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Release 31.03 went live 18th November, 2011

Lithoconus tessulatus

Born, I. von, 1778 Tessellate Cone Shell size 22 - 82 mm SE Africa - Pacific Mexico & Costa Rica; Galápagos
Taxonomic Information
ClassGASTROPODA ORTHOGASTROPODA
OrderNEOGASTROPODA
SuperFamilyCONOIDEA
FamilyCONIDAE PUNCTICULIINAE
open bookPage/Plate
Ind. Mus. Caes. Vindob.p 131
Encyclopedia of Marine Gastropodsp 432/3-4
The Recent Molluscan Marine Fauna of the Islas Galápagosp 42
Sea Shells of Tropical West Americap 487/943
Hamlyn Guide to Shells of the Worldp 266
The Shell Handbookp 179
Shell Encyclopediap 219
Collector's guide to Seashells of the Worldp 145/14
Compendium of Seashellsp 249/2.2
M.B. Pocket Guide to Shells of the Worldp 142
Eyewitness handbooks - Shellsp 193
Australian Marine Shells Part 2p 216; Pl. 47/2
Shells of Japanp 132
Guide to Australian Shellsp 73/1
Molluscs of Okinawap 127/1
Shells of Taiwan Illustrated in Colourp 359/1, 6; 361/1, 4
Guide to Shells of Papua New Guineap 59/1
Shells of the Philippinesp 221/13
Shells of New Guinea & Central Pacificp 69/7-8
Conidae; Volume 1:Indo-Pacific Regionp 351/13-21
Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidaep 276
Cone Shells of Thailandp 12/
Sea Shells on the South African Shoresp 701
Marine Molluscs of Mauritiusp 74/Pl. XV
Indian Shells, The Book ofp 60/8
Sea Snails of PondicherryFig. 184
Seashells of South East Asiap 78
Molluscs of the Southern Gulf of Thailandp 475
Shells of Vietnamp 202; Pl. 61/43
Indonesian Shells IIp 66/2
Synonyms
Conus pavimentum Röding, P.F., 1798
Mus. Bolten IIp 41 509/33
Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidaep 213
Shells of Vietnamp 202
Conus lithostratus "Meuschen, F.C." Dillwyn, L.W., 1817 (nomen nudum)
Desc. Cat. Recent Shells, LondonVol. 1
Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidaep 166
Conus edaphus Dall, W.H., 1910 : Pacific Mexico
Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus.Vol. 38/1741, p 223
Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidaep 102
Shells of Vietnamp 202
Conus tessellatus Dautzenberg, Ph. & J.L. Bouge, 1932 (unjustified emendation)
J. Conchyl. Paris4th Ser. (30), Vol. 77, p 90
cameraImage Acknowledgments
1 Eddie Hardy
2 Eddie Hardy
3 Eddie Hardy
4 Worldwide Conchology
5 David Touitou
6 Paul Kersten
7 Mollusc Net Auctions
8 Conus Biodiversity website
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