Year: 2022
Type: article
Abstract: Conus conspersus Reeve, 1844 is a gastropod of the Conidae family that was originally described and illustrated in the first volume of the Conchologia Iconica (Reeve, 1843-1849) without locality.It is included as species number 262 with a figure of the same number on plate 47 (Figure 1A) drawn in dorsal view.The plate is signed "Sowerby del.et lith."indicating that it was delineated (i.e.drawn) and lithographed by George Brettingham Sowerby II, who provided most of the illustrations for the Conchologia Iconica (Petit, 2007).It is not known whether Sowerby drew the shell itself, or duplicated a drawing of the shell.The description in the text of the monograph associated with plate 47 was published in February 1844.
Source: Zootaxa
Institution: Aquazoo Löbbecke Museum
Language: English
Subfield: Oceanography
Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4282964585