Species Conus (Virroconus) miliaris Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Military Cone, The Millet Cone
- Conus miliaris Bruguière, M. 1792. Encyclopédie Méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des vers. Paris : Panckoucke Vol. 1 i–xviii, 757 pp. [629, no. 26].
Type data:
Lectotype MHNG 1105/9, les mers de la Chine. - Conus barbadensis Bruguière, M. 1792. Encyclopédie Méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des vers. Paris : Panckoucke Vol. 1 i–xviii, 757 pp. [632, no. 29].
Type data:
Lectotype MHNG 1106/47, l'isle de Barbade (Barbados). - Conus minimus granulatus Sowerby, G.B. (1st) 1834. Conus. pls 54–57 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. 56, fig. 81] [junior homonym; not Conus granulatus Linnaeus, 1758; as Conus minimus var. granulatus].
Type data:
Lectotype. - Conus fulgetrum Sowerby, G.B. (1st) 1834. Conus. pls 54–57 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. 56, fig. 82].
Type data:
Lectotype Red Sea. - Conus scaber Kiener, L.C. 1845. Spécies général et Iconographie des coquilles vivantes, comprenant la collection du Muséum d'histoire Naturelle de Paris, la collection de Lamarck, celle du Prince Massena (appartenant maintenant a M. le Baron B. Delessert) et les découvertes récentes des voyageurs. Paris : Rousseau et Baillière Vol. 2. [pl. 100, fig. 1] [invalid name; junior homonym of Conus scaber Link, 1807].
Type data:
Status unknown, les mers de l'Océanie.
Generic Combinations
- Conus (Virroconus) miliaris Hwass in Bruguière. —
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 [13] - Miliariconus miliaris (Hwass in Bruguiere, 1792) [new combination]. —
Tucker, J.K. & Tenorio, M.J. 2009. Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. ConchBooks pp. 296. [108, 178, pl. 9, fig. 9]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo Pacific, from Red Sea and east Africa to French Polynesia
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Carnivorous, intertidal, marine, rocks, sand.
Extra Ecological Information
To 10 m. Feeds on polychaetes: Eunicidae.
General References
Beechey, D. 2004. Conus miliaris Hwass in Bruguiere, 1792. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Conidae/Pages/Conus_miliaris.htm (date accessed 21/11/2011)
Bouchet, P. 2017. Conus (Virroconus) miliaris Hwass in Bruguière, 1792. In: MolluscaBase (2017). World Register of Marine Species. http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=862531 (Accessed on 10 May 2017)
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. Tropical Pacific marine shells. Sydney : Pacific Publications 352 pp., 68 pls. [132, pl. 44, fig. 4]
Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. Manual of the living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region. Wiesbaden : Hemmen 517 pp. [62, pl. 7, figs 1–11]
Tucker, J.K. & Tenorio, M.J. 2009. Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. ConchBooks pp. 296. [108, 178, pl. 9, fig. 9]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [210, pl. 46, figs 2a–d]
Common Name References
Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. [196] (Military 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. [pl. 36, sp. 198] (The Millet Cone)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | CONOIDEA | 16-Jun-2015 | ADDED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 01-Jun-2021 | 21-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 11-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED |