OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Conidae 

Conus auricomus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Conus auricomus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
   Conus dactylosus Kiener, 1845
   Conus debilis Fenaux, 1943

Distribution

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

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 40 m ]
depth: shallow subtidal [ from 3 m ]
depth: subtidal 
habitat: coral reef [ in sand pockets and caves ]
substrate: sand [ ]

References

 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. p.123, pl. 1, fig. 9 General reference
 Habe, T. 1964. p.116, pl. 37, fig. 3 [ as Hermes auriconus (Hwass) ]  New combination
 Hinton, A. 1972. p.82, fig. 7 General reference
 Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. p.307, pl. 66, figs. 11-14 General reference
 Salvat, B. & Rives, C. 1975. p.357 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Conoidea
                        Conidae Rafinesque, 1815
                          Conus Linnaeus, 1758
                            Conus auricomus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=45645) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-05-02. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-27.