Conus ermineus

Author
Born, 1778
Common Names
  • Agate Cone

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Min Depth
0 meters
Max Depth
101 meters
Overall Geographic Range
East Florida to Brazil; Eastern Atlantic
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
  • carnivore (includes scavengers)
  • coral reef
  • offshore banks in northern Gulf of Mexico
References

  • García, E. F. 2000. Surprising new molluscan records for Louisiana and the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. American Conchologist 28(3): 5–6.

  • Lipka, D. A. 1974. Mollusks. Pp. 141–196 in T. J. Bright and L. H. Pequegnat, eds. Biota of the West Flower Garden Bank. Gulf Publishing Company, Houston, Texas.

  • Perry, L. M., and J. S. Schwengel. 1955. Marine shells of the western coast of Florida. Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York. 318, frontispiece.

  • Vokes, H. E., and E. H. Vokes. 1983. Distribution of shallow-water marine Mollusca, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Middle American Research Institute Publication 54: viii + 183.

  • Walls, J. G. 1979. Cone Shells: A Synopsis of the Living Conidae. T. F. H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 1021 pp.

Endnotes

  • Conus ermineus: C. perryae Clench 1942 (type locality: 6 miles off Sanibel Island) and C. testudinarius Hwass, 1792, are synonyms; see Filmer (2001).

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-09-2024.

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