Conus regius | GulfBase

Min Depth

0 meters

Max Depth

95 meters

Overall Geographic Range

East Florida to Brazil

Habitat-Biology

benthic
carnivore (includes scavengers)
coral reef
offshore banks in northern Gulf of Mexico

References

Clench, W. J. 1942b. The genus Conus in the Western Atlantic. Johnsonia 1(6): 1–40.
Fernández Milera, J. 1998. Joyas de Cuba. Editorial Oriente, Santiago de Cuba. 222 + [ix] pp.
Sunderland, K. 1988. Exploring Pickles Reef. American Conchologist 16(3): 12–13.
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.

Endnotes

Conus regius: New record for NW GMx; ID: A. J. Kohn, coll. FM, 25 July 2005, East Flower Garden Bank, Mooring Buoy #2, 27°54'31.9"N 93°35'49.0"W, 21 m, TAMUCC uncataloged.

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, 09-23-2023.

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