Conus mazei

Author
Deshayes, 1874
Common Names
  • Maze's Cone

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Min Depth
152 meters
Max Depth
549 meters
Overall Geographic Range
Texas to Barbados
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
  • carnivore (includes scavengers)
  • soft substrate (muds, sands, clays)
References

  • Clench, W. J. 1953a. The genus Conus in the Western Atlantic. Johnsonia 2(32): 362–376.

  • Clench, W. J., and T. E. Pulley. 1952. Notes on some marine shells from the Gulf of Mexico with a description of a new species of Conus. Texas Journal of Science 4(1): 59–61.

  • Davenport, R. 2000. Preliminary report: Mollusks collected on the DGOMB-2000 cruise in the Gulf of Mexico. Texas Conchologist 37(1): 6–12.

  • Pequegnat, W. E. 1983. The ecological communities of the continental slope and the adjacent regimes of the northern Gulf of Mexico. United States Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Metairie, Louisiana. xv + 398 pp. + A136 + B101 + C40.

  • Springer, S., and H. R. Bullis, Jr. 1956. Collections by the Oregon in the Gulf of Mexico. Special Scientific Report--Fisheries 196: ii + 134 pp.

Endnotes

  • Conus mazei: New record for SW GMx; ID: FM; coll. 19 Aug. 1969, 19º03'N, 95º27'W, 457–883 m, TAMU# 4-1719.

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, 05-08-2024.

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