Biology:Conus mercator
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| Conus mercator Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. mercator
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| Conus mercator | |
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Conus mercator, common name the trader cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]
Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 55 mm. The shell is yellowish or ash-gray, often faintly longitudinally lined with chestnut, with a broad band at the shoulder and a narrower one at the middle, of white closely reticulated with chestnut.[3]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Senegal.
References
- ↑ Monnier, E. (2012). "Conus mercator". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T192497A2104168. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192497A2104168.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/192497/2104168. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Conus mercator Linnaeus, 1975. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- ↑ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
- Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp
- Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1–23
Gallery
Below are several color forms:
Conus mercator Linnaeus, C., 1758
Conus mercator Linnaeus, C., 1758
Conus mercator Linnaeus, C., 1758
Conus mercator Linnaeus, C., 1758
Conus mercator Linnaeus, C., 1758
Conus mercator Linnaeus, C., 1758
Conus mercator Linnaeus, C., 1758
Conus mercator Linnaeus, C., 1758
Conus mercator Linnaeus, C., 1758
Conus mercator Linnaeus, C., 1758
Conus mercator Linnaeus, C., 1758
Conus mercator Linnaeus, C., 1758
External links
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- "Lautoconus mercator mercator" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/2/Shell_672.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q1309896 entry
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