Conus genuanus

Conus genuanus
Apertural view of a shell of Conus genuanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. genuanus
Binomial name
Conus genuanus
Linnaeus, 1758Linnaeus, 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. 
Synonyms[2]
  • Conus (Kalloconus) genuanus Linnaeus, 1758 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus fasciatus Perry, 1811
  • Conus genuanus var. papilio Linnaeus, 1767
  • Conus papilio Linnaeus, C., 1767
  • Conus sphinx Röding, P.F., 1798
  • Cucullus papilio Röding, 1798
  • Cucullus sphinx Röding, 1798
  • Genuanoconus genuanus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Conus genuanus, common name the garter 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.[3]

Apertural view of a shell of Conus genuanus Linnaeus, 1758, measuring 49.1 mm, collected in West Africa.

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 33 mm and 75 mm. The ground color of the shell is pink-brown or violaceous brown, with revolving narrow lines of alternate white and chocolate quadrangular spots and dashes. These lines are usually alternately larger and smaller. The surface of the shell is usually smooth, but sometimes the lines are slightly elevated. The spire is smooth.[4]

Distribution and habitat

C. genuanus occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from the Canary Islands and Cape Verde to Angola. The species prefers mud and sand at depths of 1–20 m.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Tenorio, M.J. (2012). "Conus genuanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 Conus genuanus Linnaeus, 1758.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 July 2011.
  3. "Marine wounds and stings". DermNet NZ.
  4. George Washington Tryon (1879). Manual of Conchology. VI. p. 15.

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