Conus nimbosus
| Conus nimbosus | |
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| Apertural view of Conus nimbosus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. nimbosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus nimbosus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 [1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Conus nimbosus, common name the stormy 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 an adult shell varies between 33 mm and 65 mm. The color of the rather smooth shell is rosy or violaceous white, with two faint chestnut bands, closely encircled by lines of small chocolate dots. The body whorl shows close revolving grooves. The spire is rather flat and has a greyish white apex.[3]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Mozambique, Madagascar, the Seychelles, India, and Sri Lanka; in the Pacific Ocean off Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, and Samoa.
References
- ↑ Bruguière, J. G., and Hwass, C. H., 1792. Cone. Encyclopédie Méthodique: Histoire Naturelle des Vers, 1: 586 -757
- 1 2 Conus nimbosus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 August 2011.
- ↑ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 82; 1884
- Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp
- Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4th 2009 Edition
- 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 nimbosus Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
Conus nimbosus Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
Conus nimbosus Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
External links
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Gastropods.com: Rolaniconus nimbosus
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
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