 1983) · unaccepted
Lautoconus fernandi Petuch & Berschauer, 2018 · unaccepted
Lautoconus gambiensis Petuch & Berschauer, 2018 · unaccepted
Lautoconus lamarckii (Kiener, 1847) · unaccepted
Lautoconus mercator (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Lautoconus orri (Ninomiya & da Motta, 1982) · unaccepted
Lautoconus rikae Petuch & Berschauer, 2018 · unaccepted (original combination)
Lautoconus stimpsonorum T. Cossignani & Allary, 2019 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Conus mercator Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Varioconus mercator (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1442538 on 2025-03-17
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Conus mercator Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
new combination reference Tenorio M.J., Abalde S., Pardos-Blas J.R. & Zardoya R. (2020). Taxonomic revision of West African cone snails (Gastropoda: Conidae) based upon mitogenomic studies: implications for conservation. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 663: 1-89., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.663
page(s): 70, figs 11A-G [details]
[request]new combination reference Tenorio M.J., Abalde S., Pardos-Blas J.R. & Zardoya R. (2020). Taxonomic revision of West African cone snails (Gastropoda: Conidae) based upon mitogenomic studies: implications for conservation. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 663: 1-89., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.663
page(s): 70, figs 11A-G [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Conchology (Lautoconus cacao GIANT) (from synonym Lautoconus cacao (Ferrario, 1983))
To Conchology (Lautoconus cacao LARGE) (from synonym Lautoconus cacao (Ferrario, 1983))
To Conchology (Lautoconus cacao SPECIAL COLOR) (from synonym Lautoconus cacao (Ferrario, 1983))
To Conchology (Lautoconus cacao) (from synonym Lautoconus cacao (Ferrario, 1983))
To Conchology (Lautoconus fernandi) (from synonym Lautoconus fernandi Petuch & Berschauer, 2018)
To Conchology (Lautoconus gambiensis) (from synonym Lautoconus gambiensis Petuch & Berschauer, 2018)
To Conchology (Lautoconus mercator NGORR SPECIAL COLOR) (from synonym Lautoconus mercator (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Conchology (Lautoconus mercator NGORR) (from synonym Lautoconus mercator (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Conchology (Lautoconus mercator SET) (from synonym Lautoconus mercator (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Conchology (Lautoconus mercator) (from synonym Lautoconus mercator (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Conchology (Lautoconus orri cf.) (from synonym Lautoconus orri (Ninomiya & da Motta, 1982))
To Conchology (Lautoconus orri) (from synonym Lautoconus orri (Ninomiya & da Motta, 1982))
To Conchology (Lautoconus rikae) (from synonym Lautoconus rikae Petuch & Berschauer, 2018)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Varioconus mercator)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 125 proteins)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-34012) (from synonym Lautoconus fernandi Petuch & Berschauer, 2018)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-34013) (from synonym Lautoconus gambiensis Petuch & Berschauer, 2018)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-34014) (from synonym Lautoconus rikae Petuch & Berschauer, 2018)
To Conchology (Lautoconus cacao LARGE) (from synonym Lautoconus cacao (Ferrario, 1983))
To Conchology (Lautoconus cacao SPECIAL COLOR) (from synonym Lautoconus cacao (Ferrario, 1983))
To Conchology (Lautoconus cacao) (from synonym Lautoconus cacao (Ferrario, 1983))
To Conchology (Lautoconus fernandi) (from synonym Lautoconus fernandi Petuch & Berschauer, 2018)
To Conchology (Lautoconus gambiensis) (from synonym Lautoconus gambiensis Petuch & Berschauer, 2018)
To Conchology (Lautoconus mercator NGORR SPECIAL COLOR) (from synonym Lautoconus mercator (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Conchology (Lautoconus mercator NGORR) (from synonym Lautoconus mercator (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Conchology (Lautoconus mercator SET) (from synonym Lautoconus mercator (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Conchology (Lautoconus mercator) (from synonym Lautoconus mercator (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Conchology (Lautoconus orri cf.) (from synonym Lautoconus orri (Ninomiya & da Motta, 1982))
To Conchology (Lautoconus orri) (from synonym Lautoconus orri (Ninomiya & da Motta, 1982))
To Conchology (Lautoconus rikae) (from synonym Lautoconus rikae Petuch & Berschauer, 2018)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Varioconus mercator)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 125 proteins)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-34012) (from synonym Lautoconus fernandi Petuch & Berschauer, 2018)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-34013) (from synonym Lautoconus gambiensis Petuch & Berschauer, 2018)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-34014) (from synonym Lautoconus rikae Petuch & Berschauer, 2018)
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
Hosted externally, from synonym
Hosted externally, from synonym
Hosted externally, from synonym
Hosted externally, from synonym
Hosted externally, from synonym
Hosted externally, from synonym
Hosted externally, from synonym
Hosted externally, from synonym
Hosted externally, from synonym
Hosted externally, from synonym
Hosted externally, from synonym
Hosted externally, from synonym
Hosted externally, from synonym
