OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Conidae 

Conus hopwoodi Tomlin, 1936

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Conus gracilis Sowerby III, 1875
   Conus hopwoodi Tomlin, 1935

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPapua New Guinea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaSouth China Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificSolomon Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 36 m ]
depth: subtidal [ from 6 m ]
habit: burrowing, infaunal [ in the sand during the day ]
substrate: mud [ ]
substrate: sand [ ]

References

 Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. p.271, pl. 57, figs. 22-26 Contains synonymy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Conoidea
                        Conidae Rafinesque, 1815
                          Conus Linnaeus, 1758
                            Conus hopwoodi Tomlin, 1936

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=46139) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-05-08. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-27.