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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Conidae 

Conus circumcisus Born, 1778

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Conus circumcisus Born, 1778
   Conus affinis Gmelin, 1791
   Conus laevis Gmelin, 1791
   Conus dux Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
   Cucullus purpuratus Röding, 1798
   Conus terebellum Röding, 1798
   Conus brazieri Sowerby, 1881

Common Name

The Leader Cone p.sp. 13      Reeve, L.A. 1843.  
The Borer Shell p.sp. 38      Reeve, L.A. 1843.  
Auger Cone p.114 [as Conus terebellum]      Coleman, N. 1981.  

Distribution

Scott Reef, WA, Hibernia Reef and Cartier Is., NT {WILSON1993B}

  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Western Australia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Northern Territory
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Indonesia: Moluccas
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Papua New Guinea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Solomon Islands
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Marshall Islands
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Vanuatu
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: French Polynesia (Polynesie Francaise): Society Islands (Iles de la Societe)?

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 200 m ]
depth: shallow subtidal [ from 4 m ]
depth: subtidal 
habitat: coral reef 
substrate: sand [ and coral rubble ]

References

 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. p.141, pl. 49, fig. 1 General reference
 Hinton, A. 1972. p.80, fig. 2 General reference
 Reeve, L.A. 1843. p.sp. 13, pl. 3 General reference
 Reeve, L.A. 1843. p.sp. 38, pl. 7 [ as Conus terebellum ]  General reference
 Rippingale, O.H. & McMichael, D.F. 1961. p.141, pl. 19, fig. 22 [ as Conus (Hermes) terebellum Linn. ]  General reference
 Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. p.107, pl. 16, figs. 22-27 [ as Conus dux ]  General reference
 Schepman, M.M. 1913. p.395 General reference
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.202, pl. 44, figs. 6a-b  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Conoidea
                        Conidae Rafinesque, 1815
                          Conus Linnaeus, 1758
                            Conus circumcisus Born, 1778

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=14297) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-27.