Species Conus (Pionoconus) catus Hwass in Bruguiere, 1792
The Cat Cone
- Conus catus Bruguière, M. 1792. Encyclopédie Méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des vers. Paris : Panckoucke Vol. 1 i–xviii, 757 pp. [707, no. 99].
Type data:
Lectotype MHNG, Mauritius (Isle de France). - Cucullus nubilus 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] [46, no. 586/85].
Type data:
Status unknown. - Conus discrepans 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. 29, fig. 28].
Type data:
Lectotype. - Conus purus Pease, W.H. 1863. Description of new species of marine shells from the Pacific Islands. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1862: 240-243 [279].
Type data:
Holotype MCZ, Niihau Is. - Conus reflectus Sowerby, G.B.(3rd) 1877. Description of six new species of shells from the collections of the Marchioness Paulucci and Dr Prevost. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1876: 752–755 [754, pl. 75, fig. 6].
Type data:
Holotype. - Conus reflexus Sowerby, G.B. (3rd) 1887. Thesaurus Conchyliorum. Supplements to the Monograph of Conus and Voluta. Vol. 5 249–279, pls 29–36. [252] [emendation of Conus reflectus Sowerby III, 1877].
- Conus fuscoolivaceus 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 [62, pl. 1, fig. 8].
Type data:
Status unknown, Tijilaoet Eureun. - Conus rubrapapillosa 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 [62, pl. 1, fig. 7].
Type data:
Status unknown, Tijilaoet Eureun.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. Manual of the living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region. Wiesbaden : Hemmen 517 pp. [103] (see for complete synonymy)
Generic Combinations
- Conus (Pionoconus) catus Hwass in Bruguière, 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 [11] - Pionoconus catus (Hwass in Bruguiere, 1792). —
Tucker, J.K. & Tenorio, M.J. 2009. Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. ConchBooks pp. 296. [77]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo Pacific, from Red Sea and east Africa to Hawaii and French Polynesia
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Carnivorous, coral reef, intertidal, marine, rocky shore, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Feeds on fishes
General References
Beechey, D. 2004. Conus catus Hwass in Bruguiere, 1792. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Conidae/Pages/Conus_catus.htm (date accessed 17/11/2011)
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. Tropical Pacific marine shells. Sydney : Pacific Publications 352 pp., 68 pls. [133, pl. 44, fig. 9]
Demond, J. 1957. Micronesian reef associated gastropods. Pacific Science 11(3): 275–341, fig. 2, pl. 1 [326]
Hedley, C. 1899. The Mollusca of Funafuti. Part 1. Gastropoda. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 3(7): 395–488, 49 text figs [Date published March 6] [479]
Maes, V.O. 1967. The littoral marine mollusks of Cocos-Keeling Islands (Indian Ocean). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 119: 93–217 [145]
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. 79, pl. 15]
Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. Manual of the living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region. Wiesbaden : Hemmen 517 pp. [103, pl. 15, figs 18-28]
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 [401]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [202, pl. 50, figs 11a-c]
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. 11]
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. 79] (The Cat Cone)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | CONOIDEA | 27-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 |