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Species Conus (Strategoconus) varius Linnaeus, 1758

The Freckled Cone, The Pretty Cone

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland


Extra Distribution Information

Indo Pacific, from east Africa to French Polynesia


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, coral, coral reef, intertidal, marine, sand, shallow subtidal, subtidal.

Extra Ecological Information

To 30 m

 

Common Name References

Reeve, L.A. 1843. Monograph of the genus Conus. pls 1–39 in Reeve, L.A. (ed.). Conchologica Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 1. [sp. 53] (as Conus pulchellus) (The Freckled Cone, The Pretty Cone)

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
01-Jun-2021 CONOIDEA 04-Jun-2015 ADDED Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
01-Jun-2021 21-Nov-2011 MODIFIED
10-Nov-2011 MODIFIED