OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Conidae 

Conus vexillum Gmelin, 1791

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

Included taxa

   Conus vexillum vexillum Gmelin, 1791
   Conus vexillum sumatrensis Hwass in Bruguière, 1792

Common Name

Flag Cone p.185, pl.26, f.23      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral W coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West Pacific
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanIndia (E)
     Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.49 

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
feeds on: polychaetes [ eunicids ]
habitat: coral reef 

References

 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. p.126-127, pl. 3, fig. 8 General reference
 Kay, E.A. 1979. p.381-382, fig. 124A-B General reference
 Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. p.131, pl. 23, figs. 1-6 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 vexillum Gmelin, 1791

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=14537) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-02-04.