Species Conus (Klemaeconus) rufimaculosus Macpherson, 1959
Red Spotted Cone
- Conus rufimaculosus Macpherson, J.H. 1959. New gastropods from north Australia. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 24: 51–57, 1 pl. [54, pl. 1, figs 5, 5a–c].
Type data:
Holotype NMV F18465, Tweed Heads, New South Wales.
Generic Combinations
- Floraconus rufimaculosus (Macpherson, 1959). —
Tucker, J.K. & Tenorio, M.J. 2009. Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. ConchBooks pp. 296. [93, 172, pl. 6, fig. 14] - Conus (Klemaeconus) rufimaculosus Macpherson, 1959. —
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 [9]
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
Continental shelf, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
18-84 m
General References
Beechey, D. 2004. Conus rufimaculosus Macpherson, 1959. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Conidae/Pages/Conus_rufimaculosus.htm (date accessed 21/11/2011)
Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. Manual of the living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region. Wiesbaden : Hemmen 517 pp. [178, pl. 33, figs 25–26]
Tucker, J.K. & Tenorio, M.J. 2009. Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. ConchBooks pp. 296. [93, 172, pl. 6, fig. 14]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [214, pl. 47, figs 7a–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. [152, pl. 101, fig. 2]
Common Name References
Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. [269] (Red Spotted 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 | 21-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 10-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED |