Conus planorbis

Conus planorbis
A shell of Conus planorbis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. planorbis
Binomial name
Conus planorbis
Born, 1778
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Strategoconus) planorbis Born, 1778 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus polyzonias Gmelin, 1791
  • Conus praeclarus Fenaux, 1942
  • Conus vitulinus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
  • Conus vulpinus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
  • Conus vulpinus Schubert & Wagner, 1829
  • Dauciconus planorbis Habe, 1964
  • Vituliconus planorbis (Born, 1778)
Two varieties of Conus planorbis: Conus planorbis planorbis and Conus planorbis vitulinus.

Conus planorbis, common name the planorbis cone or the ringed 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 26.1 mm and 82 mm. The whorls of the spire are striate, maculate with chestnut. The body whorl is shows beaded striae below. Sometimes the granular striae cover the entire surface.It is orange-brown or chestnut, frequently light-banded in the middle, and sometimes at the shoulder also. Its base is darker-colored. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar, the Seychelles and the Mascarene Islands; in the Indo-West Pacific and Oceania; off Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia).

References

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