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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Conidae 

Conus marmoreus Linnaeus, 1758

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Conus marmoreus Linnaeus, 1758
   Cucullus proarchithalassus Röding, 1798
   Conus maculatus Perry, 1811
   Conus marmoreus var. granulatus Sowerby, 1839
   Conus crosseanus Bernardi, 1861
   Conus suffusus Sowerby, 1870
   Conus suffusus var. noumeensis Crosse, 1872
   Conus pseudomarmoreus Crosse, 1875
   Conus crosseanus var. lineata Crosse, 1878

Common Name

The Marble Cone pl. 14, sp. 74      Reeve, L.A. 1843.  

Distribution

India to Marshall Islands and Fiji {Rocke1995x55}

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean
  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: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
     Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.48 

Keywords

depth: intertidal [ from 1m {Rocke1995x55} ]
depth: shallow subtidal [ ]
depth: subtidal [ to 15 m {Rocke1995x55} ]
eCode: coral reef 
feeding mode: predation 
feeds on: animals [ gastropods ]
spawn/eggs: egg capsules pelagic 
substrate: in sand 
substrate: rocks [ ]

References

 Allan, J. 1950. p.185, pl. 25, fig. 15 General reference
 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. p.175-176, pl. 42, fig. 1 General reference
 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. p.175-176, pl. 42, fig. 1 General reference
 Demond, J. 1957. p.329 General reference
 Gillett, K. & McNeill, F. 1959. p.72, pl. 64, fig. 2 [ as Coronaxis marmoreus ]  New combination
 Hinton, A. 1972. p.64 General reference
 Kay, E.A. 1979. p.375, fig. 122A General reference
 Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. p.41, pl. 1, figs. 1-9 Contains synonymy
 Satyamurti, S.T. 1952. p.212-213, pl. 21, fig. 1 General reference
 Smith, E.A. 1897. p.229 [ as Conus crosseanus Bernardi ]  General reference
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.209 [pl. 43, figs 7a-d]  General reference
 Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.144, pl. 97, fig. 6 General reference

Classification

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

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=14413) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-27.