OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Conidae 

Conus omaria Hwass in Bruguière, 1792

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Conus omaria Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
   Conus sindon Reeve, 1843
   Conus convolutus Sowerby II, 1858
   Conus omaria var. magoides Melvill, 1900
   Conus patonganus da Motta, 1982
   Conus viperinus Lauer, 1986

Common Name

Omaria Cone p.195      Coleman, N. 1981.  
The Pearled Cone p.sp. 177      Reeve, L.A. 1843.  

Distribution

  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: East Africa
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to about 50 m, to 100 m in West Thailand {Rocke1995x55} ]
depth: shallow subtidal 
feeds on: gastropods [ Cypraeidae, Olividae and Strombidae ]
habitat: coral reef 
substrate: sand [ and rubble ]

References

 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. p.123, pl. 1, fig. 8 General reference
 Gillett, K. & McNeill, F. 1959. p.72, pl. 64, fig. 4 [ as Darioconus omaria ]  New combination
 Hinton, A. 1972. p.78, figs. 5-8 General reference
 Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. p.293, pl. 62, figs. 14-25 Contains synonymy
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.212, pl. 41, fig. 11  General reference
 Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.140, pl. 98, figs. 2-2a General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Conoidea
                        Conidae Rafinesque, 1815
                          Conus Linnaeus, 1758
                            Conus omaria Hwass in Bruguière, 1792

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=14450) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-27.