Species Conus (Rhizoconus) mustelinus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
The Ermine Cone, Weasel Cone
- Conus mustelinus Bruguière, M. 1792. Encyclopédie Méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des vers. Paris : Panckoucke Vol. 1 i–xviii, 757 pp. [654, no. 53].
Type data:
Lectotype l'Océan Asiatique (Indian Ocean). - Conus australis Schröter, J.S. 1803. Naue Conchylienarten und Abänderungen, Anmerkungen und Berichtigungen nach dem linnéischen System der XII. Ausgabe. Archiv für Zoologie und Zootomie 3(2): 33-78 [71] [junior homonym; not Conus australis Holten, 1802].
Type data:
Holotype aus den Südländern. - Conus (Rhizoconus) melinus Shikama, T. 1964. Description of a new species of Murex and Conus from the Arafura Sea. Venus 23(1): 33-37, pl. 3 [36, pl. 3, figs 3-6].
Type data:
Holotype KPM, Arafura Sea. - Conus (Leptoconus) zukiae Shikama, T. 1979. Description of new and noteworthy Gastropoda from western Pacific Ocean (II). Science Reports of the Yokosuka City Museum 26: 1–6 [3, pl. 1, figs 9-10].
Type data:
Holotype NSMT, off Philippines.
Generic Combinations
- Rhizoconus mustelinus (Hwass in Bruguiere, 1792). —
Tucker, J.K. & Tenorio, M.J. 2009. Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. ConchBooks pp. 296. [118] - Conus (Rhizoconus) mustelinus 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 [12]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific, from Maldives to Fiji
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), 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
Carnivorous, coral reef, intertidal, marine, rocks, sand, shallow subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Feeds on polychaetes (eunicid and nereid)
General References
Beechey, D. 2004. Conus mustelinus Hwass in Bruguiere, 1792. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Conidae/Pages/Conus_mustelinus.htm (date accessed 21/11/2011)
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. Tropical Pacific marine shells. Sydney : Pacific Publications 352 pp., 68 pls. [127, pl. 5, fig. 2]
Demond, J. 1957. Micronesian reef associated gastropods. Pacific Science 11(3): 275–341, fig. 2, pl. 1 [330, fig. 40]
Habe, T. 1964. Shells of the western Pacific in color. Osaka : Hoikusha Vol. 2 233 pp., 66 pls. [116, pl. 37, fig. 7] (as Rhizoconus mustelinus (Hwass))
Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. Manual of the living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region. Wiesbaden : Hemmen 517 pp. [133, pl. 23, figs 7-10]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [211, pl. 43, figs 2a-b]
Common Name References
Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. [336] (Weasel Cone)
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. 34] (The Ermine Cone)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | CONOIDEA | 28-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 |