Conus auricomus

Conus auricomus
Shell of Conus auricomus
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. auricomus
Binomial name
Conus auricomus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Synonyms [2]
Conus (Darioconus) auricomusHwass in Bruguière, 1792 · accepted, alternate representation Conus dactylosusKiener, 1845 Conus debilisFenaux, 1943 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus mediterraneus var. debilisMonterosato, 1917) Darioconus auricomus(Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)

Conus auricomus, common name the gold-leaf 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.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 32 mm and 69 mm. The cylindrical shell shows revolving striae throughout. Its reticulated pattern uniform in the size of the meshes, interrupted by three or four broad, uniform orange-brown bands. The convex spire is maculated. ^[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off the Mascarene Basin.

References

1. Kohn, A. (2013). "Conus auricomus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013 e.T192815A2166801. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192815A2166801.en . Retrieved 10 April 2024.
2. Conus auricomus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 27 March 2010.
3. G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences

• Drivas, J.; Jay, M. (1987). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection Les Beautés de la Nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN   2-603-00654-1. 159 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

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  Conus auricomusHwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
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  Conus auricomusHwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792

External links

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