Conus bullatus

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Conus bullatus
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Five views of a shell of Conus bullatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. bullatus
Binomial name
Conus bullatus
Synonyms [3]
  • Conus (Textilia) bullatusLinnaeus, 1758 accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus bullatus pongoCoomans, Moolenbeek & Wils, 1982
  • Conus bullatus var. articulataDautzenberg, 1937
  • Conus laganumRöding, P.F., 1798
  • Conus nubeculaGmelin, 1791
  • Cucullus laganumRöding, 1798
  • Cucullus parvusRöding, 1798
  • Textilia bullata(Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Textilia bullata f. pongoShikama, 1977 (not available: established at infrasubspecific rank)

Conus bullatus, common name the bubble 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.

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 42 mm and 82 mm. The thin shell is inflated and grooved below. The color of the shell is white, clouded with orange-red and chestnut, forming two ill-defined bands, with indistinct revolving rows of white and chestnut articulations. The aperture is pink. [4]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off the Mascarene Basin [3] and Mauritius; [3] in the Indo-West Pacific (the Philippines, New Caledonia)

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References

  1. ↑ Veldsman, S.G. (2013). "Conus bullatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T192297A2067724. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192297A2067724.en . Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  2. ↑ Linnaeus, C., 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, 10th ed., 1
  3. 1 2 3 4 Conus bullatus Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 13 July 2011.
  4. ↑ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology, vol. VI, p. 87; 1879
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