Conus armadillo

Conus armadillo
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus armadilloShikama, T., 1971
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. armadillo
Binomial name
Conus armadillo Shikama, 1971
Synonyms [2]
Asprella armadillo(Shikama, 1971) Conus (Phasmoconus) armadilloShikama, 1971· accepted, alternate representation Graphiconus armadillo(Shikama, 1971)

Conus armadillo 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.

The subspecies Conus armadillo gabryaeL. Raybaudi, 1989 is a synonym of Conus gabryaeRöckel & Korn, 1992 in turn a synonym of Conus australis Holten, 1802

Description

The size of the shell varies between 60 mm and 79 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Taiwan, the Philippines; Queensland, Australia and Papua New Guinea and the Loyalty Islands.

References

1. Bouchet, P. (2013). "Conus armadillo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013 e.T192447A2096947. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192447A2096947.en . Retrieved 3 April 2024.
2. Conus armadillo Shikama, 1971 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 27 March 2010.

• Shikama, T. 1971. On some noteworthy marine Gastropoda from southwestern Japan (III). Science Reports of the Yokohama National University 2 18: 27–35
• Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. Manual of the Living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region. Wiesbaden : Hemmen 517 pp.
• Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp
• 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

External links

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
• "Graphiconus armadillo". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.