OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Conidae 

Conus leopardus (Röding, 1798)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cucullus leopardus Röding, 1798
   Conus millepunctatus Lamarck, 1822
   Conus millepunctatus var. aldrovandi Dautzenberg, 1937

Common Name

Leopard Cone p.194      Coleman, N. 1981.  
The Thousand-Spotted Cone p.sp. 178 [as Conus millepunctatus]      Reeve, L.A. 1843.  
Kurofu-modoki G3876 [Higo et al, 1999, species number: G3876]       Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999.  

Distribution

  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
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
     Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.47 

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 45 m ]
depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal 
exposure: sheltered 
feeds on: animals [ enteropneusts ( Ptychodera flava) ]
habitat: coral reef 
substrate: sand [ ]

References

 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. p.129, pl. 43, fig. 1 General reference
 Demond, J. 1957. p.328 General reference
 Hinton, A. 1972. p.70, fig. 2 General reference
 Kay, E.A. 1979. p.374, fig. 122I General reference
 Maes, V.O. 1967. p.146 General reference
 Reeve, L.A. 1843. pl. 32, sp. 178 [ as Conus millepunctatus ]  General reference
 Rippingale, O.H. & McMichael, D.F. 1961. p.133, pl. 18, fig. 4 [ as Conus (Lithoconus) millepunctatus Lamarck ]  General reference
 Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. p.80, pl. 10, figs. 5-7 Contains synonymy
 Salvat, B. & Rives, C. 1975. p.344, fig. 317 General reference
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.208, pl. 43, fig. 5  General reference
 Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.144, pl. 97, fig. 8 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Conoidea
                        Conidae Rafinesque, 1815
                          Conus Linnaeus, 1758
                            Conus leopardus (Röding, 1798)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=14394) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Paul J. Morris on 2004-02-25.