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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Conidae 

Conus generalis Linnaeus, 1767

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Conus generalis Linnaeus, 1767
   Cucullus ornatus Röding, 1798
   Cucullus locumtenens Röding, 1798
   Conus spiculum Reeve, 1849
   Conus generalis var. subunicolor Dautzenberg, 1937
   Conus generalis var. regenfussi Dautzenberg, 1937
   Conus generalis var. pallida Dautzenberg, 1937
   Conus krabiensis da Motta, 1982

Common Name

The General Cone p.sp. 48      Reeve, L.A. 1843.  
The Little Dart Cone p.sp. 266      Reeve, L.A. 1849.  

Distribution

  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: Great Barrier Reef
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Indo-Arabia: Maldives
  PRELOVED Regions: India
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
     Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.46 
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to about 50 m ]
depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal 
substrate: sand 

References

 Allan, J. 1950. p.189, pl. 26, fig. 7 General reference
 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. p.124, pl. 3, fig. 3 General reference
 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1980. p.185-186 [ as Conus spiculum Reeve, 1849 ]  General reference
 Coleman, N. 1981. p.194, pl. 544 General reference
 Gillett, K. & McNeill, F. 1959. p.75, pl. 66, fig. 4 [ as Leptoconus generalis ]  New combination
 Hinton, A. 1972. p.80, figs. 8-10 General reference
 Oostingh, C.H. 1925. p.210-212 General reference
 Reeve, L.A. 1843. pl. 10, sp. 48 General reference
 Rippingale, O.H. & McMichael, D.F. 1961. p.133, pl. 8, figs. 6-7 General reference
 Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. p.175, pl. 33, figs. 1-12 Contains synonymy
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.206, pl. 43, figs. 3a, d  General reference
 Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.46, pl. 98, figs. 7-7a General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Conoidea
                        Conidae Rafinesque, 1815
                          Conus Linnaeus, 1758
                            Conus generalis Linnaeus, 1767

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=14369) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-27.