OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Conidae 

Conus moluccensis Küster, 1838

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Conus moluccensis Kuster, 1838
   Conus moluccensis Kuster, 1838
   Conus moluccensis Kuster, 1838
   Conus stainforthii Reeve, 1843
   Conus merleti Anonymous, 1973

Included taxa

   Conus moluccensis moluccensis Küster, 1838
   Conus moluccensis marielae Rehder & Wilson, 1975

Distribution

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Marshall Islands
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: French Polynesia (Polynesie Francaise): Marquesas (Iles Marquises)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: French Polynesia (Polynesie Francaise): Tuamotu Archipelago (Iles Tuamotu)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: New Caledonia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Solomon Islands
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Fiji
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Indonesia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Papua New Guinea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Indo-Arabia: Chagos Archipelago
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Indo-Arabia: Maldives
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Mascarene Islands: Reunion
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ from 20 m ]
depth: continental slope [ to 240 m ]
substrate: in coral rubble 
substrate: sand bottom 

References

 Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. p.231, pl. 48, figs. 4-11 Contains synonymy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Conoidea
                        Conidae Rafinesque, 1815
                          Conus Linnaeus, 1758
                            Conus moluccensis Küster, 1838

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=46200) created by ANSVolunteer1 on 2001-05-08. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-07-30.