OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
Data as of: 2006-05-17
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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Conidae
Conus encaustus Kiener, 1845
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Conus encaustus Kiener, 1845
Conus praetextus Reeve, 1848
Distribution
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: French Polynesia (Polynesie Francaise): Marquesas (Iles Marquises)
Keywords
depth: intertidal [ from 0.5 m
]
depth: shallow subtidal
depth: subtidal [ to 6 m
]
habitat: coral reef
substrate: rocks
substrate: sand
References
Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. p.65, pl. 7, figs. 18-21 Contains synonymy
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Visceroconcha
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Sorbeoconcha
Hypsogastropoda
Neogastropoda
Conoidea
Conidae Rafinesque, 1815
Conus Linnaeus, 1758
Conus encaustus Kiener, 1845
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=45941) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-05-04. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2001-05-24.