OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Conidae 

Conus excelsus Sowerby, 1908

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Conus pulcherrimus Brazier, 1894
   Conus excelsus Sowerby III, 1908
   Asprella tannaensis Cotton, 1945
   Turriconis nakayasui Shikama & Habe, 1968

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-China
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificNew Caledonia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificNew CaledoniaLoyalty Islands (Iles Loyaute)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificSolomon Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanAndaman Sea

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ from 100 m ]
depth: continental slope [ to 400 m ]

References

 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1974. p.133-134, figs. 27-28 General reference
 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. p.143, pl. 50, fig. 3 General reference
 Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. p.149, pl. 26, figs. 24-28 Contains synonymy
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.205, pl. 42A  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Conoidea
                        Conidae Rafinesque, 1815
                          Conus Linnaeus, 1758
                            Conus excelsus Sowerby, 1908

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=14353) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by benamy on 2002-03-11.