OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Conidae 

Conus spectrum Linnaeus, 1758

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Conus spectrum Linnaeus, 1758
   Cucullus carota Röding, 1798
   Conus lacteus Lamarck, 1810
   Conus conspersus Reeve, 1843
   Conus verreauxii Kiener, 1845
   Conus filamentosus Reeve, 1849
   Conus stillatus Reeve, 1849
   Conus pica A. Adams & Reeve, 1849
   Conus daphne Boivin, 1864
   Conus dolium Boivin, 1964

Common Name

The Spectre Cone p.sp. 80      Reeve, L.A. 1843.  
The Filamentose Cone p.sp. 260 [as Conus filamentosus]      Reeve, L.A. 1849.  
The Trickled Cone p.sp. 247      Reeve, L.A. 1849.  

Distribution

  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central W coast
  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: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Papua New Guinea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Indonesia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: Japan: Ryukyu Islands (Loo-Chu Islands, Nansi-Shoto)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: Taiwan
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): Western Australia

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 50 m {Rocke1995x55} ]
depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal 
substrate: sand [ ]

References

 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. p.137-138, pl. 7, fig. 7 General reference
 Gillett, K. & McNeill, F. 1959. p.75, pl. 66, fig. 3 [ as Cleobulla spectrum ]  New combination
 Habe, T. 1964. p.115 [ as Textilia spectrum (Linnaeus) ]  New combination
 Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. p.204, pl. 41, figs. 1-31 Contains synonymy
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.204, pl. 48, figs. 5a-b [ as Conus consperus Reeve, 1844 ]  General reference
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.215, pl. 48, figs. 8a-b  General reference
 Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.148, pl. 99, fig. 13 General reference

Classification

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

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=14500) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-27.