Conus monachus

Conus monachus
Apertural view of a shell of Conus monachus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. monachus
Binomial name
Conus monachus
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Pionoconus) monachus Linnaeus, 1758 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus contusus Reeve, 1848
  • Conus frostianus Brazier, 1898
  • Conus nebulosus Gmelin, 1791
  • Conus vinctus A. Adams, 1855
  • Cucullus cinerarius Röding, 1798
  • Cucullus guttatus Röding, 1798
  • Cucullus maculosus Röding, 1798
  • Pionoconus monachus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Pionoconus vinctus (A. Adams, 1855)

Conus monachus, common name the monastic cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 18 mm and 74 mm. The shell is a little inflated and distantly grooved below. The spire is striate and somewhat convex. The shell is white, longitudinally marbled and flecked with dull blue or purple.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific.

References

External identifiers for Conus monachus
WoRMS 215542
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