OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Conidae 

Conus arenatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Conus arenatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
   Cucullus arenosus Röding, 1798
   Cucullus stercusmuscarum Röding, 1798
   Conus mesokatharos Melvill in Tryon, 1883
   Conus aequipunctata Dautzenberg, 1937
   Conus undata Dautzenberg, 1937
   Conus granulosa Dautzenberg, 1937
   Conus arenatus aequipunctatus (Dautzenberg, 1937)
   Conus bizona Coomans, 1981

Common Name

The Sandy Cone p.sp. 92      Reeve, L.A. 1843.  
Sand-dusted Cone p.166, pl.167      Wilson, B 2002.  

Distribution

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N)
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central W coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.31 
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
     Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.45 

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 30 m ]
depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal 
feeding mode: predation 
feeds on: animals [ polychaetes- families Capitellidae, Maldanidae, Nereidae and Eunicidae ]
habitat: mangrove 
habitat: reef flats 
substrate: in sand 
substrate: mud [ ]

References

 Barash, A. & Danin, Z. 1972. p.316 General reference
 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. p.130 General reference
 Demond, J. 1957. p.325, fig. 37 General reference
 Gillett, K. & McNeill, F. 1959. p.72, pl. 64, fig. 12 [ as Puncticulus arenatus ]  New combination
 Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. p.83, pl. 11, figs. 1-7 Contains synonymy
 Salvat, B. & Rives, C. 1975. p.347 General reference
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.200, pl. 46, figs. 4a-b  General reference
 Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.190, pl. 100, fig. 6 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Conoidea
                        Conidae Rafinesque, 1815
                          Conus Linnaeus, 1758
                            Conus arenatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=14267) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-02-04.