Species Conus (Splinoconus) boeticus Reeve, 1843
Ruppell'sp. Cone, The Dark Brown Cone, The Streamlet-Marked Cone, The Waxen Cone, The Weeping Cone
- Conus boeticus 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 [174].
Type data:
Status unknown, BMNH, Philippine Islands. - Conus ruppellii Reeve, L.A. 1848. Monograph of the genus Conus. supp. pls 1-3 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 1. [pl. 2, sp. 273].
Type data:
Status unknown, BMNH, Red Sea. - Conus cerinus Reeve, L.A. 1848. Monograph of the genus Conus. supp. pls 1-3 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 1. [pl. 3, sp.283a-b].
Type data:
Status unknown, BMNH, Island of Mindanao, Philippines. - Conus rivularis Reeve, L.A. 1849. Monograph of the genus Conus. pls 4-9 in Reeve, L.A. Conchologia Iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals. Murex. London : Reeve, suppl. 1. [pl. 6, sp. 261].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH, Moluccas. - Conus lachrymosus Reeve, L.A. 1849. Monograph of the genus Conus. pls 4-9 in Reeve, L.A. Conchologia Iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals. Murex. London : Reeve, suppl. 1. [pl. 6, sp. 258].
Type data:
Status unknown, BMNH. - Conus fultoni Sowerby, G.B. (3rd) 1887. Thesaurus Conchyliorum. Supplements to the Monograph of Conus and Voluta. Vol. 5 249–279, pls 29–36. [273, no. 512, pl. 36, fig. 758].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH, Singapore. - Conus meleus Sowerby, G.B. (3rd) 1913. Descriptions of eight new marine Gastropoda mostly from Japan. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 11: 557-560 [588, pl. 9, fig. 3].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH, Kii, Japan.
Generic Combinations
- Rolaniconus boeticus (Reeve, 1843) [new combination]. —
Tucker, J.K. & Tenorio, M.J. 2009. Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. ConchBooks pp. 296. [120] - Conus (Splinoconus) boeticus Reeve, 1843. —
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
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific, from east Africa to Samoa
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, marine, sand.
General References
Hinton, A. 1972. Shells of New Guinea and the central Indo-Pacific. Milton : Jacaranda Press xviii 94 pp. [88, fig. 24]
Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. Manual of the living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region. Wiesbaden : Hemmen 517 pp. [59, pl. 6, figs 1-18]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [201, pl. 50, fig. 8]
Common Name References
Reeve, L.A. 1844. Monograph of the genus Conus. pls 40-47 in Reeve, L.A. (ed.). Conchologica Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 1. [sp. 226] (The Dark Brown Cone)
Reeve, L.A. 1848. Monograph of the genus Conus. supp. pls 1-3 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 1. [sp. 283] (as Conus cerinus) (Ruppell'sp. Cone, The Waxen Cone)
Reeve, L.A. 1849. Monograph of the genus Conus. pls 4-9 in Reeve, L.A. Conchologia Iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals. Murex. London : Reeve, suppl. 1. [sp. 258, pl. suppl. 6] (as Conus lachrymosus) (The Streamlet-Marked Cone, The Weeping Cone)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | CONOIDEA | 29-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 |