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Release 31.03 went live 18th November, 2011

Purpuriconus sphacelatus

Sowerby, G.B. I & II, 1833 Shell size 17 - 20 mm Caribbean
Taxonomic Information
ClassGASTROPODA ORTHOGASTROPODA
OrderNEOGASTROPODA
SuperFamilyCONOIDEA
FamilyCONIDAE PUNCTICULIINAE
open bookPage/Plate
Conch. Illustr. (London)(Conus), Pl. 37/51
Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidaep 259
Synonyms
Conus liratus Reeve, L.A., 1844 (incertae cedis)
Conchologica Iconica, LondonVol. 1 (Conus), Pl. 47/268
Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidaep 166
Conus lubeckianus Bernardi, A.C., 1861 : Leewards
J. Conchyl. ParisVol. 9, p 169; Pl. 6/7-8
Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidaep 169
cameraImage Acknowledgments
1 Mike Filmer
2 Conus Biodiversity website
3 Conus Biodiversity website
4 Mike Filmer
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