Species Conus (Rhizoconus) vexillum Gmelin, 1791
Flag Cone
- Conus sumatrensis Bruguière, M. 1792. Encyclopédie Méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des vers. Paris : Panckoucke Vol. 1 i–xviii, 757 pp. [655-656, no. 54].
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. [131] (see for complete synonymy)
Generic Combinations
- Rhizoconus vexillum (Gmelin, 1791). —
Tucker, J.K. & Tenorio, M.J. 2009. Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. ConchBooks pp. 296. [118, 180, pl. 10, fig. 11] - Conus (Rhizoconus) vexillum Gmelin, 1791. —
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 [12]
Distribution
States
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 Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Carnivorous, coral reef, intertidal, marine, shallow subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Feeds on polychaetes: eunicids
General References
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. Tropical Pacific marine shells. Sydney : Pacific Publications 352 pp., 68 pls. [126-127, pl. 3, fig. 8]
Kay, E.A. 1979. Hawaiian marine shells. Reef and shore fauna of Hawaii. Section 4 : Mollusca. Honolulu, Hawaii : Bishop Museum Press Bernice P. Bishop Museum Special Publication Vol. 64(4) 653 pp. [381-382, fig. 124A-B]
Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. Manual of the living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region. Wiesbaden : Hemmen 517 pp. [131, pl. 23, figs 1-6]
Tucker, J.K. & Tenorio, M.J. 2009. Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. ConchBooks pp. 296. [118, 180, pl. 10, fig. 11]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [217, pl. 45, figs 5a-b]
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. [185, pl. 26, fig. 23] (Flag Cone)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-Jul-2023 | CONOIDEA | 18-Aug-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 01-Jun-2021 | CONOIDEA | 28-May-2015 | ADDED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 01-Jun-2021 | 22-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 10-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED |