Species Conus (Virgiconus) frigidus Reeve, 1848
The Cold Cone
- Conus frigidus 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. 284].
Type data:
Status unknown, BMNH. - Conus maltzanianus Weinkauff, H.C. 1873. Die Gattung Conus. pp. 204-221 in Küster, H.C., Martini, F.W. & Chemnitz, J.H. (eds). Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz. Nürnberg : Bauer & Raspe. [204, pl. 32, figs 3-6].
Type data:
Syntype(s) Tahiti und andere Süd-see-Inseln.
Generic Combinations
- Virgiconus frigidus (Reeve, 1848). —
Tucker, J.K. & Tenorio, M.J. 2009. Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. ConchBooks pp. 296. [130, 184, pl. 12, fig. 15] - Conus (Virgiconus) frigidus Reeve, 1848. —
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]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo Pacific, from Thailand to French Polynesia
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), 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, shallow subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
To 5 m
General References
Hinton, A. 1972. Shells of New Guinea and the central Indo-Pacific. Milton : Jacaranda Press xviii 94 pp. [88, figs 13-14]
Maes, V.O. 1967. The littoral marine mollusks of Cocos-Keeling Islands (Indian Ocean). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 119: 93–217 [145-146, pl. 17, fig. E]
Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. Manual of the living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region. Wiesbaden : Hemmen 517 pp. [169, pl. 31, figs 11-15]
Salvat, B. & Rives, C. 1975. Coquillages de Polynésie. Tahiti : Papéete Les editions du pacifique, 391 pp. [352, fig. 349]
Tucker, J.K. & Tenorio, M.J. 2009. Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. ConchBooks pp. 296. [130, 184, pl. 12, fig. 15]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [206, pl. 50, figs 7a-b]
Wilson, B.R. & Gillett, K. 1971. Australian shells: illustrating and describing 600 species of marine gastropods found in Australian waters. Sydney : Reed Books 168 pp. [152, pl. 101, fig. 8]
Common Name References
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. 284] (The Cold Cone)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | CONOIDEA | 25-May-2015 | ADDED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 10-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED |