Species Conus (Tesselliconus) eburneus Hwass in Bruguiere, 1792
The Ivory Cone
- Conus eburneus Bruguière, M. 1792. Encyclopédie Méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des vers. Paris : Panckoucke Vol. 1 i–xviii, 757 pp. [640, no. 89].
Type data:
Lectotype aux mers des Indes orientales (East Indies). - Cucullus quadratulus 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] [41, no. 512/36] [junior synonym].
Type data:
Lectotype. - Conus alternatus Link, H.F. 1807. Beschreibung der Naturalien Sammlung der Universität zu Rostock. Rostock : Alders Erben. [6 parts with no volume description; pp.1-50, 51-100, 101-165, 1-30, 1-38, 1-38] [101].
Type data:
Lectotype. - Conus crassus Sowerby, G.B. 1857-1858. Monograph of the genus Conus. 1–56, pls 1–24 in Thesaurus conchyliorum or monographs of genera of shells. London : Sowerby Vol. 3. [25, no. 203, pl. 12, figs 254-255].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH, Feejee Islands. - Conus eburneus polyglotta Weinkauff, H.C. 1874. Catalog der bis bekannt gewordenen Arten der Gattung Conus L. Jahrbücher der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft 1: 236-268, 273-305 [244] [as Conus eburneus var. polyglotta Weinkauff, 1874].
Type data:
Status unknown, Pelew Ins., Gesellsch.-Ins.
Generic Combinations
- Lithoconus eburneus (Hwass in Bruguiere, 1792). —
Tucker, J.K. & Tenorio, M.J. 2009. Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. ConchBooks pp. 296. [106, 176, pl. 8, fig. 23] - Puncticulus eburneus (Hwass in Bruguiere, 1792). —
Gillett, K. & McNeill, F. 1959. The Great Barrier Reef and adjacent isles: a comprehensive survey for visitor, naturalist and photographer. Sydney : Coral Press 209 pp. [75, pl. 66] - Conus (Tesselliconus) eburneus 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 [13]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo Pacific, from east Africa to 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
Continental shelf, intertidal, marine, reef flat, sand, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
To 65 m
General References
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. Tropical Pacific marine shells. Sydney : Pacific Publications 352 pp., 68 pls. [129, pl. 43, fig. 2]
Demond, J. 1957. Micronesian reef associated gastropods. Pacific Science 11(3): 275–341, fig. 2, pl. 1 [327-328]
Hinton, A. 1972. Shells of New Guinea and the central Indo-Pacific. Milton : Jacaranda Press xviii 94 pp. [68, figs 1-5]
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. 106, pl. 19]
Rippingale, O.H. & McMichael, D.F. 1961. Queensland and Great Barrier Reef shells. Brisbane : Jacaranda Press 210 pp. [132-133, pl. 18, fig. 2]
Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. Manual of the living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region. Wiesbaden : Hemmen 517 pp. [81, pl. 10, figs 8-19]
Salvat, B. & Rives, C. 1975. Coquillages de Polynésie. Tahiti : Papéete Les editions du pacifique, 391 pp. [345, fig. 319]
Tucker, J.K. & Tenorio, M.J. 2009. Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. ConchBooks pp. 296. [106, 176, pl. 8, fig. 23]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [205, pl. 46, fig. 3]
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. [150, pl. 100, figs 2-2a]
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. 106] (The Ivory Cone)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | CONOIDEA | 26-May-2015 | ADDED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 01-Jun-2021 | 18-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 10-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED |