WoRMS taxon details
Conus pennaceus Born, 1778
215500 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:215500)
accepted
Species
Conus (Darioconus) pennaceus Born, 1778 · alternative representation
Conus colubrinus Lamarck, 1810 · unaccepted
Conus elisae Kiener, 1846 · unaccepted
Cucullus aureus Röding, 1798 · unaccepted (junior secondary homonym of Conus...)
junior secondary homonym of Conus aureus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Cucullus gentilis Röding, 1798 · unaccepted
Cylindrus pennaceus (Born, 1778) · unaccepted
Darioconus colubrinus (Lamarck, 1810) · unaccepted
Darioconus pennaceus (Born, 1778) · unaccepted
Darioconus pennaceus pennaceus (Born, 1778) · unaccepted
- Subspecies Conus pennaceus pennaceus Born, 1778
- Subspecies Conus pennaceus bazarutensis C. Fernandes & A. Monteiro, 1988 accepted as Conus bazarutensis C. Fernandes & A. Monteiro, 1988 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subspecies Conus pennaceus behelokensis Lauer, 1989 accepted as Conus behelokensis Lauer, 1989 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Subspecies Conus pennaceus corbieri Blöcher, 1994 accepted as Conus corbieri Blöcher, 1994 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subspecies Conus pennaceus echo Maccà, 1988 accepted as Conus echo Lauer, 1989 (unavailable name: established as a form)
- Subspecies Conus pennaceus echo Lauer, 1989 accepted as Conus echo Lauer, 1989 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subspecies Conus pennaceus ganensis Delsaerdt, 1988 accepted as Conus ganensis Delsaerdt, 1988 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Subspecies Conus pennaceus pseudoecho (Bozzetti, 2013) accepted as Conus vezoi Korn, Niederhöfer & Blöcher, 2000 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subspecies Conus pennaceus tsara Korn, Niederhöfer & Blöcher, 2000 accepted as Conus praelatus Hwass, 1792
- Subspecies Conus pennaceus vezoi Korn, Niederhöfer & Blöcher, 2000 accepted as Conus vezoi Korn, Niederhöfer & Blöcher, 2000 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine
Born, I. von. (1778). <i>Index rerum naturalium Musei Cæsarei Vindobonensis</i>. Pars I.ma. Testacea. Verzeichniß der natürlichen Seltenheiten des k. k. Naturalien Cabinets zu Wien. Erster Theil. Schalthiere. [1-40], 1-458, [1-82]. Vindobonae [Vienna]: Kraus. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/43890 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Conus pennaceus Born, 1778. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215500 on 2026-01-13
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Nomenclature
original description
Born, I. von. (1778). <i>Index rerum naturalium Musei Cæsarei Vindobonensis</i>. Pars I.ma. Testacea. Verzeichniß der natürlichen Seltenheiten des k. k. Naturalien Cabinets zu Wien. Erster Theil. Schalthiere. [1-40], 1-458, [1-82]. Vindobonae [Vienna]: Kraus. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/43890 [details]
original description (of Conus elisae Kiener, 1846) 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. 64 fig. 1 [details]
original description (of Cucullus gentilis Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
original description (of Cucullus aureus Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
original description (of Conus elisae Kiener, 1846) 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. 64 fig. 1 [details]
original description (of Cucullus gentilis Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
original description (of Cucullus aureus Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
Other
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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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
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | penniform conefeathered cone | [details] |
| German | Feder-KegelschneckeFederkegelFederförmige Kegelschnecke | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (10 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Conus elisae Kiener, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Conus colubrinus Lamarck, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (43 publications)
To Conchology (Darioconus pennaceus aff.) (from synonym Darioconus pennaceus (Born, 1778))
To Conchology (Darioconus pennaceus cf.) (from synonym Darioconus pennaceus (Born, 1778))
To Conchology (Darioconus pennaceus MOZAMBIQUE) (from synonym Darioconus pennaceus (Born, 1778))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conus pennaceus)
To GenBank (95 nucleotides; 96 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Conus pennaceus Born, 1778 Egypt, Jan?b S?n?’, Gulf of Aqaba, Dahab, under rocks ne...
To Malacopics (Conus pennaceus Born, 1778 Madagascar, Toliara, Tuléar, by shrimp trawling, at 50 m...
To Malacopics (Conus pennaceus Born, 1778 Mozambique, Sanculo, at 3-8 m depth, collected 1980, ex ...
To Malacopics (Conus pennaceus Born, 1778 Réunion, collected August 1982, ex coll. J.G.B. Nieuwenh...
To Malacopics (Conus pennaceus Born, 1778 Solomon Islands, Malaita, ex coll. J. Trausel)
To Malacopics (Conus pennaceus Born, 1778 United Arab Emirates, Ra's Abu Musarib, under rocks and ...
To Malacopics (Conus pennaceus Born, 1778 )
To Malacopics (Conus pennaceus ganensis Delsaerdt,1988 PARATYPE Maldives, South, Gan Island)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Conus (Cylinder) pennaceus USNM 1197220)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Conus elisae Kiener, 1846)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Conus elisae Kiener, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Conus colubrinus Lamarck, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (43 publications)
To Conchology (Darioconus pennaceus aff.) (from synonym Darioconus pennaceus (Born, 1778))
To Conchology (Darioconus pennaceus cf.) (from synonym Darioconus pennaceus (Born, 1778))
To Conchology (Darioconus pennaceus MOZAMBIQUE) (from synonym Darioconus pennaceus (Born, 1778))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conus pennaceus)
To GenBank (95 nucleotides; 96 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Conus pennaceus Born, 1778 Egypt, Jan?b S?n?’, Gulf of Aqaba, Dahab, under rocks ne...
To Malacopics (Conus pennaceus Born, 1778 Madagascar, Toliara, Tuléar, by shrimp trawling, at 50 m...
To Malacopics (Conus pennaceus Born, 1778 Mozambique, Sanculo, at 3-8 m depth, collected 1980, ex ...
To Malacopics (Conus pennaceus Born, 1778 Réunion, collected August 1982, ex coll. J.G.B. Nieuwenh...
To Malacopics (Conus pennaceus Born, 1778 Solomon Islands, Malaita, ex coll. J. Trausel)
To Malacopics (Conus pennaceus Born, 1778 United Arab Emirates, Ra's Abu Musarib, under rocks and ...
To Malacopics (Conus pennaceus Born, 1778 )
To Malacopics (Conus pennaceus ganensis Delsaerdt,1988 PARATYPE Maldives, South, Gan Island)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Conus (Cylinder) pennaceus USNM 1197220)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Conus elisae Kiener, 1846)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
 quasimagnificus.jpg "To Malacopics (Conus pennaceus Born, 1778 Egypt, Jan?b S?n?’, Gulf of Aqaba, Dahab, under rocks ne...")
 melbae.jpg "To Malacopics (Conus pennaceus Born, 1778 Madagascar, Toliara, Tuléar, by shrimp trawling, at 50 m...")
.jpg "To Malacopics (Conus pennaceus Born, 1778 Mozambique, Sanculo, at 3-8 m depth, collected 1980, ex ...")
 rubropennatus.jpg "To Malacopics (Conus pennaceus Born, 1778 Réunion, collected August 1982, ex coll. J.G.B. Nieuwenh...")
 quasimagnificus (2).jpg "To Malacopics (Conus pennaceus Born, 1778 United Arab Emirates, Ra's Abu Musarib, under rocks and ...")
 elisae.jpg "To Malacopics (Conus pennaceus Born, 1778 )")
