Subspecies Conus (Cylinder) aureus aureus Hwass in Bruguiere, 1792
The Golden Cone
- Conus aureus Bruguière, M. 1792. Encyclopédie Méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des vers. Paris : Panckoucke Vol. 1 i–xviii, 757 pp. [742, no. 135].
Type data:
Neotype MHNG, l'Océan indien, surtout les côtes de la Chine. - Conus auricomus Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. 1810. Suite des espèces du genre Cône. Annales du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris 15: 263–286, 422–442 [433] [junior homonym; not Conus auricomus Hwass, 1792].
Type data:
Lectotype l'Océan indien, les côtes de la Chine.
Generic Combinations
- Conus (Cylinder) aureus aureus Hwass in Bruguiere, 1792. —
Puillandre, N., Duda, T.F., Meyer, C., Olivera, B.M. & Bouchet, P. 2015. One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies 81: 1–23 [7]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Indo Pacific, from eastern Africa to French Polynesia; Coral Sea (e.g. Australian Museum reference collection C325833)
IMCRA
Northeast Province (18), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, coral reef, coral rubble, marine, rocks, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
To 30 m
General References
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. Tropical Pacific marine shells. Sydney : Pacific Publications 352 pp., 68 pls. [121, pl. 41, fig. 1]
Hinton, A. 1972. Shells of New Guinea and the central Indo-Pacific. Milton : Jacaranda Press xviii 94 pp. [78, fig. 4]
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. 196, pl. 36]
Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. Manual of the living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region. Wiesbaden : Hemmen 517 pp. [305, pl. 66, figs 1-3]
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. 196] (The Golden Cone)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | CONOIDEA | 20-May-2015 | ADDED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 01-Jun-2021 | 07-Feb-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 10-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED |