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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Conidae 

Conus sponsalis Hwass in Bruguière, 1792

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Conus sponsalis Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
   Conus puncturatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
   Conus maculatus Bosc, 1801
   Conus nanus Sowerby I, 1833

Common Name

The Bridal Cone p.sp. 109      Reeve, L.A. 1843.  
The Dwarf Cone p.sp. 150 [as Conus nanus]      Salvat, B. & Rives, C. 1975.  
The Punctued Cone pl. 47, sp. 261      Reeve, L.A. 1844.  

Distribution

Rehder, 1980 (Rehde1980x15): "Ryukyus and Queensland east to Hawaii and Easter Island; possibly occurring also in the Philippines."

  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: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: New South Wales
  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: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): New South Wales
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: Easter Island Group
     Rehder, H.A. 1980. p. 92 
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: Hawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)
     Rehder, H.A. 1980. p. 92 
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
     Rehder, H.A. 1980. p. 92 
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: Japan: Ryukyu Islands (Loo-Chu Islands, Nansi-Shoto)
     Rehder, H.A. 1980. p. 92 

Keywords

depth: intertidal [ abundant on benches ]
depth: subtidal [ on reef flats, lagoon pinnacles and reef habitats to approx. 18 m ]
feeds on: polychaetes 
habitat: coral reef 
habitat: coral reef 
substrate: in sand 

References

 Demond, J. 1957. p.331 General reference
 Kay, E.A. 1979. p.380, fig. 123G General reference
 Maes, V.O. 1967. p.147 General reference
 Rehder, H.A. 1980. p.92 [ as Conus nanus ]  General reference
 Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. p.68, pl. 8, figs. 1-8 Contains synonymy
 Salvat, B. & Rives, C. 1975. p.341 General reference
 Salvat, B. & Rives, C. 1975. p.346 [ as Conus nanus ]  General reference
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.215, pl. 47A, fig. 1  General reference

Classification

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

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=14502) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-27.