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Release 31.03 went live 18th November, 2011

Virroconus chaldaeus

(Röding, P.F., 1798) Worm/Vermiculate Cone Shell size 19.7 - 59 mm Indo-Pacific; Red Sea;C America; Galápagos
Taxonomic Information
ClassGASTROPODA ORTHOGASTROPODA
OrderNEOGASTROPODA
SuperFamilyCONOIDEA
FamilyCONIDAE PUNCTICULIINAE
open bookPage/Plate
Mus. Bolten IIp 42 525/47
Encyclopedia of Marine Gastropodsp 401/3
The Recent Molluscan Marine Fauna of the Islas Galápagosp 42
Hamlyn Guide to Shells of the Worldp 266
Shell Encyclopediap 223
Collector's guide to Seashells of the Worldp 135/15
Compendium of Seashellsp 260/3.4
Australian Marine Shells Part 2p 202; Pl. 50/4
Guide to Australian Shellsp 72/9
Molluscs of Okinawap 123/2
Shells of Taiwan Illustrated in Colourp 355/6-7
Guide to Shells of Papua New Guineap 58/9
Shells of the Philippinesp 231/4
Shells of New Guinea & Central Pacificp 73/14
Conidae; Volume 1:Indo-Pacific Regionp 343/31-33
Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidaep 70
Cone Shells of Thailandp 4/
Sea Shells on the South African Shoresp 677
Marine Molluscs of Mauritiusp 70/208
Indian Shells, The Book ofp 60/31
Seashells of South East Asiap 80
Shells of Vietnamp 209; Pl. 62/2
Indonesian Shells IIp 72/23
Synonyms
Conus vermiculatus Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1810
Ann. Mus. Nat. Hist. Nat. ParisVol. 15, p 34/17
Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidaep 289
Shells of Vietnamp 209
Conus kahiko Korn, W., 1980 : Hawaii (gerontic form)
J. Paleo.Vol. 54/3, p 534
Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidaep 152
Conus "alexandria" "Bartsch, P. MS" Ostergaard, J.M., 1985 (none)
Hawaiian Shell News
Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidaep 29
cameraImage Acknowledgments
1 Eddie Hardy
2 Conus Biodiversity website
3 Shells Italia
4 Paul Kersten
5 Eddie Hardy
6 David Touitou
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