OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Conidae 

Conus nussatella Linnaeus, 1758

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Conus nussatella Linnaeus, 1758
   Conus tenuis Sowerby I, 1834
   Hermes kawanishii Shikama, 1970

Common Name

The Nussatella Cone p.sp. 56      Reeve, L.A. 1843.  

Distribution

  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
  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: Red Sea
  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.48 

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 25 m ]
depth: intertidal [ from 0.5 m ]
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal 
depth: subtidal 
habitat: coral reef 
substrate: sand bottom 

References

 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. p.141, pl. 7, fig. 9 General reference
 Dufo 1840. p.178 General reference
 Gillett, K. & McNeill, F. 1959. p.75, pl. 66, fig. 8 [ as Hermes nussatella ]  New combination
 Kay, E.A. 1979. p.376, fig. 122D General reference
 Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. p.242, pl. 50, figs. 15-18 Contains synonymy
 Salvat, B. & Rives, C. 1975. p.356 [ as Gastridium nussatella ]  New combination
 Satyamurti, S.T. 1952. p.210-211, pl. 20, fig. 7 General reference
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.211, pl. 46, fig. 15  General reference
 Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.150, pl. 100, fig. 8 General reference

Classification

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

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=14446) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-27.