Indo-Pacific Molluscan Species Database at The Academy of Natural Sciences

OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Conidae

Conus musicus Hwass in Brugui�re, 1792

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Conus musicus Hwass in Brugui�re, 1792
   Conus ceylanensis Hwass in Brugui�re, 1792
   Conus mighelsi Kiener, 1845
   Conus acutus Sowerby II, 1857

Common Name

Music Cone p.112 Coleman, N. 1981.

Distribution

Keywords

depth: intertidal [ from 1 m ]
depth: shallow subtidal
depth: subtidal [ to 18 m ]
habitat: coral reef [ rock benches, subtidal reef flats, reef rim and lagoon pinnacles {Rocke1995x55} ]
substrate: algal turf

References

Habe, T. 1964. p.116, pl. 37, fig. 4 [ as Virroconus musicus (Hwass) ] New combination
Nevill, G. & Nevill, H. 1875. [ as Conus ceylanensis ] General reference
Oostingh, C.H. 1925. p.196-197 [ as Conus ceylanensis ] General reference
R�ckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. p.69, pl. 8, figs. 9-21 Contains synonymy
Wilson, B. 1994. p.211, pl. 46, figs. 5a-b, 6a-b General reference
Classification
  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Conoidea
                        Conidae Rafinesque, 1815
                          Conus Linnaeus, 1758
                            Conus musicus Hwass in Brugui�re, 1792
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=14435) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-03-26.