Species Volutoconus coniformis (Cox, 1871)
- Voluta coniformis Cox, J. 1871. Description de deux espèces nouvelles de Voluta et observations sur la V. punctata Swainson. Journal de Conchyliologie 3 19: 74-77, pl. 4 [74, pl. 4, fig. 1].
Type data:
Neotype WAM 51259, Broome area, Western Australia [17°57'S, 122°14'E].
Status unknown, Nickol Bay, Western Australia
Comment: Bail & Limpus (2013) state that the original Holotype from Nickol Bay, WA, is lost, and have replaced it with a neotype.Subsequent designation references:
Bail, P. & Limpus, A. 2013. Revision of the genus Volutoconus Crosse 1871 (GASTROPODA: VOLUTIDAE). Visaya 4(1): 25-75 [32].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Bail, P. & Limpus, A. 2013. Revision of the genus Volutoconus Crosse 1871 (GASTROPODA: VOLUTIDAE). Visaya 4(1): 25-75 [31-32, pl. 8-9]
Generic Combinations
- Cymbiola (Volutoconus) coniformis (Cox, 1871). —
Abbott, R.T. 1958. Notes on the anatomy of the Australian Volutes, bednalli and grossi. Journal of the Malacological Society of Australasia 2: 2-7, pl. 1, text figs 1-3 [3, pl. 1, figs 4, 6] (New combination) - Volutoconus coniformis (Cox, 1871). —
Tryon, G.W. 1882. Nassidae, Turbinellidae, Volutidae & Mitridae. Manual of Conchology. Philadelphia : G.W. Tryon Vol. 4. [100, pl. 30, fig, 129]
Weaver, C.S. & du Pont, J.E. 1970. Living Volutes - A Monograph of the Recent Volutidae of the World. Monograph Series No. 1. Greenville Delaware : Delaware Museum of Natural History pp. 1-375. [135, pl. 61C, 61D]
Poppe, G.T. & Goto, Y. 1992. Volutes. Ancona : L'Informatore Piceno 348 pp., pl. 1-107. [213, pl. 107, figs 10-11]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [117, pl. 21, figs 2a-b]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Dampier Archipelago to West Kimberley, Western Australia
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27)
Ecological Descriptors
Intertidal, marine, sand, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
To about 20 m deep.
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 | OLIVOIDEA | 02-Feb-2012 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 28-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED |