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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Conidae 

Conus magus Linnaeus, 1758

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Conus magus Linnaeus, 1758
   Conus raphanus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
   Cucullus caesius Röding, 1798
   Conus carinatus Swainson, 1822
   Conus metcalfi Reeve, 1843
   Conus epistomium Reeve, 1843
   Conus ustulatus Reeve, 1843
   Conus fucatus Reeve, 1849
   Conus assimilis A. Adams, 1854
   Conus circae "Chem" Sowerby II, 1858
   Conus rollandi Bernardi, 1860
   Conus consul Boivin, 1864
   Conus frauenfeldi Crosse, 1865
   Conus signifer Crosse, 1865
   Conus boreensis Sowerby II, 1866
   Conus tasmaniae Sowerby II, 1866
   Conus epistomiodes Weinkauff, 1875
   Conus (Phasmoconus) ambaroides Shikama, 1977
   Conus fulvobullatus da Motta, 1982
   Conus cernohorskyi da Motta, 1983

Common Name

The Dyed Cone p.sp. 271 [as Conus fucatus]      Reeve, L.A. 1849.  
The Magician Cone p.sp. 190      Reeve, L.A. 1843.  
The Keeled Cone pl. 31, sp. 175 [as Conus carinatus]      Reeve, L.A. 1843.  
The Spigot Cone pl. 42, sp. 227 [as Conus epistomium]      Reeve, L.A. 1843.  
Magus Cone p.162, pl.163      Wilson, B 2002.  

Distribution

  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: New Caledonia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Marshall Islands
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Vanuatu
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Fiji
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Solomon Islands
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Wallis and Futuna: Wallis Islands

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal 
exposure: sheltered 
feeding mode: predation 
feeds on: animals [ fish ]
feeds on: polychaetes [ smaller juveniles feed on syllid polychaetes {Rocke1995x55} ]
habitat: coral reef 
substrate: in sand 

References

 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. p.138, pl. 47, fig. 2 General reference
 Cotton, B.C. 1964. p.33, pl. 1, no. 9 [ as Chelyconus magus ]  New combination
 Demond, J. 1957. p.329 General reference
 Gillett, K. & McNeill, F. 1959. p.72, pl. 64, fig. 8 [ as Pionoconus magus ]  New combination
 Hinton, A. 1972. p.88 General reference
 Hinton, A. 1972. p.66 [ as Conus carinatus ]  General reference
 Oostingh, C.H. 1925. p.200-202 General reference
 Rippingale, O.H. & McMichael, D.F. 1961. p.134, pl. 18, fig. 18 General reference
 Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. p.120, pl. 20, figs. 1-32, pl. 45, figs. 22-25 Contains synonymy
 Smith, E.A. 1876. p.535-536 General reference
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.209, pl. 44, figs. 7a-b  General reference
 Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.152, pl. 101, figs. 14-14a General reference

Classification

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

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=14411) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-02-04.