Species Conus (Virgiconus) austroviola Röckel & Korn, 1992
- Conus austroviola Röckel, D. & Korn, W. 1992. New species and subspecies of the genus Conus (Mollusca: Neogastropoda) from the Indo-Pacific. Acta Conchyliorum 3: 5-29 [8, pl. 1, figs 1-12].
Type data:
Holotype SMNS, off Darwin, northern Australia.
Generic Combinations
- Hermes austroviola (Röckel & Korn, 1992). —
Tucker, J.K. & Tenorio, M.J. 2009. Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. ConchBooks pp. 296. [99] - Conus (Virgiconus) austroviola Röckel & Korn, 1992. —
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
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Intertidal, marine, subtidal, under rocks.
Extra Ecological Information
8-12 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. [235, pl. 49, figs 15-17]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [201, pl. 46, figs 18a-b]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | CONOIDEA | 25-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 |