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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Conidae 

Conus rutilus Menke, 1843

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Conus rutilus Menke, 1843
   Conus tasmanicus Tenison-Woods, 1876
   Conus macleayana Tenison-Woods, 1877
   Conus (Stephanoconus) smithi Angas, 1877

Common Name

Fiery-red Cone p.189 [as Parviconus rutilus]      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Tas. coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: S Gulfs coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Australian Bight
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: SW coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower W coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: New South Wales
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Victoria
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: South Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Tasmania
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S)

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
habitat: coral reef 
substrate: in sand 

References

 Allan, J. 1950. p.189 [ as Parviconus rutilus ]  New combination
 Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. p.281, pl. 59, figs. 29-33 Contains synonymy
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.214, pl. 47, figs. 7a-d  General reference
 Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.148, pl. 99, figs. 12-12d General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Conoidea
                        Conidae Rafinesque, 1815
                          Conus Linnaeus, 1758
                            Conus rutilus Menke, 1843

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=14487) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-08-07.