Species Conus (Darioconus) episcopatus da Motta, 1982
- Conus episcopus elongata Dautzenberg, P. 1937. Gastéropodes marins. 3-Famille Conidae'; Résultats Scientifiques du Voyage aux Indes Orientales Néerlandaises de LL. AA. RR. Le Prince et la Princesse Lé Belgique. Mémoires du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique 2(18): 284 pp, 3 pls [100, pl. 3, fig. 7] [junior homonym; not Conus elongatus Holten, 1802, Conus elongatus Reeve, 1843, Conus mediterraneus var. elongatus Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882; as Conus episcopus var. elongata Adam & Leloup in Dautzenberg, 1937].
Type data:
Status unknown, Amboine. - Conus episcopus oblongus Fenaux 1942. Nouvelles espèces du genre Conus. Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique Monaco 814: 1–4 [2, fig. 1] [junior homonym; not Conus mediterraneus oblongus Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882; as Conus episcopus var. oblongus 'Dautzenberg' Fenaux, 1942].
Type data:
Status unknown, Ile de Maurice. - Conus episcopatus Motta, A.J. da 1982. Seventeen new cone shell names (Gastropoda: Conidae). Publicaçoes Ocasionais da Sociedade Portuguesa de Malacologia 1: 1–26 [1, pl. 1, figs 1a–b].
Type data:
Holotype Mahe Island, Seychelles. - Conus episcopus pupillaris Motta, A.J. da 1982. An examination of the Cone textile complex, part VI. La Conchiglia 14(158–159): 20–21 [21, text figs] [as Conus episcopus (pupillaris) da Motta, 1982].
- Conus magnificus macilentus Lauer, J. 1989. Conus magnificus macilentus, nomen novum. Publicaçoes Ocasionais da Sociedade Portuguesa de Malacologia 14: 17-23 [20, pl. figs 5.1-5.4].
Type data:
Syntype(s) Amboine (=Palau Ambon) Sud Moluques, Indonésie.
Generic Combinations
- Darioconus episcopatus (da Motta, 1982). —
Tucker, J.K. & Tenorio, M.J. 2009. Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. ConchBooks pp. 296. [70] - Conus (Darioconus) episcopatus da Motta, 1982. —
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 [7]
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
Carnivorous, continental shelf, coral reef, intertidal, marine, rocks, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
To 40 m; feeds on Cypraeidae
General References
Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. Manual of the living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region. Wiesbaden : Hemmen 517 pp. [292, pl. 62, figs 6–13]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [205, pl. 41, fig. 12]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | CONOIDEA | 20-May-2015 | ADDED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 01-Jun-2021 | 18-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 11-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED |