Species Conus (Floraconus) anemone Lamarck, 1810
New Holland Cone, Rawhide Cone, Southern Cone, The Anemone Cone
- Conus anemone 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 [272, no. 78].
Type data:
Lectotype MNHN 107, New Holland. - Conus maculosus Sowerby, G.B. (1st) 1833. Conus. pls 24–37 in Sowerby, G.B. (2nd) (ed). The Conchological Illustrations or coloured figures of all the hitherto unfigured recent shells. London : G.B. Sowerby (2nd). [pl. 24, figs 3, 3*] [junior homonym; not Conus maculosus (Roeding, 1798)].
Type data:
Lectotype Swan River, New South Wales. - Conus novaehollandiae Adams, A. 1854. Descriptions of new species of the genus Conus, from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1853(21): 116–119 [119, no. 21].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH, Swan River. - Conus comptus Adams, A. 1854. Descriptions of new species of the genus Conus, from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1853(21): 116–119 [119, no. 19] [junior homonym; not Conus comptus Gould, 1853].
Type data:
Status unknown, BMNH, Natal. - Conus maculatus Sowerby, G.B. 1857-1858. Monograph of the genus Conus. 1–56, pls 1–24 in Thesaurus conchyliorum or monographs of genera of shells. London : Sowerby Vol. 3. [31, pl. 13 (199), fig. 296] [junior homonym; not Conus maculatus Bosc, 1801].
Type data:
Status unknown, Capul, Philippines. - Conus superstriatus Sowerby, G.B. 1857-1858. Monograph of the genus Conus. 1–56, pls 1–24 in Thesaurus conchyliorum or monographs of genera of shells. London : Sowerby Vol. 3. [37, pl. 13 (199), fig. 282].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH. - Conus roseotinctus Sowerby, G.B. 1866. Monograph of the genus Conus. pp. 328–329 in Thesaurus Conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. London : Sowerby, G.B. Vol. 3. [325, no. 405, pl. 25 (286), fig. 604].
Type data:
Status unknown, BMNH. - Conus rossiteri Brazier, J. 1870. Descriptions of three new species of marine shells from the Australian coast. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (1): 108–109 [109].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.11899 dry, Sydney, Botany Bay, Cape Solander, New South Wales, Australia [34°1'58.8'S,151°13'1.2'E]. - Conus carmeli Tenison-Woods, J.E. 1877. On some new Tasmanian marine shells. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1876: 131–159 [Date published 27 Feb 1877] [134, no. 7].
Type data:
Holotype TMH, North coast, Tasmania. - Conus flindersi Brazier, J. 1898. New marine shells from the Solomon Islands and Australia. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 22: 779–782 [780].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA, Flinders, Victoria. - Conus remo Brazier, J. 1898. New marine shells from the Solomon Islands and Australia. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 22: 779–782 [271].
Type data:
Lectotype SAMA, San Remo, Victoria. - Floraconus peronianus Iredale, T. 1931. Australian molluscan notes. No. 1. Records of the Australian Museum 18(4): 201–235, pls xxii–xxv [Date published 29 June] [224, pl. 25, fig. 12].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.57869 dry, Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia [33°51'0'S,151°13'58.8'E]. - Conus incinctus Fenaux 1942. Nouvelles espèces du genre Conus. Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique Monaco 814: 1–4 [3, fig. 6].
- Conus nitidissimus Fenaux 1942. Nouvelles espèces du genre Conus. Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique Monaco 814: 1–4 [3, fig. 7].
- Floraconus saundersi Cotton, B.C. 1945. A catalogue of the cone shells (Conidae) in the South Australian Museum. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 8(2): 229–280 [264, pl. 4, fig. 8].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA, Yorke Peninsula, Edithburgh, Levens Beach. - Floraconus singletoni Cotton, B.C. 1945. A catalogue of the cone shells (Conidae) in the South Australian Museum. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 8(2): 229–280 [263, pl. 4, fig. 10].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA, Victoria, Western Port.
Generic Combinations
- Floraconus anemone (Lamarck, 1810). —
Tucker, J.K. & Tenorio, M.J. 2009. Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. ConchBooks pp. 296. [92] - Conus (Floraconus) anemone Lamarck, 1810. —
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
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Ecological Descriptors
Among algae, carnivorous, continental shelf, coral reef, intertidal, marine, predator, rock platforms, rocks, sand, seagrass, shallow subtidal, subtidal, under stones.
Extra Ecological Information
To 40 m; feeds on polychaetes.
General References
Angas, G.F. 1867. A list of species of marine Mollusca found in Port Jackson harbour, New South Wales, and on the adjacent coasts, with notes on their habits, etc. Part I. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867: 185–233 [Date published 14 Feb. 1867] [204] (as Conus maculosus)
Beechey, D. 2004. Conus anemone Lamarck, 1810. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Conidae/Pages/Conus_anemone.htm (date accessed 17/11/2011)
Hedley, C. 1913. Studies of Australian Mollusca. Part XI. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 38: 258–339 [307–308]
Iredale, T. 1914. Report on Mollusca collected at the Monte Bello Islands. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1914: 665–675, 3 text figs [675] (as Conus maculosus)
Iredale, T. 1924. Results from Roy Bell's molluscan collections. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 49(3): 179–279, pls 33–36 [263–264]
Kohn, A.J. 2003. Biology of Conus on shores of the Dampier Archipelago, northwestern Australia. pp. 89–100 in Wells, F.E., Walker, D.I. & Jones, D.S. The Marine Flora and Fauna of Dampier, Western Australia. Proceedings of the Eleventh International Marine Biological Workshop. Perth : Western Australian Museum Vol. 1. [89–99]
Macpherson, J.H. 1966. Port Phillip Survey 1957–1963. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 27: 201–288 [227] (as Floraconus anemone (Lamarck))
Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962. Marine molluscs of Victoria. Melbourne : Melbourne University Press & National Museum of Victoria 475 pp. [235, 237, fig. 273] (as Floraconus anemone (Lamarck, 1810))
Pritchard, G.B. & Gatliff, J.H. 1900. Catalogue of the marine shells of Victoria. Part III. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 12(2): 170–205 [180–181]
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. [pl. 25, sp. 139]
Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. Manual of the living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region. Wiesbaden : Hemmen 517 pp. [277, pl.59, figs 8-20]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [211, pl. 49, figs 4a-d] (as Conus novaehollandiae Adams, 1854)
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [199, pl. 49, figs 8a-k]
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. [148, pl. 99, figs 8-8b] (as Conus novaehollandiae)
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. [148, pl. 99, figs 6-6c]
Common Name References
Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [190] (Southern Cone)
Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. [50] (as Conus novaehollandiae) (New Holland Cone, Rawhide 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. 139] (The Anemone Cone)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | CONOIDEA | 25-May-2015 | ADDED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 01-Jun-2021 | 05-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 10-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED |