OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Conidae 

Conus taeniatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Conus taeniatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
   Cucullus fernumbucinus Röding, 1798
   Cucullus genuinus Röding, 1798

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaOman
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaYemen
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaKenya
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaSomalia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaGulf of Oman
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.31 

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
feeds on: animals 
substrate: algal turf [ on rocks ]
substrate: sand [ among rocks ]

References

 Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. p.67, pl. 7, figs. 32-35 Contains synonymy

Classification

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

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=46822) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-05-18. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-27.