Conus balteatus

Conus balteatus
Apertural view of a shell of Conus balteatus
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. balteatus
Binomial name
Conus balteatus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 [2]
Synonyms [3]
Conus (Coronaxis) cernicusH. Adams, 1869 Conus (Floraconus) balteatusG. B. Sowerby I, 1833 · accepted, alternate representation Conus (Rhizoconus) anosyensisBozzetti, 2008 Conus (Splinoconus) gilberti(Bozzetti, 2012) Conus (Splinoconus) olgiatiiBozzetti, 2007 Conus anosyensisBozzetti, 2008 Conus balteatus pigmentatusA. Adams & Reeve, 1848 Conus cernicusH. Adams, 1869 Conus circumclaususFenaux, 1942 Conus gilberti(Bozzetti, 2012) Conus moussoniCrosse, 1865 Conus olgiatiiBozzetti, 2007 Conus pigmentatus Adams A. and Reeve L.A. 1848 [4] Conus propinquusE. A. Smith, 1877 Conus tenuisulcatusG. B. Sowerby II, 1873 Dendroconus balteatus(G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) Nitidoconus balteatus(G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) Nitidoconus gilberti(Bozzetti, 2012) Rhizoconus anosyensis(Bozzetti, 2008) Rolaniconus balteatus cernicus (f) "Barclay, D.W. MS" Adams, H.G., 1869

Conus balteatus, common name the Mauritian cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. ^[3]

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 balteatus pigmentatusA. Adams & Reeve, 1848 is accepted as Conus balteatusG. B. Sowerby I, 1833

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 13 mm and 42 mm. The shell is olive-brown or brown violaceous, with a more or less irregular white band below the middle, and another one below the tuberculated spire. The interior of the aperture is tinged with violet. ^[5]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off the Mascarene Basin, southeast Madagascar and in the Western Pacific Ocean (New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea)

Gallery

Below are several color forms and one subspecies:

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  Conus balteatusSowerby, G.B. I, 1833
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  Conus balteatusSowerby, G.B. I, 1833
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  Conus balteatus pigmentatusAdams, A. & L.A. Reeve, 1848

References

1. Raybaudi-Massilia, G. (2013). "Conus balteatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013 e.T192849A2173661. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192849A2173661.en . Retrieved 10 April 2024.
2. Sowerby (II), G. B. Jr., 1833. The Conchological Illustrations
3. Conus balteatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1833. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 16 July 2011.
4. Adams, A., and Reeve, L. A., 1848. The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Samarang: Under the Command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B., F.R.A.S., F.G.S.. Mollusca, pt. 1
5. George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology, vol. VI, p. 21; 1879

• Smith, E. A. 1877. Descriptions of new species of Conidae and Terebridae. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 19: 222–231.
• Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
• Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758–1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp
• Bozzetti L. (2007) Conus olgiatii (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Conidae) nuova specie dal Madagascar Sud-Occidentale. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 54: 16–17.^{[ self-published source ]}
• Bozzetti L. (2008) Conus anosyensis (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Conidae) nuova specie dal Madagascar Sud-Orientale. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 58: 15^{[ self-published source ]}
• Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4, 2009 Edition
• Bozzetti L. (2012) Two new species of Conidae (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia) from Southern and South-Western Madagascar. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 74: 4-6. [February 2012]^{[ self-published source ]}
• 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
• Monnier E., Tenorio M.J., Bouchet P. & Puillandre N. (2018). The cones (Gastropoda) from Madagascar "Deep South": composition, endemism and new taxa. Xenophora Taxonomy. 19: 25-75.

External links

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