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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Conidae 

Conus tulipa Linnaeus, 1758

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Conus tulipa Linnaeus, 1758
   Cucullus purpureus Röding, 1798
   Conus (Tuliparia) nebulosa Swainson, 1840
   Conus (Chelyconus) borbonicus H. Adams, 1868

Common Name

The Tulip Cone p.sp. 128      Reeve, L.A. 1843.  

Distribution

  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
     Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.49 
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.220 

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal [ to 10 m ]
feeds on: animals [ fishes and molluscs ]
habitat: coral reef 

References

 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. p.137, pl. 7, fig. 5 General reference
 Demond, J. 1957. p.332 General reference
 Gillett, K. & McNeill, F. 1959. p.72, pl. 64, fig. 7 [ as Tuliparia tulipa ]  New combination
 Reeve, L.A. 1843. pl. 23, sp. 128 General reference
 Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. p.209, pl. 42, figs. 11-14 Contains synonymy
 Salvat, B. & Rives, C. 1975. p.353 [ as Gastridium tulipa ]  New combination
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.217, pl. 41, figs. 3a-b  General reference
 Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.144, pl. 97, fig. 2 General reference

Classification

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

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=14533) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-08-12.