Species Conasprella (Fusiconus) elegans (Sowerby, 1895)
- Conus elegans Sowerby, G.B. (3rd) 1895. Descriptions of nine new species of shells. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 1(5): 214-217 [215, pl. 13, fig. 8].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH, Persian Gulf. - Conus torensis Sturany, R. 1904. Gastropoden des Rothen Meeres. Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse 23: 19 (227), Tafel IV, figs 8a–8b, sp. 22 [227, pl. 4, figs 8a-b].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NMW, Station 88, bei Tor im Golfe von Suez [33°35.5'E, 28°9.3'N]. - Conus ramalhoi Coomans, H.E., Moolenbeek, R.G. & Wils, E. 1986. Alphabetical revision of the (sub)species in recent Conidae 9. ebraeus to extraordinarius with the description of Conus elegans ramalhoi, nov. subspecies. Basteria 50(4-6): 93-150 [103, figs 670, 705].
Type data:
Holotype NM T 4283, Northern Mozambique, Angoche, on muddy sand.
Generic Combinations
- Fusiconus elegans (Sowerby III, 1895). —
Tucker, J.K. & Tenorio, M.J. 2009. Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. ConchBooks pp. 296. [143, 186, pl. 13, fig. 17] - Conasprella (Fusiconus) elegans (Sowerby, 1895) [new combination]. —
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 [5]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indian Ocean
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31)
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, continental shelf, marine, mud-silt, sand, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
To 60 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. [271, pl. 57, figs 27-34]
Tucker, J.K. & Tenorio, M.J. 2009. Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. ConchBooks pp. 296. [143, 186, pl. 13, fig. 17]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [205, pl. 47, figs 15a-b]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | CONOIDEA | 15-May-2015 | ADDED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 10-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED |