Conus imperialis

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• Interesting Facts
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
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• Notes

Overview

Interesting Facts

Description

Physical Description

Habitat

Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -6,737 meters (0 to -22,103 feet).[1]

Biome: Marine .

Taxonomy

Similar Species

Members of the genus Conus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 27 species and subspecies in this genus:

C. anabathrum (Florida Cone) · C. armiger (Mace Cone) · C. attenuatus (Slender Cone) · C. aulicus (Courtly Cone) · C. californicus (California Cone) · C. cancellatus (Cancellate Cone) · C. daucus (Carrot Cone) · C. ermineus (Agate Cone) · C. flamingo (Flamingo Cone) · C. flavescens (Flame Cone) · C. floridanus (Florida Cone) · C. gloriamaris (Glory-Of-The-Sea Cone) · C. granarius (Sevan Trout) · C. granulatus (Glory-Of-The-Atlantic Cone) · C. jacarusoi (Gelatinous Snailfish) · C. jaspideus (Jasper Cone) · C. jaspideus verrucosus (Jasper Cone) · C. marmoratus (Chain-Forming Dinoflagellate) · C. mindanus (Bermuda Cone) · C. mus (Mouse Cone) · C. patae (Sunrise Cone) · C. regius (Crown Cone) · C. sennottorum (Speckled Cone) · C. spurius (Alphabet Cone) · C. stearnsii (Dusky Cone) · C. stimpsoni (Yellow Cone) · C. striatus (Striated Cone)

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Further Reading

• A catalog of recent Mollusca from all parts of the world. St. Petersburg, Fa: W.F. Webb, 19--. url p. 146, p. 71.
• A catalogue of the shells, arranged according to the Lamarckian system: with their authorities, synonymes, and references to works where figured or described: together with a supplement containing additional species, corrections, and alterations / contained in the collection of John C. Jay. New York: Craighead, 1852. url p. 407.
• A descriptive catalogue of recent shells: arranged according to the Linnæan method; with particular attention to the synonymy / by Lewis Weston Dillwyn. .. London: Printed for J. and A. Arch, 1817. url p. 356, p. 357.
• A manual of conchology, according to the system laid down by Lamarck, with the late improvements by De Blainville exemplified and arranged for the use of students. By Thomas Wyatt. New York, Harper & brothers, 1838. url p. 171.
• Catalogue of Japanese mollusca in the Natural History Department, Tokyo Imperial Museum, by T. Iwakawa. Tokyo, Tokyo imperial museum, 1909- url p. 47.
• Catalogue of the Doane collection of shells, presented by Mrs. Rose Delano to the Marion natural history society. s.n., The Wareham press, 19--? url p. 22.
• Catalogue of the Hadfield collection of shells from Lifu and Uvea, Loyalty Islands, ManchesterJ.E. Cornish1897 url p. 91.
• Catalogue of the marine mollusks of Japan, with descriptions of new species and notes on others collected by Frederick Stearns, by Henry A. Pilsbry. .. Detroit, Frederick Stearns, 1895. url p. 164.
• Conchologia iconica, or, Illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals / by Lovell Augustus Reeve. London: Reeve, Brothers, 1843-1878. url p. 23.
• Conchologia systematica, or Complete system of conchology: in which the Lepades and conchiferous Mollusca are described and classified according to their natural organization and habits. By Lovell Reeve. .. In two volumes. London, Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans;1841-1842. url p. 271.
• Duplicate shells collected by the United States Exploring Expedition, under Capt. C. Wilkes, U.S.N. Washington, D.C.: The Institution, 1865 url p. 2.
• Elements of natural history, adapted to the present state of the science, containing the generic characters of nearly the whole animal kingdom, and the descriptions of the principal species. By John Stark. .. Edinburgh: W. Blackwood; [etc., etc.], 1828. url p. 24.
• Guide to the systematic distribution of Mollusca in the British museum. London, Printed by order of the trustees, 1857. url .
• International code of zoological nomenclature = Code international de nomenclature zoologique / London: International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature, c/o Natural History Museum, 1999. url p. 207, p. 76.
• Journal of conchology. London: D. Bogue. url , p. 195, p. 91.
• Manual of conchology, structural and systematic: with illustrations of the species / by George W. Tryon, Jr. Philadelphia: Published by the Author, Academy of Natural Sciences, 1879-1898. url p. 107, p. 107, p. 107, p. 128, p. 128, p. 128, p. 129, p. 129, p. 129.
• Memoirs of the San Diego Society of Natural History. 1 1931 San Diego, Calif.: The Society, 1931-1989. url p. 471.
• Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia url p. 13, p. 13.
• Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.] url p. 27, p. 38.
• Revue méthodique et critique des collections déposées dans cet établissement. Leyden, Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie. url p. 9.
• Smithsonian scientific series. New York: Smithsonian Institution Series, Inc., [1929]-32. url p. 301.
• The American journal of science and arts. New-Haven: S. Converse, url p. 201.
• The American journal of science. 38 1840 New Haven, Kline Geology Laboratory, Yale University. url p. 201.
• The British cyclopædia of natural history: combining a scientific classification of animals, plants, and minerals. .. By authors eminent in their particular department. Arranged and ed. by Charles F. Partington. London: Orr & Smith, 1835-37. url p. 134.
• The Linnæan system of conchology: describing the orders, genera, and species of shells arranged into divisions and families: with a view to facilitate the student's attainment of the science / by John Mawe. London: Printed for and sold by the author, and Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1823. url p. 85, p. 85.
• The Nautilus. Melbourne, Fla., etc., American Malacologists, inc., etc. url p. 17, p. 82.
• The Philippine journal of science. Manila: Bureau of Science url p. 256.
• The celebrated collection of shells formed by Mr. H.C. Roeters van Lennep. A catalogue of this valuable and extensive collection of shells. .. comprising a large number of exceedingly rare species, some unique, and all in the finest possible condition. Which will be sold by London, G.B. Sowerby[1876] url p. 18.
• The conchologist's first book, or, A system of testaceous malachology, arranged expressly for the use of schools: in which the animals, according to Cuvier, are given with the shells, and a great number of new species added: with colored illustrations of two hundred and fifteen shells, presenting a correct type Philadelphia: Barrington and Haswell, 1845. url p. 152.
• The conchologist's first book: a system of testaceous malacology, arranged expressly for the use of schools, in which the animals, according to Cuvier, are given with the shells, a great number of new Philadelphia, Pub. for the Author, by Haswell, Barrington, and Haswell, 1840. url p. 152.
• The hall of shells; New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1897. url .
• The hall of shells; by Mrs. A. S. Hardy. New York, D. Appleton and company, 1897. url .
• The ocean world: being a description of the sea and some of its inhabitants / From the French of Louis Figuier. New YorkD. Appleton[1872] url p. 451.
• Wodarch's Introduction to the study of conchology: describing the orders, genera, and species of shells: with observations on the nature and properties of the animals and directions for collecting, preserving, and cleaning shells. London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green. .. 1833. url p. 80.
• Wodarch's introduction to the study of conchology: describing the orders, genera, and species of shells: with observations on the nature and properties of the animals; and directions for collecting, preserving, and cleaning shells / by J. Mawe. London: Published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green and by S. Mawe, 1831. url p. 80.

Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed February 5, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 17, 2007:

• Academy of Natural Sciences, Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology Database
• Academy of Natural Sciences, Academy of Natural Sciences OBIS Mollusc Database [Darwin Core]
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Academy of Natural Sciences OBIS Mollusc Database
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Natal Museum - Mollusc Collection
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, iziko South African Museum - Mollusc Collection
• National Chemical Laboratory, IndOBIS, Indian Ocean Node of OBIS
• OZCAM
• Provider, Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1910762
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13849098
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 618614

Footnotes

1. Mean = -2,343.380 meters (-7,688.255 feet), Standard Deviation = 2,219.790 based on 332 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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