WoRMS taxon details

Conus rattus Hwass, 1792

215458  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:215458)

accepted
Species
Conus (Rhizoconus) rattus Hwass, 1792 · alternative representation
Conus rattus var. tahitiensis Dautzenberg, 1932 · unaccepted (invalid: unjustified emendation...)  
invalid: unjustified emendation for Conus taitensis

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  1. Variety Conus rattus var. tahitiensis Dautzenberg, 1932 accepted as Conus rattus Hwass, 1792 (invalid: unjustified emendation for Conus taitensis)
marine
Hwass C.H. (1792). Cone. <i>Conus</i>. Pp. 586-757, in Bruguière J.G.. Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des vers. volume 1. Pancoucke, Paris. [13 Feb. 1792; date after Evenhuis, 2003, Zootaxa, 166: 37; Zootaxa, 207]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33703372#page/428/mode/1up [details]   
Description A small, solid cone up to 5 cm, with flattish spire, rounded shoulders and several spiral ridges around base of body whorl....  
Description A small, solid cone up to 5 cm, with flattish spire, rounded shoulders and several spiral ridges around base of body whorl. Colour brownish-orange with white blotches on shoulders and an interrupted band of white dots encircling the centre of the body whorl. Aperture pale purple. Habitat: lower eulittoral, on sand or in crevices. Distribution: Indo-Pacific. (Richmond, 1997) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Conus rattus Hwass, 1792. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215458 on 2024-03-19
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1997-02-22 16:55:09Z
created
2001-12-15 16:49:27Z
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2009-11-02 12:29:43Z
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2011-08-14 10:20:19Z
checked
2012-07-04 18:46:28Z
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2022-08-29 07:11:35Z
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original description Hwass C.H. (1792). Cone. <i>Conus</i>. Pp. 586-757, in Bruguière J.G.. Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des vers. volume 1. Pancoucke, Paris. [13 Feb. 1792; date after Evenhuis, 2003, Zootaxa, 166: 37; Zootaxa, 207]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33703372#page/428/mode/1up [details]   

original description  (of Conus semivelatus G. B. Sowerby III, 1882) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1882). Descriptions of new species of shells in the collection of Mr. J. Cosmo Melvill. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1882: 117-121, pl. 5 [June]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30825393 [details]   

original description  (of Conus tahitiensis Dautzenberg, 1932) Dautzenberg, Ph. (1932). Mollusques Testacés marins de Madagascar, supplément J. conchyliol. 76: 5-119, 1 plate (look up in IMIS[details]   

original description  (of Conus chemnitzii Dillwyn, 1817) Dillwyn, L. W. (1817). A descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, arranged according to the Linnean method; with particular attention to the synonymy. John and Arthur Arch, London, Vol. 1: 1-580 pp.; Vol. 2: 581-1092 pp. + index [29 pp.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11670899 [details]   

original description  (of Conus viridis G. B. Sowerby II, 1857) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1857-1858). Monograph of the genus <i>Conus</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 3 (17): 1-24, pls. 187-195 [1-9](1857); 3 (18): 25-56, pl. 196-210 [10-24] (1858). London, privately published. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15940426 [details]   

context source (Introduced species) Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

basis of record Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection les beautés de la nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. pp. 1-160. (look up in IMIS[details]   

additional source Filmer, R. M. (2001). <i>A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998</i>. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388 pp.  [details]   

additional source Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 164. [details]   

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Zenetos, A.; Gofas, S.; Verlaque, M.; Cinar, M.; Garcia Raso, J.; Bianchi, C.; Morri, C.; Azzurro, E.; Bilecenoglu, M.; Froglia, C.; Siokou, I.; Violanti, D.; Sfriso, A.; San Martin, G.; Giangrande, A.; Katagan, T.; Ballesteros, E.; Ramos-Espla, A.; Mastrototaro, F.; Ocana, O.; Zingone, A.; Gambi, M.; Streftaris, N. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

additional source Zenetos, A.; Meriç, E.; Verlaque, M.; Galli, P.; Boudouresque, C.-F.; Giangrande, A.; Cinar, M.; Bilecenoglu, M. (2008). Additions to the annotated list of marine alien biota in the Mediterranean with special emphasis on Foraminifera and Parasites. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 9(1): 119-165., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.146 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal in Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals [details]

From other sources
Description A small, solid cone up to 5 cm, with flattish spire, rounded shoulders and several spiral ridges around base of body whorl. Colour brownish-orange with white blotches on shoulders and an interrupted band of white dots encircling the centre of the body whorl. Aperture pale purple. Habitat: lower eulittoral, on sand or in crevices. Distribution: Indo-Pacific. (Richmond, 1997) [details]

Spelling C. ratus in Vine, 1986 . [details]
LanguageName 
English rat cone  [details]
German Rattenkegel  [details]
Japanese ハイイロミナシ  [details]