WoRMS taxon details
Conus miliaris Hwass, 1792
215533 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:215533)
accepted
Species
Conus (Virroconus) miliaris Hwass, 1792 · alternative representation
Conus barbadensis Hwass, 1792 · unaccepted (synonym)
Conus miliaris var. minor Couturier, 1907 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of Conus...)
invalid: junior homonym of Conus mediterraneus var. minor Monterosato, 1878
Conus minimus var. granulatus G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of Conus...)
invalid: junior homonym of Conus granulatus Linnaeus, 1758
Conus scaber Kiener, 1847 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of Conus...)
invalid: junior homonym of Conus scaber Link, 1807
Miliariconus miliaris (Hwass, 1792) · unaccepted (superseded combination)
- Subspecies Conus miliaris miliaris Hwass, 1792
- Subspecies Conus miliaris pascuensis Rehder, 1980
- Variety Conus miliaris var. minor Couturier, 1907 accepted as Conus miliaris Hwass, 1792 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus mediterraneus var. minor Monterosato, 1878)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Bruguière, J. G. (1789-1792). <i>Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des vers</i>, volume 1. Paris: Pancoucke. Pp. i-xviii, 1-344 [Livraison 32, June 1789]; 345-757 [Livraison 48, 13 Feb. 1792] [Dates after Evenhuis, 2003, <i>Zootaxa</i>, 166: 37; <i>Zootaxa</i>, 207, some modified by Evenhuis & Petit 2003 Zootaxa 207:1-4]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8892006
page(s): 629 [details]
page(s): 629 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Conus miliaris Hwass, 1792. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215533 on 2025-07-17
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Nomenclature
original description
Bruguière, J. G. (1789-1792). <i>Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des vers</i>, volume 1. Paris: Pancoucke. Pp. i-xviii, 1-344 [Livraison 32, June 1789]; 345-757 [Livraison 48, 13 Feb. 1792] [Dates after Evenhuis, 2003, <i>Zootaxa</i>, 166: 37; <i>Zootaxa</i>, 207, some modified by Evenhuis & Petit 2003 Zootaxa 207:1-4]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8892006
page(s): 629 [details]
original description (of Conus minimus var. granulatus G. B. Sowerby I, 1834) Sowerby, G. B. I. (1833-1841). <i>Conus</i>. In: <i>The Conchological Illustrations; or coloured figures of hitherto unfigured Recent shells</i>. London, privately published. Parts 24-25, 28-29, 32-33, 36-37, 54-57, 147-148, 151-158, fig. 1-137. Catalogue and index, 4 pp. [Parts 27-37, figs 1-58 (1833); parts 54-57, figs 59-91 (1834); parts 147-148, figs 92-102 (1838); parts 151-158, figs 103-137 (1839); index (1841)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11916181
page(s): 56, fig. 81 [details]
original description (of Conus scaber 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. 100 fig. 1 [details]
original description (of Conus miliaris var. minor Couturier, 1907) Couturier M. (1907). Etude sur les mollusques gastropodes recueillis par M. L.-G. Seurat dans les archipels de Tahiti, Paumotu et Gambier. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 55(2): 123-178, pl. 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16293099 [details]
original description (of Conus barbadensis Hwass, 1792) 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]
page(s): 629 [details]
original description (of Conus minimus var. granulatus G. B. Sowerby I, 1834) Sowerby, G. B. I. (1833-1841). <i>Conus</i>. In: <i>The Conchological Illustrations; or coloured figures of hitherto unfigured Recent shells</i>. London, privately published. Parts 24-25, 28-29, 32-33, 36-37, 54-57, 147-148, 151-158, fig. 1-137. Catalogue and index, 4 pp. [Parts 27-37, figs 1-58 (1833); parts 54-57, figs 59-91 (1834); parts 147-148, figs 92-102 (1838); parts 151-158, figs 103-137 (1839); index (1841)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11916181
page(s): 56, fig. 81 [details]
original description (of Conus scaber 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. 100 fig. 1 [details]
original description (of Conus miliaris var. minor Couturier, 1907) Couturier M. (1907). Etude sur les mollusques gastropodes recueillis par M. L.-G. Seurat dans les archipels de Tahiti, Paumotu et Gambier. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 55(2): 123-178, pl. 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16293099 [details]
original description (of Conus barbadensis Hwass, 1792) 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]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [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 Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 162. [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 Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [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 Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 162. [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 Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (151 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Conus barbadensis Hwass, 1792)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Conus scaber Kiener, 1847)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (76 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conus miliaris)
To GB Mollusca Types (Conus minimus var. granulatus G. B. Sowerby 1st, 1834; Lectotype; NMW.1955.158.02470) (from synonym Conus minimus var. granulatus G. B. Sowerby I, 1834)
To GenBank (198 nucleotides; 192 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Conus miliaris Hwass, 1792 French Polynesia, Society Islands, Tahiti, Papeete, ex co...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Conus barbadensis Hwass, 1792)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Conus scaber Kiener, 1847)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (76 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conus miliaris)
To GB Mollusca Types (Conus minimus var. granulatus G. B. Sowerby 1st, 1834; Lectotype; NMW.1955.158.02470) (from synonym Conus minimus var. granulatus G. B. Sowerby I, 1834)
To GenBank (198 nucleotides; 192 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Conus miliaris Hwass, 1792 French Polynesia, Society Islands, Tahiti, Papeete, ex co...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
