Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Conus (Virroconus) chaldaeus (Röding, 1798), Conus brunneus var. pemphigus Dall, 1910, Conus vermiculatus Lamarck, 1810, Cucullus chaldaeus Röding, 1798, Virroconus chaldaeus (Röding, 1798) (Horton et al., 2021). CDRS: 905. Syn.: Conus vermiculatus Lamar, Cucullus chaldaeus Röding, 1798 , fide Appeltans et al. (2010)

Origin: Native

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Galapagos islands.

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