Species Conus (Turriconus) mitratus Hwass in Bruguiere, 1792
The Mitred Cone
- Conus mitratus Bruguière, M. 1792. Encyclopédie Méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des vers. Paris : Panckoucke Vol. 1 i–xviii, 757 pp. [738, no. 132].
Type data:
Lectotype MHNG 1107/17, l'Océan indien (Indian Ocean). - Conus mitraeformis pupaeformis Sowerby, G.B. (2nd) 1870. Descriptions of forty-eight new species of shells. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1870: 249–259 [256, pl. 22, fig. 2] [as Conus mitraeformis var. pupaeformis].
Type data:
Status unknown, Mauritius.
Generic Combinations
- Leporiconus mitratus (Hwass in Bruguiere, 1792). —
Tucker, J.K. & Tenorio, M.J. 2009. Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. ConchBooks pp. 296. [105] - Conus (Turriconus) mitratus Hwass in Bruguiere, 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
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Indo Pacific, from east Africa to French Polynesia
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, coral, intertidal, marine, sand, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
To 25 m
General References
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. Tropical Pacific marine shells. Sydney : Pacific Publications 352 pp., 68 pls. [142-143, pl. 50, fig. 1]
Habe, T. 1964. Shells of the western Pacific in color. Osaka : Hoikusha Vol. 2 233 pp., 66 pls. [116, pl. 37, fig. 1] (as Hermes (Leporiconus) mitratus)
Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. Manual of the living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region. Wiesbaden : Hemmen 517 pp. [243, pl. 50, figs 22-24]
Salvat, B. & Rives, C. 1975. Coquillages de Polynésie. Tahiti : Papéete Les editions du pacifique, 391 pp. [357] (as Gastridium mitratus)
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [210, pl. 46, figs 17a-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, figs 7-7a]
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. [pl. 18, sp. 100] (The Mitred 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 | 21-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 11-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED |