Conus spurius

Author
Gmelin, 1791
Common Names
  • West Indian Alphabet Cone

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Min Depth
0 meters
Max Depth
64 meters
Overall Geographic Range
East Florida to Venezuela
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
  • carnivore (includes scavengers)
  • soft substrate (muds, sands, clays)
  • marine
  • intertidal
References

  • Chavez, E. A., E. Hidalgo, and M. L. Sevilla. 1970. Datos acerca de las comunidades bentonicas del Arrecife de Lobos, Veracruz. Revista de la Sociedad Mexicana de Historia Natural 31: 211–280.

  • Clench, W. J. 1942b. The genus Conus in the Western Atlantic. Johnsonia 1(6): 1–40.

  • 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.

  • Sunderland, K., L. Sunderland, and H. Wittkopf. 2001. Conus spurius Gmelin, 1791 complex of the tropical Western Atlantic. American Conchologist 29(1): 26–27.

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

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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