Species Conus (Leporiconus) coffeae Gmelin, 1791
- Conus coffaea Gmelin J.F. 1791. Caroli a Linné. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Lipsiae : Georg. Emanuel. Beer Vermes. Vol. 1(Part 6) pp. 3021–3910. [officially regarded by the ICZN Opinion 296 (26 Oct 1954) as the 13th edition of Systema Naturae] [3388, no. 31].
Type data:
Holotype ZMA. - Conus caffer Röding, P.F. 1798. Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturae quae olim collegerat Joa. Hamburg : Trappii 199 pp. [Date published September 1798] [48, no. 606/100] [junior homonym; not Conus caffer Krauss, 1848].
Type data:
Lectotype. - Conus scabriusculus Dillwyn, L.W. 1817. A Descriptive Catalogue of Recent Shells, arranged according to the Linnaean method; with particular attention to the synonymy. London : John and Arthur Arch 2 volumes 1092 + 29 pp. [406, no. 98].
Type data:
Lectotype the coasts of Guinea about Sierra Leone. - Conus fabula 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, figs 5, 5*].
Type data:
Lectotype.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Coomans, H.E. & De Visser, J.S. 1987. Studies on Conidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). 10. The holotype and identity of Conus coffeae Gmelin. The Veliger 29(4): 437-441 [440]
Generic Combinations
- Leporiconus coffeae (Gmelin, 1791). —
Tucker, J.K. & Tenorio, M.J. 2009. Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. ConchBooks pp. 296. [105, 176, pl. 8, fig. 18] - Conus (Leporiconus) coffeae Gmelin, 1791. —
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, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Western Pacific, from Thailand to French Polynesia
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Carnivorous, continental shelf, coral, coral reef, intertidal, marine, sand, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
To 30 m; feeds on polychaetes
General References
Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. Manual of the living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region. Wiesbaden : Hemmen 517 pp. [240, pl. 50, figs 8-12]
Tucker, J.K. & Tenorio, M.J. 2009. Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. ConchBooks pp. 296. [105, 176, pl. 8, fig. 18]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [203, pl. 46, fig. 10]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Aug-2021 | CONOIDEA | 05-Sep-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 01-Jun-2021 | CONOIDEA | 26-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 |