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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Conidae 

Conus varius Linnaeus, 1758

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Conus varius Linnaeus, 1758
   Cucullus annularis Röding, 1798
   Cucullus radula Röding, 1798
   Cucullus granulosus Röding, 1798
   Conus pulchellus Sowerby I, 1834
   Conus hevassii A. Adams, 1854
   Conus hwassi Weinkauff, 1874

Common Name

The Freckled Cone p.sp. 58      Reeve, L.A. 1843.  
The Pretty Cone p.sp. 53 [as Conus pulchellus]      Reeve, L.A. 1843.  

Distribution

  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
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Northern Territory
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 30 m ]
depth: continental slope [ in Philippines, dredged to 240 m ]
depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal 
habitat: coral reef 
substrate: coral 
substrate: in sand 

References

 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. p.135, pl. 7, fig. 3 General reference
 Habe, T. 1964. p.116, pl. 37, fig. 8 [ as Stephanoconus varius ]  New combination
 Reeve, L.A. 1843. pl. 12, sp. 58 General reference
 Reeve, L.A. 1843. pl. 11, sp. 53 [ as Conus pulchellus ]  General reference
 Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. p.55, pl. 4, figs. 26-28 Contains synonymy
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.217 [pl. 45, figs 5a, b]  General reference

Classification

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

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=14535) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-07-30.