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Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Conidae

Conus stercusmuscarum Linnaeus, 1758

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Conus stercusmuscarum Linnaeus, 1758
   Cucullus sabella R�ding, 1798
   Cucullus arenatus R�ding, 1798

Common Name

The Fly-dung Cone pl. 17, sp. 90 Reeve, L.A. 1843.
Fly-spotted Cone p.187 Allan, J. 1950.

Distribution

Keywords

depth: intertidal
depth: subtidal
feeds on: animals [ fishes ]
substrate: in sand
substrate: under coral

References

Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. p.130, pl. 43, fig. 5 General reference
Habe, T. 1964. p.114, pl. 36, fig. 12 [ as Puncticulus stercusmuscarius (Linnaeus) ] New combination
Reeve, L.A. 1843. pl. 17, sp. 90 General reference
R�ckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. p.86, pl. 11, figs. 1-18 Contains synonymy
Wilson, B. 1994. p.215, pl. 44, figs. 3a-b General reference
Classification
  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Conoidea
                        Conidae Rafinesque, 1815
                          Conus Linnaeus, 1758
                            Conus stercusmuscarum Linnaeus, 1758
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=14505) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-07-30.