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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Conidae 

Conus trigonus Reeve, 1848

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Conus trigonus Reeve, 1848
   Conus adami Wils, 1988

Common Name

The Triangular Cone p.sp. 286      Reeve, L.A. 1848.  
Sting Ray Cone p.17      Coleman, N. 1981.  

Distribution

North West Cape, WA to Gulf of Carpentaria

  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Arafura Sea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Gulf of Carpentaria
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Northern Territory
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Western Australia

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to about 150 m; typical form: to about 60 m; form adamsi: 80-150 m in arafura Sea and the gulf of Carpentaria ]
depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal 
feeds on: polychaetes 
substrate: mud [ ]
substrate: sand [ mixed with coral rubble in subtidal habitats ]

References

 Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. p.137, pl. 24, figs. 1-5 Contains synonymy
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.216, pl. 42, figs. 9a-b  General reference
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.199, pl. 42, figs. 10, 12a-b [ as Conus adami Wils, 1988 ]  Alternate taxonomic arrangement
 Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.146, pl. 98, figs. 11-11a General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Conoidea
                        Conidae Rafinesque, 1815
                          Conus Linnaeus, 1758
                            Conus trigonus Reeve, 1848

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=14529) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-27.