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Conus puncticulatus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae

Synonyms
  • Conus pygmaeus was named by Reeve (1844) [DISTRIBUTION: Recent; Caribbean.]. It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Conus jaspideus by Woodring (1970); it was synonymized subjectively with Conus puncticulatus by Hendy et al. (2008).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1792Conus puncticulatus Hwass pp. 702-703
1844Conus pygmaeus Reeve
2008Conus puncticulatus Hendy et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyConidaeFleming 1822
genusConus
speciespuncticulatusHwass 1792

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Invalid names: Conus pygmaeus Reeve 1844 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 08:54:51
Modified: 2009-03-16 12:42:47
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Abbott and Dance 1986, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available