Conus aurantius

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Conus aurantius
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus aurantiusHwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. aurantius
Binomial name
Conus aurantius
Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Synonyms [2]
  • Conus (Stephanoconus) aurantiusHwass in Bruguière, 1792 accepted, alternate representation
  • Protoconus aurantius(Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)
  • Tenorioconus aurantius(Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)

Conus aurantius, common name the golden cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [2]

Contents

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.

Distribution

This marine snail occurs off the Netherlands Antilles and off the Virgin Islands.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 70.4 mm. [3] The shell has an elevated, tuberculated spire. The surface is irregularly clouded with chestnut or orange and white, and minutely marked with interrupted narrow brown or orange revolving lines, more or less broken up into articulations. Upon the lower half of the body whorl these lines become striae, and are distantly, minutely granular. [4]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 1.5 m. [3] Maximum recorded depth is 10 m. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Petuch, E. (2013). "Conus aurantius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T192716A2148190. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192716A2148190.en . Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  2. 1 2 Conus aurantius Hwass in Bruguière, 1792. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 27 March 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi : 10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
  4. ↑ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
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