Species Conus (Lividoconus) muriculatus Sowerby, 1833
The Bruised Cone, The Prickly Cone
- Conus muriculatus laevigata Sowerby, G.B. (1st) 1833. Conus. pls 24–37 in Sowerby, G.B. (2nd) (ed). The Conchological Illustrations or coloured figures of all the hitherto unfigured recent shells. London : G.B. Sowerby (2nd). [pl. 24, fig. 1] [junior homonym; not Conus laevigatus Link, 1807 and Conus laevigatus Defrance, 1818; as Conus muriculatus var. laevigata].
Type data:
Status unknown, Masbate, Philippines. - Conus muriculatus Sowerby, G.B. (1st) 1833. Conus. pls 24–37 in Sowerby, G.B. (2nd) (ed). The Conchological Illustrations or coloured figures of all the hitherto unfigured recent shells. London : G.B. Sowerby (2nd). [pl. 24, fig. 1*].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH, Masbate, Philippines. - Conus sugillatus Reeve, L.A. 1844. Descriptions of new species of shells figured in the 'Conchologia Iconica'. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 11: 169–197 [177].
Generic Combinations
- Lividoconus muriculatus (Sowerby I, 1833). —
Tucker, J.K. & Tenorio, M.J. 2009. Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. ConchBooks pp. 296. [108, 178, pl. 9, fig. 8] - Conus (Lividoconus) muriculatus Sowerby, 1833. —
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 [10]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Indo Pacific, from Madagascar to French Polynesia
IMCRA
Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Algal substrate, continental shelf, coral reef, intertidal, marine, sand, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
To 70 m
General References
Beechey, D. 2004. Conus muriculatus Sowerby, 1833. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Conidae/Pages/Conus_muriculatus.htm (date accessed 21/11/2011)
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. Tropical Pacific marine shells. Sydney : Pacific Publications 352 pp., 68 pls. [134-135, pl. 45, fig. 6]
Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. Manual of the living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region. Wiesbaden : Hemmen 517 pp. [75, pl. 9, figs 6-11]
Tucker, J.K. & Tenorio, M.J. 2009. Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. ConchBooks pp. 296. [108, 178, pl. 9, fig. 8]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [210, pl. 50, figs 5a-b]
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. 112] (as Conus sugillatus) (The Bruised Cone, The Prickly 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 | ||
| 10-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED |