Biology:Conus pictus
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Short description: Species of sea snail
Conus pictus | |
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus pictus Reeve, L.A., 1843 | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. pictus
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Binomial name | |
Conus pictus Reeve, 1843
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus pictus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
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.
- Subspecies
- Conus pictus pictus Reeve, 1843
- Conus pictus transkeiensis Korn, W. 1998 (synonym: Sciteconus pictus transkeiensis Korn, 1998)
Description
The size of the shell varies between 26 mm and 50 mm. The shell is chestnut-colored, with two or three pink bands, and a few narrow lines, ornamented with reddish or chestnut spots. The spire is maculated.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Jeffrey's Bay - East London, Republic South Africa
References
- Sowerby, G. B., III. 1911. Description of a new species of the genus Conus from South Africa. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 9(6):352, fig.
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing.
- 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
Conus pictus transkeiensis
External links
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- "Sciteconus pictus pictus" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/2/Shell_5302.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q1609596 entry
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