Conus spectrum

Conus spectrum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. spectrum
Binomial name
Conus spectrum
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms[1]
  • Asprella spectrum (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Conus felinus Link, 1807
  • Conus filamentosus Reeve, 1849
  • Conus inflatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1833 (nomen dubium)
  • Conus stillatus Reeve, 1849
  • Conus verreauxii Kiener, 1846
  • Conus (Phasmoconus) spectrum Linnaeus, 1758 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Cucullus carota Röding, 1798
  • Graphiconus spectrum (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Textilia spectrum Habe, 1964

Conus spectrum, common name the spectre 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 30 mm and 76 mm. The thin shell is cylindrically turbinated and somewhat inflated. The lower part of the body whorl shows distant revolving grooves. The color of the shell is white, variously painted with chestnut longitudinal irregular streaks, usually forming three broad series or bands. [2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar. It also occurs off Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan and Queensland, Australia.

References

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