Indo-Pacific Molluscan Species Database at The Academy of Natural Sciences

OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Conidae

Conus figulinus Linnaeus, 1758

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Conus figulinus Linnaeus, 1758
   Cucullus buxeus R�ding, 1798
   Conus figulinus violascens Barros e Cunha, 1933

Common Name

Clay Cone p.187 Allan, J. 1950.
Fig Cone p.193 Coleman, N. 1981.

Distribution

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 70 m ]
depth: intertidal
depth: shallow subtidal
depth: subtidal [ from 5 m ]
exposure: sheltered
feeds on: animals [ polychaetes ]
substrate: in sand

References

Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. p.129, pl. 5, fig. 8 General reference
Gillett, K. & McNeill, F. 1959. p.75, pl. 66, fig. 2 [ as Cleobula figulina ] New combination
Reeve, L.A. 1843. p.sp. 160, pl. 28 General reference
R�ckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. p.93, pl. 13, figs. 12-16 Contains synonymy
Wilson, B. 1994. p.206, pl. 43, fig. 4 General reference
Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.144, pl. 97, fig. 4 General reference
Classification
  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Conoidea
                        Conidae Rafinesque, 1815
                          Conus Linnaeus, 1758
                            Conus figulinus Linnaeus, 1758
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=14359) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-27.