OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Conidae 

Conus janus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Conus janus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
   Conus latifasciatus Sowerby II, 1858

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMozambique
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMadagascar
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMascarene Islands?
  PRELOVED RegionsIndia?
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines?

Keywords

depth: subtidal [ 8-20 m ]
exposure: exposed [ to strong tidal currents ]
substrate: sand 

References

 Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. p.110, pl. 17, figs. 9-12 Contains synonymy

Classification

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

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=46157) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-05-08. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2001-05-29.