OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Conidae 

Conus quercinus Solander in [Lightfoot], 1786

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Conus quercinus Solander in [Lightfoot], 1786
   Conus cingulum Gmelin, 1791
   Conus quercinus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
   Conus buxeus Link, 1817
   Conus ponderosa "Beck" Sowerby II, 1858
   Conus akabensis Sowerby III, 1887
   Conus egregius Sowerby III, 1914
   Conus albus Shaw, 1915
   Conus fulvostriatus Fenaux, 1942
   Cleobula albonerosa Garrard, 1966

Common Name

The Oak Cone p.sp. 148      Reeve, L.A. 1843.  
Yellow Cone p.195      Coleman, N. 1981.  

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: 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
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.31 
  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 more than 70 m {Rocke1995x55} ]
depth: subtidal [ throughout range ]
feeds on: animals [ enteropneusts ]
salinity: brackish [ tolerates muddy, brackish water {Rocke1995x55} ]
substrate: sand [ ]

References

 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. p.130-131, pl. 43, fig. 7 General reference
 Demond, J. 1957. p.331 General reference
 Kay, E.A. 1979. p.379, fig. 123J General reference
 Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. p.96, pl. 14, figs. 4-7 Contains synonymy
 Salvat, B. & Rives, C. 1975. p.356 [ as Gastridium quercinus ]  New combination
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.213, pl. 45, figs. 8a-b  General reference
 Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.144, pl. 97, fig. 11 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Conoidea
                        Conidae Rafinesque, 1815
                          Conus Linnaeus, 1758
                            Conus quercinus Solander in [Lightfoot], 1786

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=14475) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-27.