Conus auricomus

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Conus auricomus
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Shell of Conus auricomus
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Domain: Eukaryota
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]

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.

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.

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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. 1 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
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