Conus cancellatus

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Conus cancellatus
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus cancellatusHwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. cancellatus
Binomial name
Conus cancellatus
Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Synonyms [2]
  • Conasprella austiniRehder, H.A. & R.T. Abbott, 1951
  • Conasprella cancellataHwass in Bruguière, 1792
  • Conasprelloides cancellatus(Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)
  • Conasprelloides cancellatus cancellatus(Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)
  • Conus austiniRehder & Abbott, 1951
  • Conus (Dauciconus) cancellatusHwass in Bruguière, 1792 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus cancellatus cancellatusHwass in Bruguière, 1792
  • Conus finkliPetuch, 1987

Conus cancellatus, common name the cancellate 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; live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Subspecies

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 80 mm. [3]

The pear-shaped shell is broad and angulated at the shoulder, contracted towards the base. The body whorl is closely sulcate throughout, the sulci striate. The intervening ridges are rounded. The spire carinate and concavely elevated. Its apex is acute and striate. The color of the shell is whitish, obscurely doubly banded with clouds of light chestnut. The spire is maculated with the same. [4]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 26 m. [3] Maximum recorded depth is 110 m. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Petuch, E. (2013). "Conus cancellatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T192693A2142308. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192693A2142308.en . Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  2. 1 2 Conus cancellatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 27 March 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi : 10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
  4. ↑ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology, vol. VI, p. 74-75; 1879
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