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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Conidae 

Conus imperialis Linnaeus, 1758

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Conus imperialis Linnaeus, 1758
   Conus fuscatus Born, 1778
   Cucullus coronaducalis Röding, 1798
   Cucullus regius Röding, 1798
   Conus viridulus Lamarck, 1810
   Conus queketti E.A. Smith, 1906
   Conus imperialis nigrescens Barros e Cunha, 1933
   Conus imperialis flavescens Barros e Cunha, 1933
   Conus dautzenbergi Fenaux, 1942
   Conus douvillei Fenaux, 1942
   Conus imperialis compactus Wils, 1970

Common Name

The Imperial Cone p.sp. 60      Reeve, L.A. 1843.  
The Darkened Cone p.sp. 184      Reeve, L.A. 1843.  
The Greenish Cone p.sp. 182 [as Conus viridulus]      Reeve, L.A. 1843.  

Distribution

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific
  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: Great Barrier Reef
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 75 m, to 240 m in Philippines ]
depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal 
feeds on: polychaetes 
habitat: coral reef 
substrate: coral 
substrate: sand 

References

 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. p.126, pl. 3, fig. 6 General reference
 Demond, J. 1957. p.328 General reference
 Dufo 1840. p.176 General reference
 Gillett, K. & McNeill, F. 1959. p.75, pl. 66, fig. 5 [ as Rhombus imperialis ]  New combination
 Hinton, A. 1972. p.66, figs. 1-4 General reference
 Kay, E.A. 1979. p.373-374, fig. 122J General reference
 Maes, V.O. 1967. p.146 General reference
 Reeve, L.A. 1843. pl. 12, sp. 60 General reference
 Reeve, L.A. 1843. pl. 33, sp. 184 [ as Conus fuscatus ]  General reference
 Reeve, L.A. 1843. pl. 33, sp. 182 [ as Conus viridulus ]  General reference
 Rippingale, O.H. & McMichael, D.F. 1961. p.133, pl. 18, fig. 5 General reference
 Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. p.47, pl. 3, figs. 1-13 Contains synonymy
 Salvat, B. & Rives, C. 1975. p.314, fig. 316 General reference
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.207 [pl. 43, figs 6a, b]  General reference
 Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.144, pl. 97, fig. 7 General reference

Classification

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

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=14383) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-07-30.