OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Conidae 

Conus bullatus Linnaeus, 1758

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Conus bullatus Linnaeus, 1758
   Conus nubecula Gmelin, 1791
   Cucullus parvus Röding, 1798
   Cucullus laganum Röding, 1798
   Conus bullatus var. articulata Dautzenberg, 1937
   Textilia bullatus forma pongo Shikama & Oishi in Shikama, 1977

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMozambique
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaTanzania
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMadagascar
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMascarene Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-China
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceania

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ common to 50 m ]
depth: continental slope [ to about 240 m ]
depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal [ common from subtidal ]
habitat: coral reef 
substrate: muddy sand 

References

 Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. p.214, pl. 43, figs. 11-16 Contains synonymy

Classification

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

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=45746) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-05-02. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-07-30.