Species Conus (Dendroconus) betulinus Linnaeus, 1758
Betuline Cone, The Butter-Firkin Cone
- Conus betulinus Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundem classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiae : Laurentii Salvii Vol. 1 10, 824 pp. [715, no. 266].
Type data:
Lectotype Island of Java, Indonesia. - Cucullus medusae Röding, P.F. 1798. Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturae quae olim collegerat Joa. Hamburg : Trappii 199 pp. [Date published September 1798] [43, no. 546/48].
Type data:
Lectotype. - Conus betulinus immaculata Dautzenberg, P. 1906. Liste de coquilles marines drambodi foutra (Cote-est de Sainte-Marie de Madagascar). Journal de Conchyliologie 4 54: 27-29 [27] [as Conus betulinus var. immaculata Dautzenberg, 1906].
Type data:
Status unknown, Ambodifoutra (Côte est de Sainte Marie de Madagascar). - Conus betulinus plurizonata Dautzenberg, P. 1937. Gastéropodes marins. 3-Famille Conidae'; Résultats Scientifiques du Voyage aux Indes Orientales Néerlandaises de LL. AA. RR. Le Prince et la Princesse Lé Belgique. Mémoires du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique 2(18): 284 pp, 3 pls [49] [as Conus betulinus var. plurizonata Dautzenberg, 1937].
- Conus betulinus scripta Dautzenberg, P. 1937. Gastéropodes marins. 3-Famille Conidae'; Résultats Scientifiques du Voyage aux Indes Orientales Néerlandaises de LL. AA. RR. Le Prince et la Princesse Lé Belgique. Mémoires du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique 2(18): 284 pp, 3 pls [49] [junior homonym; not Conus scriptus Sowerby II, 1858; as Conus betulinus var. scripta Dautzenberg, 1937].
- Conus betulinus alternans Dautzenberg, P. 1937. Gastéropodes marins. 3-Famille Conidae'; Résultats Scientifiques du Voyage aux Indes Orientales Néerlandaises de LL. AA. RR. Le Prince et la Princesse Lé Belgique. Mémoires du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique 2(18): 284 pp, 3 pls [48] [as Conus betulinus var. alternans Dautzenberg, 1937].
Type data:
Lectotype. - Conus betulinus tabulata Dautzenberg, P. 1937. Gastéropodes marins. 3-Famille Conidae'; Résultats Scientifiques du Voyage aux Indes Orientales Néerlandaises de LL. AA. RR. Le Prince et la Princesse Lé Belgique. Mémoires du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique 2(18): 284 pp, 3 pls [48] [as Conus betulinus var. tabulata Dautzenberg, 1937].
- Conus betulinus paucimaculata Dautzenberg, P. 1937. Gastéropodes marins. 3-Famille Conidae'; Résultats Scientifiques du Voyage aux Indes Orientales Néerlandaises de LL. AA. RR. Le Prince et la Princesse Lé Belgique. Mémoires du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique 2(18): 284 pp, 3 pls [50] [Conus betulinus var. paucimaculata Dautzenberg, 1937].
- Conus zulu Petuch, E.J. 1979. Twelve new Indo-Pacific gastropods. Nemouria 23: 1-20 [19, figs 28–31].
Type data:
Holotype DMNH 126406, off the mouth of Umfolozi River, Zululand coast, Natal, South Africa.
Generic Combinations
- Dendroconus betulinus (Linnaeus, 1758). —
Tucker, J.K. & Tenorio, M.J. 2009. Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. ConchBooks pp. 296. [89, 172, pl. 6, fig. 7] - Conus (Dendroconus) betulinus Linnaeus, 1758. —
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 [8]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific, from east Africa to New Caledonia
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Carnivorous, continental shelf, coral reef, intertidal, marine, muddy sand, sand, sand flats, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
To 50 m
General References
Bouchet, P. 2015. Conus (Dendroconus) betulinus Linnaeus, 1758. In: MolluscaBase (2015). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=845614 (Accessed on 2015-05-25)
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. Tropical Pacific marine shells. Sydney : Pacific Publications 352 pp., 68 pls. [128, pl. 5, fig. 4]
Hinton, A. 1972. Shells of New Guinea and the central Indo-Pacific. Milton : Jacaranda Press xviii 94 pp. [84, fig. 7]
Oostingh, C.H. 1925. Report on a collection of recent shells from Obi and Halmahera, Molluccas. Mededeelingen van de Landbouwhoogeschool te Wageningen 29(1): 1–362 [197–200]
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. 67, pl. 13]
Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. Manual of the living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region. Wiesbaden : Hemmen 517 pp. [92, pl. 13, figs 4–11]
Salvat, B. & Rives, C. 1975. Coquillages de Polynésie. Tahiti : Papéete Les editions du pacifique, 391 pp. [356] (as Gastridium betulinus)
Smith, E.A. 1891. On a collection of marine shells from Aden, with some remarks upon the relationship of the Molluscan fauna of the Red Sea and the Mediterranean. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1891(3): 390–436 [400]
Tucker, J.K. & Tenorio, M.J. 2009. Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. ConchBooks pp. 296. [89, 172, pl. 6, fig. 7]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [201, pl. 45, figs 9a–b]
Wilson, B.R. & Gillett, K. 1971. Australian shells: illustrating and describing 600 species of marine gastropods found in Australian waters. Sydney : Reed Books 168 pp. [144, pl. 97, fig. 12]
Common Name References
Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. [192, pl. 540] (Betuline Cone)
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. 67] (The Butter-Firkin Cone)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | CONOIDEA | 21-May-2015 | ADDED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 01-Jun-2021 | 17-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 10-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED |