Conus ochroleucus

Conus ochroleucus
Apertural view of a shell of Conus ochroleucus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. ochroleucus
Binomial name
Conus ochroleucus
Gmelin, 1791 [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Asprella ochroleuca (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Conus fasciatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1858
  • Conus ochroleucus ochroleucus Gmelin, 1791
  • Conus praefectus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
  • Conus (Phasmoconus) ochroleucus Gmelin, 1791 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Cucullus eburneus Röding, 1798
  • Graphiconus ochroleucus (Gmelin, 1791)

Conus ochroleucus, common name the prefect 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.

Subspecies

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 40mm and 88mm. The shell is long and narrow, distantly grooved towards the base. Its color is yellowish brown, variously shaded, with a rather indistinct median lighter band. The white aperture is somewhat wider anteriorly. The striate and acuminate spire is maculated with yellowish brown and white. [3]

Distribution

This species is found in the Pacific Ocean off Taiwan, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Fiji; in the Indian Ocean off India.

References

  1. Gmelin, J. F., 1791. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, 13th ed. Vol. 1
  2. 1 2 Conus ochroleucus Gmelin, 1791.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 August 2011.
  3. George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI, p. 60
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