OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Conidae 

Conus comatosa Pilsbry, 1904

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Conus dormitor Pilsbry, 1904
   Conus comatosa Pilsbry, 1904
   Conus (Asperi) elegans Schepman, 1913
   Conus schepmani Fulton, 1936

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-China
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificNew Caledonia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificSolomon Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Western Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ from 80 m ]
depth: continental slope [ to 400 m ]
substrate: sand [ and in coral rubble ]

References

 Habe, T. 1964. p.114, pl. 36, fig. 13 New combination
 Hinton, A. 1972. p.90, fig. 12 General reference
 Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. p.266, pl. 56, figs. 16-20 Contains synonymy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Conoidea
                        Conidae Rafinesque, 1815
                          Conus Linnaeus, 1758
                            Conus comatosa Pilsbry, 1904

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=45873) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-05-03. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-27.