Conus bandanus

Conus bandanus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus bandanusHwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. bandanus
Binomial name
Conus bandanus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Synonyms [2]
Conus (Conus) bandanusHwass in Bruguière, 1792 · accepted, alternate representation Conus marmoreus bandanusHwass in Bruguière, 1792 Conus nigrescensG. B. Sowerby II, 1859 Conus vidua f. mozoiiMelvin & Melvin, 1980 (unavailable name: published as a form after 1960) Cucullus equestrisRöding, 1798 Cucullus torquatusRöding, 1798

Conus bandanus, common name the banded marble 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 45 mm and 150 mm. The color of the shell is white or light pink-white, with chocolate or chestnut reticulations, so arranged as to expose the crowded white in rounded triangular large spots. The colored markings form two irregular bands. The aperture is white or light pink. ^[3]

Distribution

This is an Indo-Pacific species, occurring of the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius and Tanzania.

References

1. Kohn, A. (2013). "Conus bandanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T192587A2121906. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192587A2121906.en . Retrieved 10 April 2024.
2. Conus bandanus 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 (described as Conus marmoreus var. bandanus)

• Quoy, H. E. Th. & Gaimard, P., 1833 Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe, exécuté pendant les années 1826-1827-1828-1829, sous le commandement de M. J. Dumont d'Urville, Capitaine de Vaisseaux. Atlas
• Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. Zootaxa. 2189: 1–218

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

External links

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