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 mustelinus Hwass in Brugui�re, 1792

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Conus mustelinus Hwass in Brugui�re, 1792
   Conus australis Schr�ter, 1803
   Conus (Rhizoconus) melinus Shikama, 1964
   Conus (Leptoconus) zukiae Shikama, 1979

Common Name

The Ermine Cone p.sp. 34 Reeve, L.A. 1843.
Weasel Cone p.336 Coleman, N. 1981.

Distribution

Keywords

depth: intertidal
depth: shallow subtidal
feeds on: animals [ polychaetes (eunicid and nereid) ]
habitat: coral reef
substrate: rocks

References

Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. p.127, pl. 5, fig. 2 General reference
Demond, J. 1957. p.330, fig. 40 General reference
Habe, T. 1964. p.116, pl. 37, fig. 7 [ as Rhizoconus mustelinus (Hwass) ] New combination
R�ckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. p.133, pl. 23, figs. 7-10 Contains synonymy
Wilson, B. 1994. p.211, pl. 43, figs. 2a-b General reference
Classification
  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Conoidea
                        Conidae Rafinesque, 1815
                          Conus Linnaeus, 1758
                            Conus mustelinus Hwass in Brugui�re, 1792
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=14438) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-27.