OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Conidae 

Conus melvilli Sowerby III, 1879

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Conus pusio Sowerby I, 1834
   Conus melvilli Sowerby III, 1879
   Conus (Chelyconus) boschi Clover, 1972

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaPersian Gulf (=Arabian Gulf)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaOman

Keywords

depth: shallow subtidal 
exposure: sheltered 
substrate: sand 

References

 Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. p.91, pl. 12, figs. 22-26 Contains synonymy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Conoidea
                        Conidae Rafinesque, 1815
                          Conus Linnaeus, 1758
                            Conus melvilli Sowerby III, 1879

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=46377) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-05-10. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-07-30.