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 rattus Hwass in Brugui�re, 1792

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Conus rattus Hwass in Brugui�re, 1792
   Conus taitensis Hwass in Brugui�re, 1792
   Conus chemnitzii Dillwyn, 1817
   Conus taheitensis Reeve, 1843
   Conus viridis Sowerby II, 1857
   Conus semivelatus Sowerby III, 1882
   Conus tahitiensis Dautzenberg, 1933

Common Name

Rat Cone p.113 Coleman, N. 1981.
The Taheite Cone p.sp. 78 Reeve, L.A. 1843.

Distribution

Keywords

depth: intertidal
depth: shallow subtidal
depth: subtidal
feeds on: animals [ polychaetes (Eunicidae) ]
habitat: coral reef [ in rubble and under stones ]

References

Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. p.133, pl. 44, fig. 8 General reference
Demond, J. 1957. p.331 General reference
Kay, E.A. 1979. p.399, fig. 123E General reference
R�ckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. p.139, pl. 24, figs. 18-23 Contains synonymy
Salvat, B. & Rives, C. 1975. p.350 [ as Conus taihensis ] General reference
Wilson, B. 1994. p.213, pl. 50, figs. 2a-c General reference
Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.152, pl. 101, fig. 13 General reference
Classification
  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Conoidea
                        Conidae Rafinesque, 1815
                          Conus Linnaeus, 1758
                            Conus rattus Hwass in Brugui�re, 1792
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=14477) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-27.