Species Conus (Plicaustraconus) trigonus Reeve, 1848
Sting Ray Cone, The Triangular Cone
- Conus trigonus Reeve, L.A. 1848. Monograph of the genus Conus. supp. pls 1-3 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 1. [pl. 3, sp. 286].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH.
Generic Combinations
- Plicaustraconus trigonus (Reeve, 1848). —
Tucker, J.K. & Tenorio, M.J. 2009. Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. ConchBooks pp. 296. [112] - Conus (Plicaustraconus) trigonus Reeve, 1848. —
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]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27)
Ecological Descriptors
Carnivorous, continental shelf, coral rubble, intertidal, marine, mud-silt, sand, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
To about 150 m
General References
Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. Manual of the living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region. Wiesbaden : Hemmen 517 pp. [137, pl. 24, figs 1-5]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [216, pl. 42, 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. [146, pl. 98, figs 11-11a]
Common Name References
Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. [17] (Sting Ray Cone)
Reeve, L.A. 1848. Monograph of the genus Conus. supp. pls 1-3 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 1. [sp. 286] (The Triangular Cone)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | CONOIDEA | 28-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 |