Species Conus (Floraconus) aplustre Reeve, 1843
The Little Flag Cone
- Conus aplustre Reeve, L.A. 1844. Descriptions of new species of shells figured in the 'Conchologia Iconica'. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 11: 169–197 [171].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH, Woody Head, New South Wales. - Conus neglectus 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 [117].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH. - Conus cooki 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:
Lectotype AM C.11658 dry, Sydney, Botany Bay, Kurnell, Captain Cooks Landing Place, New South Wales, Australia [34°2'60'S,151°13'1.2'E].
Generic Combinations
- Floraconus aplustre (Reeve, 1843). —
Tucker, J.K. & Tenorio, M.J. 2009. Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. ConchBooks pp. 296. [93, 172, pl. 6, fig. 12] - Conus (Floraconus) aplustre Reeve, 1843. —
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
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine, rocky shore, subtidal, under rocks.
General References
Beechey, D. 2004. Conus aplustre Reeve, 1843. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Conidae/Pages/Conus_aplustre.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 [308-309]
Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. Manual of the living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region. Wiesbaden : Hemmen 517 pp. [280, pl. 59, figs 26–28]
Tucker, J.K. & Tenorio, M.J. 2009. Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. ConchBooks pp. 296. [93, 172, pl. 6, fig. 12]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [200, pl. 49, figs 5a–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. [148, pl. 99, figs 11–11a]
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. [pl. 30, sp. 170] (The Little Flag 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 | 17-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 10-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED |