Conus fumigatus

Conus fumigatus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus fumigatus Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Clade:	Caenogastropoda
Clade:	Hypsogastropoda
Clade:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. fumigatus
Binomial name
Conus fumigatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Splinoconus) fumigatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 accepted, alternate representation Conus blainvillei Kiener, 1845 Conus excavatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1866 Conus henoquei Bernardi, 1860 Conus luctificus Reeve, 1848 Conus pazii Bernardi, 1857 Conus richardi Fenaux, 1942 Rhizoconus fumigatus (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792) ·

Conus fumigatus, common name the smoky cone, 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.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 30 mm and 69 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea off Ethiopia; in the Libyan part of the Mediterranean Sea (as an introduced species).

References

• Bruguière J.G. (1789-1792). Encyclopdie méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des vers. Pancoucke, Paris. Vol. 1, part 1, p. 1-344 [June 1789]; Vol. 1, part 2, p. 345-758 [13 Feb. 1792; dates after N. EVENHUIS, 2003, Zootaxa, 166: 37; Zootaxa, 207]; Atlas pl. 1-189 [1791]; pl. 190-286 [1797] pl. 287-390 [1798] pl. 391-488
• 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

External links

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
• Gastropods.com: Splinoconus fumigatus

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