OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Conidae 

Conus malacanus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Conus malacanus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
   Conus canaliculatus Dillwyn, 1817
   Conus subcarinatus Sowerby II, 1865
   Conus cuneatus Sowerby III, 1873

Distribution

  PRELOVED Regions: India
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Sri Lanka
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
     Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.48 

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 55 m ]
depth: subtidal [ from 5 m ]
substrate: sand 

References

 Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. p.142, pl. 25, figs. 6-9 Contains synonymy

Classification

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

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=46373) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-05-10. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-03-26.